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| similar fLIterary Devices Project - Due November 21stGroup with best score gets a pizza lunch!Definition of style:Definition of style in writing/communicating:Literary/Writing ToolDefinition/ExplanationExample1Example 2repetitionrepeating things to emphasize an ideaPoems, songs, speeches, advertisements.“I have a dream…”Richard Wright Black Boy “There was…”Pgs 7-9dictionThe choice of using words and phrases to use in speech or writing.“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheardAre sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on” -Keats“Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shedYour leaves, nor ever bid the spring adieu.” -Keatsdialoguetaking part in a conversation of 2 or more people in a play, book, etc...“Good afternoon, everybody. I just want to offer a quick update on Ebola and a number of the issues that have been raised.” -President Obama“Infinite was me trying to figure out how I wanted my rap style to be, how i wanted to sound on the mic and present myself.” - EminemtoneA literary compound of composition to encompass the attitude towards the audience“If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she’s late? Nobody.” - To kill a mockingbird "Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." - Romeorhetoricethosthe characteristic spirit of a culture,era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations"Based on the dozens of archaeological expeditions I’ve made all over the world, I am confident that those potsherds are Mesopotamia in origin."Doctors all over the world recommend this type of treatment."pathosA quality of an experience expressed through words, pictures, or even body gestures to stir up emotions of pity, sorrow, or sympathy.“Then she is well, and nothing can be ill. Her body sleeps in Capel's’ monument, And her immortal part with angels lives.I saw her laid low in her kindred’s vaul” - Romeo and Juliet"There’s no price that can be placed on peace of mind. Our advanced security systems will protect the well-being of your family so that you can sleep soundly at night."logosAn appeal to logic and is a way of persuading an audience by using reason."The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-over-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas."(The art of Rhetoric- Aristotle)All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore Socrates is mortal.symbolismThe use of symbols to represent certain ideas.The dove is a symbol of peace.A red rose or red color stands for love or romance.imageryImagery means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.It was dark and dim in the forest. – The words “dark” and “dim” are visual images.The children were screaming and shouting in the fields. - “Screaming” and “shouting” appeal to our sense of hearing or auditory sense.point of viewA matter in which a way the story is narrated.1st Person3rd Personcharacterization - directWhen the author tells the audience what the personality of a character isKren is bright, energetic and helpful.Joe is motivated by money. He had no use for love and family.characterization - indirectThe writer shows the personality of a character through his/her speech.The salesman would often drive miles out of his way rather than sit in traffic.He saw her leave sweaters and coats scattered around the playground, and later the homeless children were wearing them.figurative languagesimileA simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things, using like or as.Her cheeks are red like a rose.His cheeks are red like a rose.metaphorA resemblance of two contradictory or different objects is made based on a single or some common characteristics.My brother was boiling mad. (This implies he was too angry.)My sister was boiling mad. (This implies he was too angry.)analogya comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.How a doctor diagnoses diseases is like how a detective investigates crimes.Just as a caterpillar comes out of its cocoon, so we must come out of our comfort zone.personificationa figure of speech which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes.Look at that car. she’s a beauty isn’t she?The flowers danced in a gentle breeze.onomatopoeiaWords that describe an action.Boom! Bang!Crash! Smack!hyperboleAn exaggeration in wordsi’m so hungry, i can eat a horse.I’ve told you a million times!ironyopposite of intended or expectedverbal ironya figure of speech in which what is said is opposite from what is meant.“Oh, no! the country's great.”-Home Burdens of Uncle SamClear like dirtsituational ironyoccurs when the expected outcome does not happenThe marriage counselor files for divorceA fire station burns downdramatic ironyWhen the audience knows something that the characters do not.In a scary movie, the character walks into a house and the audience knows the killer is in the house.Two people are engaged to be married but the audience knows that the man is planning to run away with another woman.Allegorya story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political oneThree Little PigsAnimal FarmAllusiona reference“He was a real Romeo with the ladies.” Romeo was a character in Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, and was very romantic in expressing his love for Juliet. “When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.” Scrooge was an extremely stingy character from Charles Dickens’parallelismsimilar formYou need to work quickly and decisively.Like father, like son.flashbackan interruption of the chronological sequence (as of a film or literary work) of an event of earlier occurrence”.Joseph “remembered his dreams” about his brothers and how they sold him into slavery in the past.He relives a past conversation in the present.flash forwardA flashforward (also spelled flash-forward; also called a prolepsis) is a scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television and other media. Flash forwards are often used to represent events expected, projected, or imagined to occur in the future.“So the two brothers and their murder’d manRode past fair Florence,”“If you knew Hitler was going to do what he did to the Jews, would you kill him before he had the chance?”foreshadowinggiving a hint that something is going to happen. A character’s thoughts can foreshadow. For example, “I told myself this is the end of my trouble, but I didn’t believe myself.”Predictions can obviously foreshadow. Examples are the character losing a talisman or reading her horoscope.moodthe emotional quality of literature, music, or other expressive arts.This light-hearted happy mood is shown with descriptions of laughter, upbeat music, delicious smells, and bright colors.This mood is silly and sometimes ridiculous. Characters will do and say odd or funny things. This mood is sometimes used to alleviate a somber or dangerous situation. satireto show foolishness or vice in humans, organizations, or even governmentsThe Daily Show“Weekend Update” from Saturday Night Livesuspenseanxiety or a state of uncertainty or excitement about the resolution of something.Your stranded on an island and there's no way to get off. Your river rafting and there's a waterfall .sound devices (Alliteration & assonance)assonance- The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.Alliteration- occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August."Try to light the fire"Sentence Structurehe way a sentence is arranged, grammatically. The woman who called my mom sells cosmetics.The book that Jonathan read is on the shelf.Additional Devices - Extra Creditjuxtapositionplacing two elements or words side by side and letting the reader or viewer compare them.Beauty and uglinessBelief and Denial meter/rhythmdemonstrates the long and short patterns through stressed and unstressed syllables particularly in verse formTrocheeSpondeechiasmusthe reversing the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases.Do I love you because you're beautiful? Or are you beautiful because I love you? - Oscar HammersteinThe value of marriage is not that adults produce children, but that children produce adults. - Peter de VriesoxymoronSometimes they are used to create some sort of drama for the reader or listener, and sometimes they are used to make the person stop and think, whether it's to laugh or to ponder.Living deadOxymoronaphorisma brief sentence or phrase that expresses an opinion or makes a statement of wisdom.A bad penny always turns up.A barking dog never bites.anecdotea short story, usually serving to make the listeners laugh or ponder over a topic.A mother tells her son a story about a family vacation when she was growing up.A student writes a brief account about his favorite holiday moment for a school assignment.orm |
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| an interruption of the chronological sequence (as of a film or literary work) of an event of earlier occurrence”. |
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| A flashforward (also spelled flash-forward; also called a prolepsis) is a scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television and other media. Flash forwards are often used to represent events expected, projected, or imagined to occur in the future. |
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| giving a hint that something is going to happen. |
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| the emotional quality of literature, music, or other expressive arts. |
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| to show foolishness or vice in humans, organizations, or even governments |
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| anxiety or a state of uncertainty or excitement about the resolution of something. |
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| sound devices (Alliteration & assonance) |
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"assonance- The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
Alliteration- occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound." |
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| he way a sentence is arranged, grammatically. |
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| repeating things to emphasize an idea |
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| The choice of using words and phrases to use in speech or writing. |
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| taking part in a conversation of 2 or more people in a play, book, etc... |
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| A literary compound of composition to encompass the attitude towards the audience |
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| the characteristic spirit of a culture,era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations |
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| A quality of an experience expressed through words, pictures, or even body gestures to stir up emotions of pity, sorrow, or sympathy. |
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| An appeal to logic and is a way of persuading an audience by using reason. |
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| The use of symbols to represent certain ideas. |
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| Imagery means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. |
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| A matter in which a way the story is narrated. |
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| characterization - direct |
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| When the author tells the audience what the personality of a character is |
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| characterization - indirect |
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| The writer shows the personality of a character through his/her speech. |
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| A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things, using like or as. |
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| A resemblance of two contradictory or different objects is made based on a single or some common characteristics. |
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| a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification. |
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| a figure of speech which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes. |
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| Words that describe an action. |
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| opposite of intended or expected |
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| a figure of speech in which what is said is opposite from what is meant. |
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| occurs when the expected outcome does not happen |
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| When the audience knows something that the characters do not. |
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| a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one |
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