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Literary TermsLiterary Terms
Take notes in the Literature and Writing section of your notes.
Take notes in the Literature and Writing section of your notes.
SimileSimile
Comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’ Comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
MetaphorMetaphor
Comparing two things by implying that one is the other. The metaphor changes the meaning of the subject.
The “wedding cake frosting ceiling” makes that ceiling a fancy, intricate and so appealing that you could eat it.
“We were two ships passing in the night.”
Comparing two things by implying that one is the other. The metaphor changes the meaning of the subject.
The “wedding cake frosting ceiling” makes that ceiling a fancy, intricate and so appealing that you could eat it.
“We were two ships passing in the night.”
ImageryImagery
Vivid words that appeal to one of the five senses: sight, smell, touch, sound, or taste.
Vivid words that appeal to one of the five senses: sight, smell, touch, sound, or taste.
SymbolismSymbolism
An object that represents something else. It substitutes for that other thing.
A light on in a bedroom substitutes for the hope someone has to see the person in that room.
An object that represents something else. It substitutes for that other thing.
A light on in a bedroom substitutes for the hope someone has to see the person in that room.
DictionDiction
The word choice that creates the tone (narrator’s attitude) and the mood (the atmosphere of a scene)
In this way, it also adds to character development (because the attitude is revealed in how positive, warm, negative his description is).
The word choice that creates the tone (narrator’s attitude) and the mood (the atmosphere of a scene)
In this way, it also adds to character development (because the attitude is revealed in how positive, warm, negative his description is).
Body LanguageBody Language
References made to how a character moves, speaks or behaves.
References made to how a character moves, speaks or behaves.
DialogueDialogue
The words spoken between characters. It is not necessary to use the word dialogue
in your writing. You indicate the character who spoke and
who it was spoken to.
The words spoken between characters. It is not necessary to use the word dialogue
in your writing. You indicate the character who spoke and
who it was spoken to.
PersonificationPersonification
When an object or animal is given human characteristics
When an object or animal is given human characteristics
Description as CharacterizationDescription as Characterization
When a character is the narrator, his/her ways of describing /thinking others or things can be taken as a characterization of that narrator.
When a character is the narrator, his/her ways of describing /thinking others or things can be taken as a characterization of that narrator.
First, consider why THAT image?First, consider why THAT image?
Image associations: “A dog too big to keep in Japan”• A large family dog
• A worldly dog
• A dog large enough to cuddle up with
• A dog that is unknown to her
• A dog that doesn’t seem to fit in society, yet fits on this couch
• A dog that is too good to be true, since he’s too large to keep
*Remember she could have said a couch like you see in the movies, a couch you lie down at in a psychologist’s office, or a couch as big as a Cadillac. So, WHY a big dog stretching out??
Image associations: “A dog too big to keep in Japan”• A large family dog
• A worldly dog
• A dog large enough to cuddle up with
• A dog that is unknown to her
• A dog that doesn’t seem to fit in society, yet fits on this couch
• A dog that is too good to be true, since he’s too large to keep
*Remember she could have said a couch like you see in the movies, a couch you lie down at in a psychologist’s office, or a couch as big as a Cadillac. So, WHY a big dog stretching out??
Next, consider how that image association could be associated with the character
Next, consider how that image association could be associated with the character
Mikage’s choice of description can be associated with her need for…
Synonyms for associates with:
Relates to her, connects with/to her, refers to her, beckons back to her, reflects her
Mikage’s choice of description can be associated with her need for…
Synonyms for associates with:
Relates to her, connects with/to her, refers to her, beckons back to her, reflects her