Narration•Irony•Symbol

1. Narration•Irony•Symbol English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

2. Definitions Narration—the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader. English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

3. Definitions Narration—the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader. First Person Third Person Omniscient Third Person Limited Omniscient Third Person Stream of Consciousness English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

4. Definitions Narration—the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader. • Third Person: The narrator acts as an unseen character; does not participate in the action of the plot, but does relate details hidden from actors in the story. • Reports information objectively or subjectively English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

5. Definitions Narration—the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader. First Person: The narrator participates in the action of the plot. Reports information from his/her point of view and therefore is a biased source of information. Readers need to determine quickly if a first person narration is reliable. For obvious reasons, Poe loves this style. English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

6. Definitions Narration—the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader. Omniscient Third Person: The narrator knows everything about all characters and relates the thoughts and motivations of all actors in the plot. When a new character in introduced to a scene, the reader learns his/her motivation and desires. English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

7. Definitions Narration—the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader. Limited Omniscient Third Person: The narrator’s knowledge focuses on only one character, major or minor; the narrator reveals everything about this character’s thoughts and motivations— but only this one character. English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

8. Definitions Narration—the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader. Stream of Consciousness: The story is told through the replication process of the narrator’s thoughts. Best described as interior monologues, this form of narration copies the internal voice of character’s mind as he/she goes about his/her daily life. English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

9. Definitions Irony—an element involving the contrast or discrepancies between elements or characters. English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

10. Definitions Irony—an element involving the contrast or discrepancies between elements or characters. verbal irony: when a character says one thing but means another. English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

11. Definitions Irony—an element involving the contrast or discrepancies between elements or characters. verbal irony: when a character says one thing but means another. irony of circumstance: writers create discrepancies between what seems to be true in the story and what actually happens in the story. English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

12. Definitions Irony—an element involving the contrast or discrepancies between elements or characters. verbal irony: when a character says one thing but means another. irony of circumstance: writers create discrepancies between what seems to be true in the story and what actually happens in the story. dramatic irony: discrepancy between what the character suspects to be true and what the readers know to be true. English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

13. Definitions Irony—an element involving the contrast or discrepancies between elements or characters. verbal irony: when a character says one thing but means another. irony of circumstance: writers create discrepancies between what seems to be true in the story and what actually happens in the story. dramatic irony: discrepancy between what the character suspects to be true and what the readers know to be true. ironic vision: overall tone of literary work suggests that the author’s opinions are contradictory to actions of characters. Jane Austen uses this technique frequently in her works, specifically Pride and Prejudice or Emma. English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

14. Definitions Figurative Language—creative strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a story. English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

15. Definitions Figurative Language—creative strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a story. symbol: a visual representation of something else English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

16. Definitions Figurative Language—creative strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a story. symbol: a visual representation of something else motif: a reoccurring symbol in various forms which appears throughout a selected work English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

17. Definitions Figurative Language—creative strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a story. symbol: a visual representation of something else motif: a reoccurring symbol in various forms which appears throughout a selected work metaphor: language that implies a relationship between two unlikely elements English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

18. Definitions Figurative Language—creative strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a story. symbol: a visual representation of something else motif: a reoccurring symbol in various forms which appears throughout a selected work metaphor: language that implies a relationship between two unlikely elements simile: makes comparisons of two elements, but ties them together with additional words: like or as English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

19. Definitions Figurative Language—creative strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a story. • symbol: a visual representation of something else • motif: a reoccurring symbol in various forms which appears throughout a selected work • metaphor: language that implies a relationship between two unlikely elements • simile: makes comparisons of two elements, but ties them together with additional words: like or as • personification: a figure of speech giving an inanimate object or abstract idea human characteristics for literary purposes Death sat in the corner thoughtfully smoking his pipe, staring at the young men and women in the pub. English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

20. Definitions Figurative Language—creative strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a story. • personification: a figure of speech giving an inanimate object or abstract idea human characteristics for literary purposes Death sat in the corner thoughtfully smoking his pipe, staring at the young men and women in the pub. • anthropomorphism: interpretation of animals with humanistic personalities • Mickey Mouse • SpongeBob SquarePants English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

21. To take this up a notch— Figurative Language—creative strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a story. • symbol: a visual representation of something elseThe act of creating of symbols is basically what separates humans from other animal species. basic image > symbol > archetype English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor

22. Archetypes Archetypes: In simplest terms, these are patterns, characteristics of personality traits which appear in fiction. Characters, as well as objects within a story, can be archetypes. examples: the hero’s quest a runaway daughter the good mother the evil stepmother a wise old man a fool-comedian the innocent virgin the nerdy, isolated intellectual however, do not confuse with stereotypes English 1302: Composition II || D. Glen Smith, instructor