Name________________________ Literary Terms Glossary English I Academic NOTE: You will need to keep and use this glossary for the ENTIRE YEAR. You MUST keep it in your English notebook at all times. Basic Literary Terms Setting: The time‚ place‚ or weather in which a story takes place Theme: The central idea in a work of literature; the author’s message Symbol: An object or name that stands for itself as well as for something else Metaphor: A DIRECT
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William Shakespeare’s uses of literary elements are evident all throughout the play. In Act 2 Shakespeare uses many forms of symbolism and notable quotes to express his ideas. His use of metaphors and similes help construct his play. Act 2 really portrays the exploration of comic relief‚ conflict and metaphorical thoughts. Comic relief allowed Shakespeare to include elements of humour throughout the play‚ that otherwise was generally serious. These humorous interludes give the audience a rest from
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Elements of literary analysis Plot Summary Setting Character Analysis Theme Symbolism and Metaphor Conflict Moral Plot Summary The narrative structure of a story is divided into 5 parts. Organize‚ by list or diagram‚ the events of the story into the following points using as few words as possible. (Complicated stories may have multiple turning points.) #1 Exposition (introduction) Introduces the main characters‚ setting‚ and conflict. #2 Rising Action (conflict complicated) Secondary
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5.12.17 Mrs. Helgeson Richard Nathaniel Wright was a poet‚ journalist and author. He wrote one of his famous novels Black Boy. He was born on September 4‚ 1908 near Natchez‚ Mississippi and lived with his brother‚ mother and father. Wright was the grandson of slaves and the son of a sharecropper. Richard Wright was raised by his mother‚ a caring woman who became a single parent ever since her husband left the family. https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/b/black-boy/book-summary Wright was
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October 28: Chapters 6-12 Idea Development Literary Aspects Human Needs After Victor reads the letters from Elizabeth and is accompanied by Henry‚ he surrounds himself with other individuals and interacts with them. He strays from his previously secluded state and begins to act more “normally.” However‚ after Victor receives the news of the murder of William and the eventual death of Justine‚ he resolves to separate himself from the others again out of guilt and becomes miserable. His misery does
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response to a poem: Richard Wilbur Boy at the window D. Jones ENG125 July 1‚ 2012 For: Jennifer Miller Reading response to a poem: Richard Wilbur Boy at the window When one is considered naïve‚ it has been thought to determine one as “having or showing a lack of experience‚ judgment‚ or information; credulous” (www.dictionary.com). In Richard Wilburs’ poem‚ Boy at the Window‚ Wilbur uses simple form language to paint the image of the boy staring out the window at the snowman. In the
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the short scene‚ Sula‚ by Toni Morrison‚ there are several different elements of literature imbedded within the writing. First and foremost‚ there are two main characters within the plot. There is the protagonist‚ while the other is an example of a stereotypical black woman with many children‚ overall an innocent bystander in the plot. Both of these characters are being discriminated upon by the antagonist. There are other elements in the short scene‚ such as conflicts between characters‚ and a character
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tom riddle Ms. sterm English 12H-Period 5 13 December 2012 Black boy “Analyzing Literary Techniques” Paragraph In Richard’s Wright autobiography “Black boy”‚ Wright describes his childhood as a time where he had to be grateful for what little he had‚ even though he grew up in the slums and often experienced extreme hunger. Wright uses imagery‚ which is words and phrases the author uses to appeal to the senses and form an image for the reader to better comprehend their idea‚ to further demonstrate
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1. America’s first trained nurse. -LINDA A. J. RICHARDS 2. The first bird domesticated by man. -ROCK DOVES 3. What method of arranging elements into related groups was invented by dimitri Mendeleyev -PERIODIC ARRANGING 4. What’s short for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation"? LASER 5. What ya‚ Sohaira M. COMP FNDis the only domesticated animal not mentioned in the bible? -CAT 6. What is the longest river in the world? -NILE RIVER 7. What’s
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Black Boy by Richard Wright Summary November 25‚ 2012 Black Boy is an autobiography of Richard Wright who grew up in the backwoods of Mississippi. He lived in poverty‚ hunger‚ fear‚ and hatred. He lied‚ stole‚ and had rage towards those around him; at six he was a "drunkard‚" hanging about in taverns. He was surrounded on one side by whites who were either indifferent to him‚ pitying‚ or cruel‚ and on the other by blacks who resented anyone trying to rise above the common people who were slaves
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