fable stage review

Fable Stage Review

Definition of Terms and Figures of Description

Definition of Terms

Commonplace

Definition of Terms

Commonplace

a pithy statement or proverb describing a recognized truth

Definition of Terms

Commonplace

a pithy statement or proverb describing a recognized truth

“Slow but steady wins the race.”“It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.”

Definition of Terms

Fable

Definition of Terms

Fable

a story or tale, typically with animals as characters, which conveys a truth or moral

Definition of Terms

Fable

a story or tale, typically with animals as characters, which conveys a truth or moral

The Hare and the TortoiseThe Fisherman Piping

Definition of Terms

Narrative

Definition of Terms

Narrative

a story or tale with human or divine characters; also, the exercises in the second stage of the Progymnasmata

Definition of Terms

Narrative

a story or tale with human or divine characters; also, the exercises in the second stage of the Progymnasmata

The RoseElijah and the Prophets of Baal

Definition of Terms

Progymnasmata

Definition of Terms

Progymnasmata

a set of rudimentary exercises to prepare students of rhetoric for the creation and performance of complete practice orations; from the Greek, pro “before” and gymnasmata “exercises”; 14 stages, the first of which are:

Definition of Terms

Progymnasmata

a set of rudimentary exercises to prepare students of rhetoric for the creation and performance of complete practice orations; from the Greek, pro “before” and gymnasmata “exercises”; 14 stages, the first of which are:

FableNarrative

Definition of Terms

Narration

Definition of Terms

Narration

retelling the fable or narrative in a student’s own words while staying faithful to the original in regard to characters, place and time

Definition of Terms

Narration

retelling the fable or narrative in a student’s own words while staying faithful to the original in regard to characters, place and time

Practice:Narrate, from memory, one of the fables we

have learned.

Definition of Terms

Paraphrase

Definition of Terms

Paraphrase

retelling the fable or narrative in a student’s own words while amplifying through figures of description, rearranging the sequence of events, or changing the characters, place or time

Definition of Terms

Paraphrase

retelling the fable or narrative in a student’s own words while amplifying through figures of description, rearranging the sequence of events, or changing the characters, place or time

Practice:Write a paraphrase of The Three Little Pigs using

one method of amplification.

Definition of Terms

Recognition

Definition of Terms

Recognition

1) It occurs when the audience suddenly becomes aware of a truth not realized previously in the story; “a change from ignorance to knowledge.”

2) It also occurs when a writer describes a truth, event or character in such a way that the reader identifies with or remembers a similar experience.

Definition of Terms

Recognition

It occurs when the audience suddenly becomes aware of a truth not realized previously in the story; “a change from ignorance to knowledge.”

It also occurs when a writer describes a truth, event or character in such a way that the reader identifies with or remembers a similar experience.

Give one example of each kind of recognition.

Definition of Terms

Reversal

Definition of Terms

Reversal

when the high and mighty are brought low and the humble are elevated; “a change in the action”

Definition of Terms

Reversal

when the high and mighty are brought low and the humble are elevated; “a change in the action”

Give an example from one of the Fables.

On the quiz

• Be able to match the term with its definition

On the quiz

• Be able to match the term with its definition• Be able to identify examples of the following

terms:– Fable– Narrative– Paraphrase– Recognition– Reversal

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition“The evening with which we have to do, was neither a summer nor

an autumn one, but the twilight of a day in March, when the wind howled dismally among the bare branches of the trees, and rumbling in the wide chimneys and driving the rain against the windows of the Maypole Inn, gave such of its frequenters as chanced to be there at the moment an undeniable reason for prolonging their stay, and caused the landlord to prophesy that the night would certainly clear at eleven o’clock precisely, —which by a remarkable coincidence was the hour at which he always closed his house.”

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition“The evening with which we have to do, was neither a summer nor

an autumn one, but the twilight of a day in March, when the wind howled dismally among the bare branches of the trees, and rumbling in the wide chimneys and driving the rain against the windows of the Maypole Inn, gave such of its frequenters as chanced to be there at the moment an undeniable reason for prolonging their stay, and caused the landlord to prophesy that the night would certainly clear at eleven o’clock precisely, —which by a remarkable coincidence was the hour at which he always closed his house.” -anemographia; description of wind

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“Now she reached Mr. Ages’ house, a hole in the brick wall where one end of heavy floor beam had once rested. It was about two feet below the top of the wall, and one reached it by climbing down a sort of rough stairway of broken brick ends.”

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“Now she reached Mr. Ages’ house, a hole in the brick wall where one end of heavy floor beam had once rested. It was about two feet below the top of the wall, and one reached it by climbing down a sort of rough stairway of broken brick ends.” -topographia; description of a place

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“Now the house of David was told, ‘Aram has allied itself with Ephraim’; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.”

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“Now the house of David was told, ‘Aram has allied itself with Ephraim’; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.”-dendographia; description of a tree

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the starts of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.' But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit.”

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the starts of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.' But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit.”-mimesis; imitation of another’s utterances, etc.

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definitionBut the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not

even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”-ethopoeia; description & portrayal of a character

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

'But what about you?' he asked 'Who do you say I am?'

Simon Peter answered, 'You are the Christ, the son of the living God.'”

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

'But what about you?' he asked 'Who do you say I am?'

Simon Peter answered, 'You are the Christ, the son of the living God.'”-dialogismus; including dialogue or conversation between two or more characters

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.”

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.”-astrothesia; vivid description of stars

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“'Look to the left,'” said Jeremy, who was watching her over his shoulder. She did, and saw what looked like a wide, fearsome snake, blue-green in color, coiling through the woods.

'What is it?' she asked in wonder.'You really don't know? It's the river.'”

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“'Look to the left,'” said Jeremy, who was watching her over his shoulder. She did, and saw what looked like a wide, fearsome snake, blue-green in color, coiling through the woods.

'What is it?' she asked in wonder.'You really don't know? It's the river.'”

-hydrographia; vivid description of water

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age...”

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age...”

-chorographia; description of a particular nation

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“Peace and tranquility brooded over the Glen; the sky was fleeced over with silvery, shining clouds. Rainbow Valley lay in a soft, autumnal haze of fairy purple. The maple grove was a burning bush of color and the hedge of sweet-briar around the kitchen yard was a thing of wonder in its subtle tintings.”

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition“Peace and tranquility brooded over the Glen; the sky

was fleeced over with silvery, shining clouds. Rainbow Valley lay in a soft, autumnal haze of fairy purple. The maple grove was a burning bush of color and the hedge of sweet-briar around the kitchen yard was a thing of wonder in its subtle tintings.”

-geographia; description of some feature of the earth

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“As when, in summer, welcome winds arise...”

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“As when, in summer, welcome winds arise...”

-chronographia; description of a certain historical or recurring time

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“It must have been September, for the leaves were just turning yellow and some children were throwing a football in a vacant lot.”

Figures of Description:identify the figure used

and give its definition

“It must have been September, for the leaves were just turning yellow and some children were throwing a football in a vacant lot.”

-ecphrasis; description of a person, event, place, season, or other commonplace thing.