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Authors Happiness, Power Politics (a 1. J.K. Rowling collection of essays) - Joanne Rowling, British author - Wrote her first book at 6 - a 6. Neil Gaiman...

Authors Happiness, Power Politics (a 1. J.K. Rowling collection of essays) - Joanne Rowling, British author - Wrote her first book at 6 - a 6. Neil Gaiman story about a rabbit “Rabbit” - British author famous for his - Harry Potter, a seven-volume works of fantasy, horror, and fantasy novel published from mythology 1994-1997 - Coraline, American Gods, The Sandman 2. Elena Ferrante - Elena Ferrante is the Figures of Speech pseudonym of an anonymous 1. Simile - compares two things using Italian author. “like” or “as” - Her books explore the complexities and 2. Metaphor - Direct comparison contradictions of being a between two things contemporary woman. - “My identity, my sex can be 3. Hyperbole - Exaggerated statement found in my writing.” for emphasis - The Lying Life of Adults, The Days of Abandonment, My 4. Personification - Giving human traits Brilliant Friend to non-human things 3. Lola Sheneyin 5. Apostrophe - Addressing someone or - A Nigerian Poet and author something that cannot respond - Launched her debut novel in 2010 6. Irony - shows contrast between - The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s expectation and reality, express Wives (debut), So All The Time I something other than and especially Was Sitting on an Egg, For the the opposite of the literal meaning Love of Flight 7. Paradox - Seemingly contradictory 4. Kevin Kwan statement that reveals a truth - Born in Singapore, 1973 - Best Known for his satirical 8. Synecdoche - Uses a part to novels of Asia’s ultra-rich elites represent a whole or vice versa - Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend, Rich People 9. Allusion - Reference to a well-known Problems character, object, person, place, or event 5. Suzanna Arundhati Roy 10. Metonymy - Replaces the name of - Known for her critique of social something with a word/words closely and political issues in India - Her works involve human related to it rights, environmentalism, and anti-globalization movements. - The God of Small Things (debut), The Ministry of Utmost Literary Devices Additional Literary Devices 1. Tone - Attitude or feeling expressed 1. Antanaclasis - Repetition of a word in by the writer a sentence in which the second occurrence has a different meaning. 2. Mood - Emotional atmosphere created for the reader 2. Oxymoron - Combination of contradictory words (e.g. bittersweet) 3. Characters - The individuals who take part in the story 3. Euphemism - Indirect expression used to soften an unpleasant word 4. Characterization - Process of (e.g. died - passed away) revealing a character’s traits, qualities, and personality 4. Epigram - Brief, witty idea that conveys a satirical message (e.g. If we 5. Setting - Refers to the time, place, don’t end war, war will end us) and environment in which the story takes place 5. Litotes - Assertion or affirmation is a. Geographical Location made indirectly by denying its b. Time Period opposite (e.g. Intense heat is not rare c. Cultural and Social Context in the dessert) d. Weather and atmosphere 6. Understatement - something is 6. Plot - Sequence of events that make presented with lower significance up a story than it actually is 7. Theme - Central idea or underlying 7. Pun - Play of words that exploits message of a story multiple meanings for humorous effects 8. Foreshadowing - Use of clues to suggest events that will happen later 8. Circumlocution - Use of many words in the story to make a sentence vague (trident mouth tool - fork) 9. Flashback - A scene that interrupts the story’s chronological flow to 9. Onomatopoeia - Word that imitates depict an event from the past natural sound 10. Point of View (POV) - Refers to the 10. Chiasmus - Reversal of the order of perspective from which the story is words in parallel structures (You narrated forget what you want to remember, a. First-Person and remember what you want to b. Second Person forget.) c. Third-Person - Limited: focuses on one 11. Antithesis - Strongly contrasting character’s feelings ideas placed into juxtaposition (e.g. - Omniscient: Know the Hope for the best, prepare for the thoughts and feelings of worst) all characters Reading Approaches But as time passed by, Reyes and the rest of 1. Skimming his family learned to handle things without - Quickly reading to get a his father, and they all slowly recovered. general overview of the main idea “Forget ‘what was’ and accept ‘what is’ and finally forgive” 2. Scanning - Search for keywords or specific A reflection of the narrator’s experiences details with his family; the transition and transformation of a once happy home to a 3. Intensive Reading broken one. - To understand the details and structure of a text in depth Reyes uses imagery and symbolism to allow - Reading with a goal readers to vividly imagine his memories, illustrating the deep impact of family 4. Extensive Reading disintegration and betrayal. - For fun; “free voluntary reading” - Large amounts of reading 5. Close Reading - Careful and detailed analysis of a text’s structure, language, and meaning 6. Critical Reading - Evaluating a text’s arguments, evidence, and credibility with a questioning mindset. Adaptation refers to the process of changing or modifying something to fit new conditions or uses, such as when a book is turned into a film. Just a Dream - Vince Reyes He thought he had the perfect family until his father had to go abroad because their business started to fail. At first, the family bond was still very strong but one day, his father just cut them off; no contact and abandoning them. He was angry and bitter of course; he became selfish and prioritized himself because he was scared of getting hurt again and being betrayed by someone he trusted.