Literary Techniques Review PDF

Literary Techniques Review  Literary Techniques Flashback Situational Foreshadowing Irony Imagery Verbal Irony Symbolism Dramatic Irony Suspense Allusion 3 Types of Irony Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony ...

Literary Techniques Review  Literary Techniques Flashback Situational Foreshadowing Irony Imagery Verbal Irony Symbolism Dramatic Irony Suspense Allusion 3 Types of Irony Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony  Situational Irony The event is unexpected to what you thought would happen. Ex. You never win anything. When there was a draw for a $100 Amazon gift card at school, you casually and unexpectedly fill out one card when all your friends filled 10 cards each. On the drawing day, your card has been selected out of the 600+ cards.  Dramatic Irony The event is unexpected to the main character(s) but expected to the audience. Ex. It is your best friend’s birthday next week and he isn’t expecting anything. You secretly plan a surprise party and casually invite him over to your place on Saturday to play video games. When he opens the door, all of his friends are over and yell, “SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” that shocks him.  Verbal Irony The literal meaning of the words is different from the intended meaning. Ex. When you walked into class, Ms. Seong randomly announces that we are having an informal presentation. When she asks, “Are we excited?!” Everyone replies, “Yay…” in the most deflated tone. Ex. At the zoo, you see the sign, “The fastest animal in the world” and you convince your family to go into the section. However, you are greeted by a tooth grinning sloth.  Foreshadowing Definition: Clues in a story to predict/hint at the coming up events in the story.  Foreshadowing Example: Finding Nemo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyeTFm4hD ak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yALXlA3pyfo What is being shown in this foreshadowing? What is the important information the audience need to know? How do you know?  Flashback Definition: When a character remembers something that happened prior to the current action.  Flashback Example: Tangled https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmYWetLQ Z28 What is being shown in this flashback? What is the important information the audience need to know?  Imagery Words and phrases that create a mental picture Focuses on aspects of the character, location, situation, etc. Appeals to one or more of the reader’s five senses. It uses metaphors, similes, allusions, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, descriptive words and other literary devices.  Examples Scene: I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me. What is the image? Which senses and literary devices are being used in this example? What is important about this image?  Symbolism Something that represents something invisible (abstract) By association or resemblance. Material (concrete) object or a written sign  Different Usages 1. An event, item or a place Examples: rose symbolizes love; pencil/pen symbolizes intelligence; house symbolizes safety 2. A character. Often to symbolize good or evil. Examples: Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter symbolizes evil. Luke Skywalker in Star Wars represents good.  3. Objects Example: the ring in Lord of the Rings. It symbolizes a desire for power and greed. 4. Imagery or extended metaphor Example: Image of butterfly to describe the movement of ballerina in a dance Example: Inside Out – all characters in Riley’s mind are her emotions  5. Mentioned frequently throughout a story Example: a personal item belonging to a protagonist or an antagonist Example: Katniss's bow in The Hunger Games is a symbol of her strength and power.  Allusion Definition -a reference to well-known person, place, event, story, or work of art, literature, music, pop culture. Purpose - Help reader/viewer understand new information, characters, plot, setting, etc. by connecting it to something already known.  Not to be confused with “ILLUSIONS” To understand allusions, one must have a good grasp on “well-known” works of literature, art, music, pop culture, etc. So, if one is not well-read, it will be difficult to fully grasp why an author/writer/director uses an allusion.  Allusions are NOT references to someone/something only a small group of people know. Example: “Sally’s smile looked like my mom’s smile.” While this is a method of comparison, it is not to something well-known (outside of your community).