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LITERARY DEVICES ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

LITERARY DEVICES ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN. BILDUNGSROMAN. A novel which chronicles the physical, emotional, and psychological development of a young protagonist through to adulthood Examples: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Twain (debatable) David Copperfield, Charles Dickens

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LITERARY DEVICES ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

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  1. LITERARY DEVICESADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

  2. BILDUNGSROMAN • A novel which chronicles the physical, emotional, and psychological development of a young protagonist through to adulthood • Examples: • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain (debatable) • David Copperfield, Charles Dickens • The Kite Runner, Hosseini • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Smith

  3. COLLOQUIALISM • A conversational expression or spoken, informal level of speech • Example from modern-day language: • "I think country gets dumped on across the board by the Grammys."(Toby Keith) • She was recently dumped by her fiance. • Example from Huck Finn: • “You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but that ain’t no matter.”

  4. DIALECT • The particular variety of language spoken in a definite place by a distinct group of people • Dialects vary in pronunciation, vocabulary, use of colloquialisms, and sentence structure • Dialects are used to establish setting and provide local color • Examples: • South: "Y'all"North: "You guys"South: "Fixin' to"North: "About to"South: "Howdy"North: "Hey"South: "Twixt"North: "Between“ http://robertspage.com/dialects.html]

  5. EPISODIC • Narrative fiction which is structured around a series of loosely linked vignettes, each of which contains a conflict, climax, and conclusion

  6. IRONY • A contrast or tension between what is expected and what occurs • Situational Irony – When a character or reader expects one thing to happen, but the opposite occurs • Verbal Irony – When a character means the opposite of what is said (i.e. sarcasm) • ML: Kids, we have a pop quiz today! • KIDS: Oh, great. • Dramatic Irony – When there is a contrast between what a character knows and what a reader knows

  7. LOCAL COLOR • The use of characters and details unique to a particular geographic area. • Created by the use of customs, clothing, manners, attitudes, scenery, or landscape • Local color stories were extremely popular after the Civil War • Examples: Mark Twain – Mississippi River, Bret Harte – The Wild West

  8. MOOD • Atmosphere; the feeling created in the reader by a literary work • Not to be confused with tone, which reflects the feelings of the writer • CREEPY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBGGAjMg9vw

  9. NAÏVE NARRATOR • A first-person narrator who, though not always, is often young and possesses traits of innocence, openness, candor, and a lack of sophistication

  10. PICARESQUE • A satirical, episodic novel that presents the life story of: • A triumphant rascal • Of low social status • Making a living through his wits

  11. POINT OF VIEW • The perspective or vantage point from which a story is told: • First Person: I saw her from across the hallway and my heart stopped. I liked that girl. • Second Person: You saw her from across the hallway and your heart stopped. You liked that girl. • Third Person Limited: He saw her from across the hallway and his heart stopped. He liked that girl. She smiled at him. What could that beautiful smile mean? Did she like him, too? • Third Person Omniscient: He saw her from across the hallway and his heart stopped. He liked that girl. She saw him and smiled. She liked him, too.

  12. REALISM • An accurate and detailed portrayal of real life • The literary movement of Realism developed in the latter half of the 19th century • Based on careful observations about contemporary life • Usually portrays something unapologetically, “warts and all” • EMBRACES: Objectivity and honesty • REJECTS: Sentimentality and idealism of the previous Romantic movement http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=58DDD094-002B-4C17-A2AF-18E2595785B2&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

  13. ROMANTICISM • A literary and artistic movement of the first half of the nineteenth century which arose in reaction against eighteenth century Rationalism • Values • Imagination • Emotion over reason • Individuality • The exotic • Nature • American Romantics: Poe, Thoreau, Emerson, Dickinson, Hawthorne • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=FFF65663-256C-40C3-961A-283E35A8BF5A&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

  14. SATIRE • A literary technique in which ideas, customs, behaviors, or institutions are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society • Satire uses: • Irony • Sarcasm • Exaggeration • Caricature

  15. TONE • The attitude a writer takes toward a subject. The language and details used help to create tone. • Examples: • Playful • Serious • Bitter • Angry • Detached

  16. Literary Devices in Modern Reality • http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/the-californians/1396627/

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