Dramatic Literacy Devices Allegory A symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning. Allegory often takes the form of a story in which the characters represent moral qualities. The most famous example in English is John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress‚ in which the name of the central character‚ Pilgrim‚ epitomizes the book’s allegorical nature. Kay Boyle’s story "Astronomer’s Wife" and Christina Rossetti’s poem "Up-Hill" both contain allegorical elements. Catastrophe The
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I wandered slowly into the sun room‚ sliding my fingers over mantelpieces and collapsing with a big sigh‚ face down onto a conveniently placed floral couch. My mother looked up from her sewing with an amused smile‚ her short black hair shining in the misty sunlight drifting lazily through a permanently open window. A few overly ambitious green vines had already crept onto the sill and nature’s presence leaned in like a curious gardener. Mum mildly commented that a bit of dusting usually helps to
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My heart was racing‚ only got four hours of sleep. My nerves are on edge. I’m worried I will not find my classes. I walked the crowned hallways with red and black stripes on the walls. With my head down‚ I make my way swiftly through the mass of people. I became more anxious‚ more on edge. While waiting in the lobby for my friends to arrive‚ the thoughts and eagerness to know what was in store for my freshman year began to overcrowd my mind. After waiting for a few minutes my friends arrive. We
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My father trotted up to the dart game‚ like he was a big shot. I requested if I could play at least once. He said “sure thing.” As I walked up to the stand with the dart already on the table‚ I thought I was ready to throw it at the rubbery balloon. I closed my dark brown eyes and squinted very tight at the only balloon I wanted. With my trembling arm I tossed the dart at the balloon‚ but I “wamm.” I had popped the wrong one. Dad started to play the game‚ trying to win me the certain fluffy white
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I was seeing red and I demanded answers. “Who are you?! Show yourself right this instance.” “Who am I you ask. Why don’t you figure that out Mari.” The voice took on an even more mocking tone‚ making me see nothing but the little red furies passing through my brains. “ How do you know my name? And when I find out who you are I am going to tell my father and we will sue you for harassing me!” The voiced had burst out laughing at my statement‚ then belted out in mock horror“ Oooohhhh! I am so
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The scene displayed a bowl-cut haired boy standing outside the school gymnasium. He had white polo shirt with hints of yellow stains and worn out shoes. He opened his bag‚ took an envolope‚ and pocketed it. The boy looked happy‚ his crooked teeth visible. He walked around the gymnasium until he reached the backdoor and opened the door. There‚ the girl’s volleyball club were practicing. The boy closed the door‚ sat on a nearby chair‚ and watched the spiking practice took place. Every now and then
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Shaffer create and use dramatic tension in “The Royal Hunt of the Sun” and to what effect? The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a gripping play about the journey of the Spanish army sent to conquer Peru‚ and the unlikely friendships that are formed. Shaffer creates dramatic tension with a number of techniques such as the use of Martin to narrate the story to the audience‚ a unique and powerful use of sounds‚ and the use of symbolic props and duologue scenes that create dramatic irony. He also employs
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This is the case with Western Australia’s policy of resettlement for Aboriginal people during the 1930’s. Jack Davis‚ an Aboriginal playwright‚ constructed the play No Sugar to challenge the view that this resettlement is acceptable. Davis uses dramatic techniques such as costume‚ setting‚ movement and symbolism to confront an audience of the injustice of resettlement and therefore initiate the process of attitudinal change towards the current Aboriginal situation. Drama is an effective medium for
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Authors use many literary devices in order to heighten and enhance their works. Dramatic irony‚ expressions to complementary attitudes understood by the audience but not the characters‚ can make the emotions stronger in literature. Homer is one of many authors who used this technique well. In The Odyssey‚ Homer uses dramatic irony in order to enhance the emotional effect of crucial moments in the storyline‚ especially during the journey of Telemachus‚ the initial return of Odysseus‚ and the restoration
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Office of Inspector General October 16‚ 2006 JERRY D. LANE VICE PRESIDENT‚ CAPITAL METRO AREA SUBJECT: Management Advisory – Delivery and Retail Standard Operating Procedures – Capital Metro Area (Report Number DR-MA-07-001) This report presents the results of our review of the implementation of Delivery and Retail Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in the Capital Metro Area (Project Number 06XG016DR003). Our overall objective was to assess implementation of Delivery and Retail SOP in the Capital
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