21st Century Literature Reviewer PDF

21st Century Literature Reviewer V. Symbolism – refers to a person, place or object which has meaning but suggests other meanings as well. Five Ma...

21st Century Literature Reviewer V. Symbolism – refers to a person, place or object which has meaning but suggests other meanings as well. Five Main GENRES OF LITERATURE VI. Theme – is the main idea or underlying meaning of a 1. Poetry - literary type that is merely always written in literary work. stanzas 2. Drama - is any text meant to be performed rather STRUCTURE OF POETRY than read. 3. Prose - is any kind of written text that is not poetry. Stanza is a group of lines in a poem. It is often called a 4. Non-fiction – a type of prose that includes many “verse”. different sub-genres. Rhyme is a pattern of words that contain similar 5. Media – the newest type of literature that has been sounds. defined as a distinct genre. Meter is the rhythmic structure of a poem. Line Break is where a line of poetry ends. It causes the ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE reader to pause and will determine how the poem is read. I. Elements of Plot is the sequence of events in a story. Plot Devices are techniques that the writer uses to ELEMENTS OF POETRY creatively present the events in the story. Flashback a plot device where the story moves away Imagery is the concrete representation of a sense from the current events to a time in the past. impression, feeling, or idea that triggers our imaginative Foreshadowing a plot device where the story presents ere-enactment of a sensory experience. a scene which gives the reader clues to events which will happen in the future. Alliteration is a repetition of the same consonant Exposition refers to character introduced, setting, goals, sounds in a sequence of words, usually at the beginning motivation, stakes established. of a word or stressed syllable: “luscious lemons.” Falling action is the aftermath or results. Alliteration is based on the sounds of letters, rather Rising action refers to conflicts, struggles, and blocks to than the spelling of words. the goal or journey. Climax is the turning point. Battle is won or lost. Assonance is the repetition of similar internal vowel Resolution to the conflict occurs or is made possible. sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry. Resolution conflict resolved. Denotation refers to the literal meaning of a word, the II. Characters – Persons who are involved in the story. "dictionary definition." III. Point of View – refers to how the story is being Connotation is the feeling or idea a word suggests, told/narrated. beyond its basic meaning. Denotation = Dictionary meaning IV. Tone / Mood Connotation = Extra feeling or idea Tone refers to the author’s attitude toward a subject. Mood is the climate of feeling in a literary work. Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving their symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. Theme is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly. Repetition is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable. Figurative language is a form of language use in which the writers and speakers mean something other than the literal meaning of their words. (2 figures of speech) Simile = involves a comparison between unlike things. (uses "like" or "as") Metaphor = is a comparison between essentially unlike things without a word. More direct (just says is) Synecdoche a type of metaphor, part of something is used to signify the whole (e.g., gossip “wagging tongue.”) Metonymy a type of metaphor, when you use a word closely related to something to represent it. (e.g., motion pictures. “silver screen”) Personification is giving human traits to something that isn’t human. (e.g., "Time flies." Time can't literally fly, but it feels like it moves fast.)