Figurative language Flashcards
figurative language example (4)
1) metaphor
2) simile
3) satire
4) irony
figurative language (2)
1) doesn’t mean exactly what it says
2) forces the reader to make imaginative leap in order to comprehend an author
diction (1)
one’s selection of particular word when one writes
diction (3)
1) essay- formal
2) email to friend- informal
3) novel, short stories, poems- varied styles
purpose of diction, phrases, sentences structure & fig. language (3)
1) to provide clarity, accuracy
2) to instill emotions in the reader
3) to make the reader imagine
explication (3: what, how, what detailed)
1) careful examination Of a work
2) line by line
3) pay careful attention to diction, oh punctuation, white space, etc
genre (1)
literary species or form
genre examples (8)
1) short story- Cathedral, R. Carver
2) tragedy- othello, Shakespeare
3) epic- the odyssey, Homer
4) comedy- a midsummer nights dream, Shakespeare
5) novel- huckleberry Finn, mark twain
6) essay- shooting an elephant, G. Orwell
7) biography- William Blake, P. Ackroyd
8) poetry- Ozymandias, Shelley
objective (1)
factual and rational viewpoint w/o personal feelings
objective example professions (4)
1) scientists
2) mathematician
3) researcher
4) engineers
subjective (1)
your opinion & personal feelings
subjective examples careers (3)
1) therapist
2) early childhood educator
3) journalist
point of view (1)
perspective the author uses to tell a story
point of view - first person
writing from the “I” point of view
point of view- 3rd person
1) writing from the “he-she-they” point of view
point of view- 3rd person
omniscient
if the author enters the mind if more than one character
point of view- 3rd person
limited
focuses on 1 person
point of view- 2nd person
the protagonist or another main character is referred to by second person personal pronouns “you”
setting (4)
relates necessary physical details,
1) time
2) place
3) physical detail
in which the story/poem/etc occurs
setting - creates…
particular ambiance
setting- examples (3)
1) worldwide totalitarian state- 1984
2) middle earth, lord of the rings
3) Italian wartime hospital for wounded soldiers, in another country
tone (1)
writer’s attitude toward the material &/or readers
tone - examples (7+etc)
1) playful
2) formal
3) intimate
4) angry
5) serious
6) ironic
7) depressed
empathy
sense of being able to put yourself inside one else’s shoes
understand others
empathy- careers examples (2)
1) psychologist
2) teachers
empathy- author’s strategist examples (3)
1) habits
2) likes
3) problems
protagonist (3)
1) central character
2) we empathize most strongly with this person
3) often has a tragic flaw that fuels out sympathy
protagonist- examples (3)
1( hamlet - indecisive
2) othello - jealous
3) Elizabeth Bennett- proud
antagonist (2)
1) any force that is in conflict with the protagonist
2) not necessarily a person
antagonist- examples (5)
1) pride & prejudice- miss bingley (class consciousness)
2) lord of the rings- sarumen & sauron
3) to build a fire- weather
4) Benjamin button- time
5) othello- iago
foil (3)
character that offsets the main character or other characters by comparison
2) enhances the characteristics of the protagonist
3$ movies= sidekick
foil- examples (2)
1) batman - robin
2! hamlet- laertes
conflict (2) OR
1) main character is opposed by some other character or EXTERIOR FORCE
OR
2) the Maine character may have an inner PSYCHOLOGICAL STRUGGLE
conflict - examples (4)
1) othello - iago
2) othello- jealousy over desdamona
3) frodo- sauron
4) frodo- desire to wield power of ring
freytag’s pyramid (what)
list is 5 main stages
freytag’s pyramid (5: stages)
1) exposition
2) rising action
3) climax
4) falling action/ resolution
5) denouement/ conclusion
freytag’s pyramid - exposition
1) introductory material that gives background
2) sets the scene
3) intro characters
4) establishes the situation at the beginning
5) ADDITIONAL EXPOSITION: scattered throughout story
freytag’s pyramid - exposition EXAMPLE (3)
1) ghost sighting on the outer ramparts - Hamlet
2) wedding scene- godfather
3) usually gotta chapter of a novel
freytag’s pyramid - rising action (1)
1) part where entanglement caused by conflict of opposing forces is developed
freytag’s pyramid - rising action EXAMPLE (2)
1) iago beginnings to manipulate othello
2) Oliver Twist adopted into gang nd struggled with his emotions at becoming a criminal
freytag’s pyramid - climax
turning point
freytag’s pyramid - climax EXAMPLES (3)
1) grandma overcomes prejudiced against common people before she is shot- good man is hard to find
2) narrator overcomes stereotypes about blind people - cathedral
3) big fight scenes at movies
freytag’s pyramid - falling action/ resolution
1) complications of the rising action are untangled
2) tension drops
freytag’s pyramid - denouement/conclusion (2)
1) final outcome of main characters
2) ties loose ends if the plot lines of the major characters together
foreshadowing (4)
1) literary decide
2) author plays on common beliefs that most readers will have some direct experience
3) cause anticipation at specific chan of events
4) enhances climax
foreshadowing - EXAMPLES
1) Romeo & Juliet - both state early thr they would rather to die than to live apart
