Literature: Characterization in Writing

The boy in the story left the dead body of a woman with a breast cut open.

The boy smiled when he saw a picture of a beautiful young lady in his wallet.

The boy intended to give the heart to the old woman at the house.

The boy felt remorse for killing his own mother to give her heart to the maiden he loves.

Verbal irony is when someone says something but means the same thing (similar to sarcasm).

There are 4 types of irony mentioned in the text.

A metonymy is a literary device in which part of something is used to represent the whole or vice versa.

A paradox is a combination of two words that expresses a contradictory meaning.

An oxymoron is an entire phrase or sentence that appears illogical or self-contradictory.

Rhyme refers to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in prose and poetry.

A synecdoche does not have to represent the whole, just something associated with the word used.

Rhythm in poetry is marked by the recurrence of similar sounds.

Characterization in literature is the process where an author introduces and describes a character step-by-step.

Symbolism in literature uses concrete objects to represent abstract ideas.

Poverty is not considered a prevalent theme in 21st Century Philippine Literature.

Gender equality is not a theme commonly explored in 21st Century Philippine Literature.

Some writers in the 21st Century embrace themes related to uncontrolled artificial intelligence and global warming.

'Dove' is given as an example of symbolism for peace in literature.

FlipTop is considered the modern-day version of Balagtasan.

Pinoy spoken word artists are featured in the article 'Watch: 10 Pinoy spoken word artists who caught our attention!'

The Encyclopaedia Britannica includes information about English literature in the 21st century.

Diction is a literary device defined on the website literarydevices.com.

Onomatopoeia is explored in an Oxford Dictionaries article about words that sound like the things they describe.

The book '21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World' was authored by A. Yuson.

Textula and textanaga are poetic forms that originated from the Philippines in the 20th century.

The rap battle or FlipTop originated in the Philippines and involves a modern take on balagtasan with hip hop culture.

Sarah and Phil Kaye are famous Filipino artists known for their contributions to traditional Filipino literature.

The love of Filipinos for spoken word poetry has decreased over the years due to the emergence of new literary forms.

The literary pieces in The Journal of Contemporary Philippine Literature mainly focus on themes like prosperity, love, and adventure.

Text messaging played a significant role in the evolution of contemporary forms of Philippine literature.