Glossary of Literary terms – Drama Act-: A lengthy segment of a play‚ comprising several scenes. A major division in a play. Each act may have one or more scenes. Greek plays were performed as continuous wholes‚ with interpolated comment from the Chorus. Horace appears to have been the first to insist on a five-act structure. At some stage during the Renaissance the use of five acts become standard practice among French dramatists. Plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries have natural
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1. An allusion occurs when an author makes a reference to a time‚ place‚ or character from another literary work. In Sinclair Lewis ’ "The Hack Driver" Lewis makes many references and comparisons. Specifically‚ he makes two allusions. The first allusion is to Heaven ’s gate and St. Peter. Lewis (1996) says of Bill‚ "When he gets to Heaven ’s gate he ’ll call St. Peter Pete ’" (P. 58). Lewis ’ second allusion is to the Amazon River while describing Lutkins ’ mother. His allusion is used
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Literary Terms Presentation Myth - The literal definition of this term is‚ “an anonymous traditional story that usually serves to explain a belief a custom‚ or a mysterious natural phenomenon.” Most myths were passed on by oral tradition‚ and then written down in some form. An example: in northern Finland‚ Sweden or Norway‚ there is a myth that says that aurora borealis is really lights from the energies of departed souls. Mythology – All the myths of a particular society gathered together. Greek
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Review the key literary terms and concepts presented throughout Chapters 1 and 2. (See the end of each chapter for a glossary of terms.) Choose at least four of these terms to discuss in your post. Then‚ find examples of these concepts in the readings from this week. Explain how these examples demonstrate each literary concept as well as the effect which the given technique or form has on a reading of the respective text. Your initial post should be at least 150 words in length. Support your claims
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A Glossary Of Literary Terms Layal Ayoub 8053 Social Novel: The Social novel‚ also known as the social problem (or social protest) novel‚ is a "work of fiction in which a prevailing social problem‚ such as gender‚ race‚ or class prejudice‚ is dramatized through its effect on the characters of a novel". More specific examples of social problems that are addressed in such works‚ include poverty‚ conditions in factories and mines‚ the plight of child labour‚ violence against women‚ rising
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Literary Term Examples Allegory 1. The movie O Brother Where Art Thou is full of small allegories. Different characters represent different groups and things in the real world‚ for example‚ the character Big Dan Teague can be seen as an allegory for the educational system. 2. The novel Lord of the Flies is an allegory where the children trapped on the island represent the different types of government of the world and how they interact. Anachronism 1. In the movie Goodfellas when they go to the
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AP Literary and Rhetorical Terms 1. 2. alliteration- Used for poetic effect‚ a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group. The following line from Robert Frost’s poem "Acquainted with the Night provides us with an example of alliteration‚": I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet." The repetition of the s sound creates a sense of quiet‚ reinforcing the meaning of the line 3. allegory – Where every aspect of a story is representative‚ usually symbolic‚ of something
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LITERARY TERMS AND CONCEPTS TO DEFINE Allusion- An allusion is reference from one literary work to another. Most people use allusions in every day conversations‚ although they may not be aware of it. For example‚ Shakespeare’s famous line‚ “To be or not to be” has been used and reused in many different contexts. An example of an allusion from Week one’s reading assignments comes from The Hack Driver by Sinclair Lewis. During the story‚ the author makes reference the express man. He comments
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Allegory: Prose or verse in which the objects‚ events or people are presented symbolically‚ so that the story conveys a meaning other than and deeper than the actual incident or characters described. Often‚ the form is used to teach a moral lesson. Alliteration: An alliteration is a repetition of sounds (consonants) at the beginning of neighbouring words or of stressed syllables within such words‚ e.g. “fingers the small size of small spades.” Purpose: rhythm and stress. Anaphora: The anaphora
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“---“Grace abounding” B. Definitions 1-A parody: It is aA literary work that imitatesimitate another in order to turn it or hold it up to ridicule. 2-A treatise: AIt is a formal account in writing‚ treating systematically of some subjectssubject. 3-A fabliau: A short metrical tale usually comic‚ frankly coarse‚ often cynical‚ It is a popular short narrative poem in the 12th and 13th centuries in Europe. 4-Pamphlet: AIt is a short essay or treatise usually on a current topic single subject usually
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