Literary Elements English I PAP
... Dramatic unities: Time – the play has to take place within a 24-hour period; Place – the action of the play is set in one place; and Action – The play contains one hero and one plot. Elegy: a formal poem presenting a meditation on death or another solemn theme. Ellipsis: The deliberate omission of ...
... Dramatic unities: Time – the play has to take place within a 24-hour period; Place – the action of the play is set in one place; and Action – The play contains one hero and one plot. Elegy: a formal poem presenting a meditation on death or another solemn theme. Ellipsis: The deliberate omission of ...
Some material for Chapter 2. Theoretical background 2.1 Literature
... more space for couching the meaning of the original in a single line in Russian. Overall, the translations have moved closer to the original, and in the 20thcentury, translators have almost without exception faithfully followed the iambic pentameter of the original sonnet. Another characteristic fe ...
... more space for couching the meaning of the original in a single line in Russian. Overall, the translations have moved closer to the original, and in the 20thcentury, translators have almost without exception faithfully followed the iambic pentameter of the original sonnet. Another characteristic fe ...
Unit 9 - apel slice
... FICTION a story invented by a writer Works of fiction range in length from one-page fables, tales, and short stories to long novels that have more complex plots and characters. Historical fiction is based on true events but includes made-up characters and incidents. Fantasy may be set in the real or ...
... FICTION a story invented by a writer Works of fiction range in length from one-page fables, tales, and short stories to long novels that have more complex plots and characters. Historical fiction is based on true events but includes made-up characters and incidents. Fantasy may be set in the real or ...
AP Prosody - TeacherWeb
... Accent: is the emphasis placed on a syllable. There are three types of accents: word accent, rhetorical accent, and metrical accent. Word accent refers to the standard pronunciation of a word; rhetorical accent depends on the syntax (where the word is placed in a sentence). Metrical accent, also kno ...
... Accent: is the emphasis placed on a syllable. There are three types of accents: word accent, rhetorical accent, and metrical accent. Word accent refers to the standard pronunciation of a word; rhetorical accent depends on the syntax (where the word is placed in a sentence). Metrical accent, also kno ...
Journal 18--A Black Man Talks of Reaping
... A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that have something in common. An extended metaphor draws that comparison out and compares the two things in many ways. ...
... A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that have something in common. An extended metaphor draws that comparison out and compares the two things in many ways. ...
shodh anusandhan samachar
... Prosody deals with the rules of rhythm in poetry. Poetry is impassioned truth, interpretation of nature, criticism of life, for all purpose, it is better to say that poetry is one of the fine arts which expresses itself in language of a definite rhythm. We must then have metre or verse if any compos ...
... Prosody deals with the rules of rhythm in poetry. Poetry is impassioned truth, interpretation of nature, criticism of life, for all purpose, it is better to say that poetry is one of the fine arts which expresses itself in language of a definite rhythm. We must then have metre or verse if any compos ...
Dialect A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by
... Example: "What does seem to be clear is that rhythm is useful to us in communicating: it helps us to find our way through the confusing stream of continuous speech, enabling us to divide speech into words or other units, to signal changes between topic or speaker, and to spot which items in the mess ...
... Example: "What does seem to be clear is that rhythm is useful to us in communicating: it helps us to find our way through the confusing stream of continuous speech, enabling us to divide speech into words or other units, to signal changes between topic or speaker, and to spot which items in the mess ...
The Elements of Literature
... poetry line (a count of the stresses we feel in a poem's rhythm). The unit of poetic meter in English is called a "foot," a unit of measure consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables. Ask yourself how the rhythm and meter affects the tone and meaning. Sound - Do the words rhyme? Is there allite ...
... poetry line (a count of the stresses we feel in a poem's rhythm). The unit of poetic meter in English is called a "foot," a unit of measure consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables. Ask yourself how the rhythm and meter affects the tone and meaning. Sound - Do the words rhyme? Is there allite ...
How to read and analyse a poem
... Read the poem aloud (unless it is a shape or concrete poem) right through, several times. On a third reading, read stanza by stanza, or even line by line, to clarify the meaning of the words in the context of the poem. Traditional poems may use some archaic usage, eg o’er (over); ‘neath (beneath); t ...
... Read the poem aloud (unless it is a shape or concrete poem) right through, several times. On a third reading, read stanza by stanza, or even line by line, to clarify the meaning of the words in the context of the poem. Traditional poems may use some archaic usage, eg o’er (over); ‘neath (beneath); t ...
here - Kihei Charter STEM Academy Middle School
... charred billets and chalk bones, the little calcined ribcage. ...
... charred billets and chalk bones, the little calcined ribcage. ...
Student Handbook of Literary Terms
... Romanticism - is a literary movement with an emphasis on the imagination and emotions. It makes individual expression, communion with nature and intuition more important than science or technology. It was linked with the movement to democracy and revolution. Transcendentalism - is a philosophy that ...
... Romanticism - is a literary movement with an emphasis on the imagination and emotions. It makes individual expression, communion with nature and intuition more important than science or technology. It was linked with the movement to democracy and revolution. Transcendentalism - is a philosophy that ...
Creating an Illuminated Poem Student Handout Pretend you are a
... Your illuminated manuscript must meet these requirements: • The poem must have nine short stanzas. Stanzas may vary in length; some may be only one line, while others may be longer. • The first letter of the poem’s stanzas must spell out the words THE CHURCH. Therefore, the first word of Stanza 1 mu ...
... Your illuminated manuscript must meet these requirements: • The poem must have nine short stanzas. Stanzas may vary in length; some may be only one line, while others may be longer. • The first letter of the poem’s stanzas must spell out the words THE CHURCH. Therefore, the first word of Stanza 1 mu ...
Literary Fair Handbook - Falcon Cove Middle School
... 3. Language arts teachers and language arts competition coordinators are not responsible for any loss of materials. However, every effort will be made to safeguard all entries. 4. No illustrations are permitted. The only exceptions are Children’s Books, Literary Comic Strips, Political/Satirical Car ...
... 3. Language arts teachers and language arts competition coordinators are not responsible for any loss of materials. However, every effort will be made to safeguard all entries. 4. No illustrations are permitted. The only exceptions are Children’s Books, Literary Comic Strips, Political/Satirical Car ...
LITERARY TERMS
... Irony: a contrast between what is expected and what really happens. There are three types: Dramatic: When the audience knows something that a character (or characters) does not. Verbal: A contrast between what is said and what is actually meant (“sarcasm” is the lowest form). Situational (sometimes ...
... Irony: a contrast between what is expected and what really happens. There are three types: Dramatic: When the audience knows something that a character (or characters) does not. Verbal: A contrast between what is said and what is actually meant (“sarcasm” is the lowest form). Situational (sometimes ...
Text Analysis pg1
... In a figure of speech, words are used in an imaginative way to communicate meaning beyond their strict definition. Figures of speech include • Similes, which use like or as to compare two unlike things. For example: The frozen lake is like glass. • Metaphors, which make comparisons without the words ...
... In a figure of speech, words are used in an imaginative way to communicate meaning beyond their strict definition. Figures of speech include • Similes, which use like or as to compare two unlike things. For example: The frozen lake is like glass. • Metaphors, which make comparisons without the words ...
Optimistic Poetry
... A full heart, overflowing Imperfection shines. An acrostic may also be a great place to start with children that are a little reluctant to write. O is for the optimism I felt when I learned to ride my bike. P is for the patience it took to know that things would be alright. T is for the time it take ...
... A full heart, overflowing Imperfection shines. An acrostic may also be a great place to start with children that are a little reluctant to write. O is for the optimism I felt when I learned to ride my bike. P is for the patience it took to know that things would be alright. T is for the time it take ...
During this unit we will be looking at several different types of poetry
... 1.There was an old man from Peru, (A) da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS) 2.who dreamed he was eating his shoe. (A) da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS) 3.He awoke in the night (B) da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS) 4.with a terrible fright, (B) da da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS) 5.and found out that it was quite t ...
... 1.There was an old man from Peru, (A) da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS) 2.who dreamed he was eating his shoe. (A) da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS) 3.He awoke in the night (B) da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS) 4.with a terrible fright, (B) da da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS) 5.and found out that it was quite t ...
Lit Terms Glossary
... Carpe diem The Latin phrase meaning "seize the day." This is a very common literary theme, especially in lyric poetry, which emphasizes that life is short, time is fleeting, and that one should make the most of present pleasures. Robert Herrick’s poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" employs t ...
... Carpe diem The Latin phrase meaning "seize the day." This is a very common literary theme, especially in lyric poetry, which emphasizes that life is short, time is fleeting, and that one should make the most of present pleasures. Robert Herrick’s poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" employs t ...
Glossary of Literary Terms
... foreshadowings. Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme and have the same meter. A heroic couplet is a couplet written in rhymed iambic pentameter. A turning point in the action of a story that has a powerful effect on the protagonist. An approach to literature that focuses on the histori ...
... foreshadowings. Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme and have the same meter. A heroic couplet is a couplet written in rhymed iambic pentameter. A turning point in the action of a story that has a powerful effect on the protagonist. An approach to literature that focuses on the histori ...
Shakespeare`s Language
... Blank Verse – long speeches unrhymed often ending with a rhyming couplet signaling the end of scene or art. Puns - - a word that has two or more different meanings, used to create ambiguity in comedy. Verse – iambic pentameter – each line has five stresses (‘penta’ is from Greek for five). Typically ...
... Blank Verse – long speeches unrhymed often ending with a rhyming couplet signaling the end of scene or art. Puns - - a word that has two or more different meanings, used to create ambiguity in comedy. Verse – iambic pentameter – each line has five stresses (‘penta’ is from Greek for five). Typically ...
Feeling into Words
... simply a matter of almost proverbial common sense. As a child on the road to and from school, people used to ask you what class you were in and how many slaps you’d got that day and invariably they ended up with an exhortation to keep studying because ‘learning’s easy carried’ and ‘the pen’s lighter ...
... simply a matter of almost proverbial common sense. As a child on the road to and from school, people used to ask you what class you were in and how many slaps you’d got that day and invariably they ended up with an exhortation to keep studying because ‘learning’s easy carried’ and ‘the pen’s lighter ...
Versión en Word para imprimir
... biographical socio-cultural, political, psychological, and historical contexts for example. Are there any allusions to other literary or historical figures or events? How do these add to the poem? How are they appropriate? At what time period was this written? Where? What events were taking place at ...
... biographical socio-cultural, political, psychological, and historical contexts for example. Are there any allusions to other literary or historical figures or events? How do these add to the poem? How are they appropriate? At what time period was this written? Where? What events were taking place at ...
The Romantics
... usually directly addressed by the speaker. •The Pindaric ode (named for the ancient Greek poet Pindar) uses groups of three stanzas, one of which differs in form from the other two. Pindar’s odes celebrated victors at the Olympic Games. •Roman poets later developed the Horatian ode (also called homo ...
... usually directly addressed by the speaker. •The Pindaric ode (named for the ancient Greek poet Pindar) uses groups of three stanzas, one of which differs in form from the other two. Pindar’s odes celebrated victors at the Olympic Games. •Roman poets later developed the Horatian ode (also called homo ...