Literary Terms
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers is what two types of figurative language.
Alliteration
Repetition of similar vowel sounds. Ex: She reads ten times.
Assonance.
A serious play or drama typically dealing with the problems of a central character, leading to an unhappy or disastrous ending. Ex: Romeo and Juliet
Tragedy
The use of a person, place, thing or event that stands for itself and represents some other meaning, as well. Ex: The American flag or a white dove.
Symbolism
What is the first thing you do when you start writing your essay?
Highlight the "write and essay" statment
A statement that is contradicting. Ex: It was raining outside, but I could still see a glare of the sun.
paradox
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Couplet
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses. Look, feel, sound, taste, and smell. The sick sweet smell of the red roses was all I could remember.
Imagery
What does HELP MEAN?
History, Entertainment, Literature, Personal
A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit.
Stanza
Instructions written in a play that indicate actions, movements, and emotions an actor should be expressing throughout. Usually in brackets. Ex: [Sandra is looking at Tom. She is wearing a brown hat, and is holding Tom's hand. Both are conversing in a park.] Sandra: Thanks for the wonderful surprise. Tom: [smiles] It is because I love you darling.
Stage Directions
The central message or meaning that the author tries to convey in a piece of literature that relates to everyday life or human experiences. Ex: Love conquers all
Theme
Write a thesis statements using the following topics. Write an essay explaining why it is important to laugh.
answers will vary
The sun smiled over the city on this hot & scorching summer day. What type or type of figurative language might this be?
Imagery and Personification
Rhyming words that are at the end of their respective lines. What we typically think of as a normal rhyme in a poem.
End Rhyme
A play is mostly written using what type of writing?
Dialogue
The action or sequence of events in a story. Usually contains 5 basic elements: Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Plot Structure
What is the meaning of infer or inference?
A. Summarizing
B. Drawing conclusions, a logical guess, what you can tell from a piece of literature
C. Meaning of the story
B. Drawing conclusions, a logical guess, what you can tell from a piece of literature.
A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
What does SIFT mean strategy for poetry
Symbols
Imagery
Figurative Language
Tone/theme
A term when a character expresses his or her inner thoughts to the audience and does not intend for other to listen.
Soliloquy
The terms that refers to the language that conveys ideas by saying the opposite. An example of this term is Sarcasm. " Melissa you came in so early today to class."
Verbal Irony Sarcasm
What is the format of writing an essay?
Thesis; 1st example; 2nd example; restate the thesis