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Literary Devices. Short Story Objectives. 1)Poetry - imaginative writing in which language, images, sounds, and rhythm combine to create a special emotional effect. 2)Theme - underlying idea in a work. 3. humor - something intended to be funny.
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Literary Devices Short Story Objectives
1)Poetry - imaginative writing in which language, images, sounds, and rhythm combine to create a special emotional effect
4)setting - the physical and sometimes spiritual background of a story.
4 elements of setting: • 1) geographical location • 2)daily living of characters • 3)the time or period in which the action takes place • 4)general environment
6. suspense - the anticipation as to the outcome of events • Question of how, what, who? • Question of when?
8. Script - the complete text in a play • 9. Cast - list of characters
10. Stage directions - describes the action and tells the characters what to do and how to do it
11. Dialogue - what characters say • 12. Scenery - everything used to show the setting
14)drama- a literary work meant to be performed for an audience. 3 elements: 1)Story • 2)Told in Action • 3) Actors who play the characters
16. Metaphor - a figure of speech that compares two unlike things“That car is a lemon.”
18. Personification - a figure of speech in which something not human is given a human personality or characteristics.
19. Free verse - poems with irregular rhythms and line lengths
20. Rhythm - the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
22. Symbol - any person, place or thing that stands for something else.Ex: Eagles symbolize freedom.
23. flashback - an interruption of the action to tell about something that happened earlier in time.
Five Kinds: • 1) character’s actions • 2) character’s speech • 3)what other characters say • 4)revealing character’s thoughts • 5) directly commenting
26. End rhyme - rhymes come at the end of lines • Once upon a TIME, • I found a DIME. • 27. Internal rhyme - rhyme occurs within a line • The CAT wore a HAT.
28. Alliteration -the repetition of consonant sounds(Betty Botter bought some butter.)
29. Inversion - the reversal of the normal order of words in a sentenceEx: “A kiss, he did receive.”
30. Repetition - a device using the same word or phrase to show emphasis
31. Simile - Figure of speech that compares unlike things using “like” or “as”-“She is as sweet as pie.”
32. Concrete Poems – Poems that have a particular shape Ex: A poem about a balloon that is shaped like a balloon.
33. Onomatopoeia - a word that sounds like its meaning (BZZZ).
34. Biography - a story about someone’s life written by someone else.
4 Kinds: • 1) struggle w/ nature • 2) struggle w/ another person • 3) struggle w/ society • 4) struggle within
36. Myth - a story,often about gods and goddesses that attempts to give meaning to the world
37. Hero - chief character in story; usually brave, courageous, kind, honest, etc.
38)Foreshadowing- the use of hints or clues to suggest what action is about to occur
39. Parody - humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature
40. Comedy - a literary work with a generally happy ending; can be serious at times
41) Dramatic irony- when the reader knows something the characters don’t
Ugly Duckling Questions: • 1) Why is this story a drama? • It is a drama b/c it is meant to be acted out on stage. It also has a story, actors, and it`s told in action.
Ugly Duckling Questions: • 2)Define parody and explain why this drama is one. • A parody makes fun of another story. This play makes fun of the children’s story, “Ugly Duckling.”
Ugly Duckling Questions: • 3)Why is this play a comedy? • It is a comedy because it is funny and has a happy ending. It also teaches the lesson that people should look beyond outside appearances.
Ugly Duckling Questions: • 4)Give an example of dramatic irony. • An example would be when the prince and princess introduced themselves as the servants.
