LITERARY TERMS AND CONCEPTS TO DEFINE Allusion- An allusion is reference from one literary work to another. Most people use allusions in every day conversations‚ although they may not be aware of it. For example‚ Shakespeare’s famous line‚ “To be or not to be” has been used and reused in many different contexts. An example of an allusion from Week one’s reading assignments comes from The Hack Driver by Sinclair Lewis. During the story‚ the author makes reference the express man. He comments
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To Build a Fire Journal Entry The old timer in the story of‚ “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ plays a significant role throughout The man’s journey through the Yukon Trail. His part also has a truly symbolic meaning that is evident whenever The man refers to him. While looking at the story from a Darwinian perspective‚ The old timer is a successful breed of humans because of his wise decisions and intelligence. He shared his thoughts to The man about the traveling conditions that day and offered
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Catcher in the Rye Chapters 1-7 Journal entry a) Plot Development 1) Exposition Holden Caulfield is a 17-year-old adolescent and the protagonist of the novel. He describes the events occurring in 2 days around Christmas time of the previous year. He gets expelled from the Pencey prep school for failing in four subjects. He narrates what happened after he had left the school and why he had left it two days earlier than scheduled day. 2) Conflict This boy has an ongoing process of conflict
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AP Literary and Rhetorical Terms 1. 2. alliteration- Used for poetic effect‚ a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group. The following line from Robert Frost’s poem "Acquainted with the Night provides us with an example of alliteration‚": I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet." The repetition of the s sound creates a sense of quiet‚ reinforcing the meaning of the line 3. allegory – Where every aspect of a story is representative‚ usually symbolic‚ of something
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Dear Diary‚ This is my last entry before I die‚ so I thought I would try to sum up my life. When I was two‚ I remember running my fingers through my hair and whole patch of thin hair drifted to the floor. I got so scared and I woke my mum up and told her what happened. Like any loving mother she got frightened and took me to the doctors straight away. I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia. I didn’t know this when I was two. I didn’t know about the effects it would have on my life
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LITERARY TERMS: allusion - reference to a person‚ place‚ or event that is well known antithesis - repetition of an idea by stating its negative or opposite connotation—the range of further associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its straightforward dictionary meaning (the denotation of a word) ellipsis – omission of part of a passage or parallel construction (sometimes indicated by: … imagery - descriptive passages! figurative language‚ especially metaphors and
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Nicholas Gangone Ms. Sottas Double Entry Journal Prompts March 20‚ 2013 “But men remembered little of all that‚ though some still sang old songs of the dwarf-kings of the Mountain‚ Thror and Dragon‚ and the fall of the lords of Dale.” (Tolkien 176) “I hope I never smell the smell of apples again.” (Tolkien 179) “But the Master was not sorry at all to let them go. They were expensive to keep‚ and their arrival had turned things into a long holiday in which business was a standstill.” (Tolkien
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Literary Terms and Rhetorical Devices Allusion An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference Generally a figure of speech making reference to a known place‚ event‚ literary work Example: an allusion to Shakespeare‚ “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.” Synonyms: hint‚ reference‚ innuendo‚ insinuation Cliché A worn out expression that takes place of an original thought; a phrase or expression that is overused or
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As I Lay Dying journal entries By: Roberto Boponti Cash My first impression of Cash was that he was a hardworking man. He spent most of the day working on the coffin for his mother. He seemed very selfless as he worked constantly on his mother’s coffin. Although the fact that he was building the coffin right outside his mothers window was somewhat disturbing to me. I would not want to watch a man build my coffin. To Cash this coffin was his last present to his dying mother and he wanted it to
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Rhetorical Devices that use figurative language Rhetorical devices are techniques that writers use to persuade‚ create a literary effect‚ or evoke an emotional response from the reader. Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else‚ you are using figurative language‚ which is any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject (e.g. Whenever you call something “cool‚” you’re not talking
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