Literary Term Of The Week

Alliteration Consider Carrie Underwood's use of Tuesday: The repetition of an initial consonant sound. This literary term is often used in poetry. Consider Carrie Underwood's use of alliteration in her song Blown Away. © Presto Plans

Alliteration is also often used in tongue twisters. Tuesday: Alliteration is also often used in tongue twisters. Try a few of these out! If Freaky Fred Found Fifty Feet of Fruit And Fed Forty Feet to his Friend Frank. How many Feet of Fruit did Freaky Fred Find? Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep. The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooed shilly-shallied south. © Presto Plans

Allusion Tuesday: An allusion is a figure of speech where the author refers to a subject matter such as a person, place, event, or literary work in a passing reference. It is up to the reader to make a connection to the subject being mentioned. © Presto Plans

Allusion Click The Link Below To See The Video For This Song: Tuesday: Swift's song alludes to other parts of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as well. She mentions disapproving families and the famous balcony scene from the play. This is allusion because she mentions the names and plot aspects of Romeo and Juliet in passing. Click The Link Below To See The Video For This Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xg3vE8Ie_E © Presto Plans

Antagonist Tuesday: The antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution that opposes the protagonist or main character. In the novel and movie Harry Potter, Voldemort is the main antagonist. He opposes the main character - Harry. Click the link below to see the protagonist (Harry), and antagonist (Voldemort) in opposition http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haZEcPbF1T0 © Presto Plans

Author’s Purpose Tuesday: The author's purpose is the reason an author writes about a specific topic. TYPE EXAMPLE HERE © Presto Plans

Why would The Grinch be considered a dynamic character? (dynamic or round) Tuesday: A dynamic or round character goes through change or growth in the story. Why would The Grinch be considered a dynamic character? © Presto Plans

Character Click the link below to see the Grinch as a (dynamic or round) Tuesday: The Grinch starts out as a miserable Christmas hating character, but changes to be more caring and giving. This makes him a dynamic round character. Click the link below to see the Grinch as a dynamic character! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE3jShGPscQ © Presto Plans

Character Tuesday: (static or flat) A static or flat character remains the same through the story; he/she does not experience change. Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory would be considered to be (for the most part) a flat/static character. Why do you think this is? © Presto Plans

to see a video of Sheldon's character (static or flat) Tuesday: Sheldon Cooper is an intelligent theoretical physicist who adheres strictly to routine, lacks social skills or empathy, and is narcissistic. Although he sometimes steps outside of this role, he always reverts back to his "normal" self unchanged. This makes him a static or flat character. Click the link below to see a video of Sheldon's character http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjR4mpBp4UY © Presto Plans

Climax Tuesday: The climax is a part of any basic plot line. It is the the most exciting or intense part of the plot. Stories build up to the climax. © Presto Plans

Consider the movie Titanic. You could argue that Climax Tuesday: Consider the movie Titanic. You could argue that the climax occurs either when the ship hits the iceberg, or when the ship goes under the water. These are both intense/exciting moments that are built up to in the plot. © Presto Plans

Conflict Tuesday: In a story, conflict is the struggle between opposing forces. There are 4 types of conflict: Person vs Self Person vs Person Person vs Environment Person vs Society © Presto Plans

Conflict Tuesday: Consider the following movies: The Dark Knight Rises uses human vs human conflict (Batman vs Bane) 127 Hours uses human vs self conflict (man must mentally and physically overcome being trapped for 127 hours). 2012 uses human vs environment conflict (human race vs environmental apocalypse) Coach Carter uses human vs society conflict (Coach using new coaching techniques which are not approved by the community) © Presto Plans

Flashback Tuesday: A literary or cinematic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative. This device is often used to give background information that is important to the plot. In the film Ratatouille, Ego, the food critic takes a bite of ratatouille, and immediately has a flashback to his childhood where his mother prepared the same dish to brighten his spirits and he is overwhelmed with emotion. Click below to see the scene! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXPlzdTcA-I © Presto Plans

Foreshadowing Tuesday: The literary device foreshadowing refers to the use of words/phrases that give hints to the reader of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense. Foreshadowing is used to suggest an upcoming outcome to the story. Click on the link below to see an example of foreshadowing in The Lion King. Mufasa tells his son, Simba, that kings of the past look down on on them from the stars. Later in the movie, Mufasa comes to Simba from the stars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRVRxvNYR7Y © Presto Plans

Genre Tuesday: A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. © Presto Plans

Hyperbole is an exaggeration in writing that is used for effect. Tuesday: Hyperbole is an exaggeration in writing that is used for effect. © Presto Plans

Idiom Tuesday: An expression that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements but is understood by most people. Gloria Delgado on Modern family is known for using English idioms improperly! Modern Family © Presto Plans

A few idioms she has trouble with include: Tuesday: A few idioms she has trouble with include: She says: “We live in a doggy dog word” She means: We live in a dog-eat-dog world “Blessings in the skies” She means “Blessings in disguise” © Presto Plans

Internal Rhyme Tuesday: In literature, internal rhyme is a practice of forming a rhyme in only one line of verse. An internal rhyme is also known as the middle rhyme because it is typically constructed in the middle of a line to rhyme with the word at the end of the same line. © Presto Plans

Internal Rhyme Tuesday: His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy.
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti.
He's nervous, but on the surface He looks calm and ready to drop bombs, 
 but he keeps on forgetting what he wrote down.
The whole crowd goes so loud.
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out.
 He's choking how, everybody's joking now. The clock's run out, times up, over, plow - Eminem © Presto Plans

Click the link below to see some examples! Irony (verbal) Tuesday: Verbal irony (also called sarcasm). Language that means the opposite of what the words say. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiR-bnCHIYo Click the link below to see some examples! © Presto Plans

Click the link below to see some examples! Irony (situational) Tuesday: Situational irony occurs when the reader is led to believe that one thing will occur but, in fact, the opposite occurs. This can be humorous or tragic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqg6RO8c_W0 Click the link below to see some examples! © Presto Plans

How do horror movies use dramatic irony? Irony (dramatic) Tuesday: Dramatic irony occurs when the reader/ audience knows something, but the characters within the story do not. How do horror movies use dramatic irony? © Presto Plans

Can you think of any examples in movies you have seen? Irony (dramatic) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFYuX84n1U Tuesday: In horror movies, the audience often knows that the killer is present, when the characters do not! Can you think of any examples in movies you have seen? Click the link below to see some examples https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFYuX84n1U © Presto Plans

Metaphor Tuesday: A metaphor is an implied comparison that is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common. One Direction in their song "One Thing" sing: You're my kryptonite You keep making me weak Why is this a metaphor? © Presto Plans

Metaphor Tuesday: Although at first glance, kryptonite and love don't seem to have much in common; they actually do! Kryptonite makes Superman feel weak like love makes the man in the song feel weak. This is a direct comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. © Presto Plans

Mood Tuesday: Mood is the author's emotional perspective towards the subject of the literary work. It refers to the mental and emotional disposition of the author towards the subject, which in turn makes the audience feel this emotion. Miranda Lambert's song The House That Built Me tells the story of going back to her childhood home. The song demonstrates the author's longing to find comfort and peace. The mood of this song is nostalgic and the author is searching to be healed. Click below to listen to the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQYNM6SjD_o © Presto Plans

Onomatopoeia Tuesday: The term onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate or represent a sound. © Presto Plans

Personification Tuesday: Personification is one of the most commonly used and recognized literary devices. It refers to the practice of attaching human traits and characteristics with inanimate objects, phenomena and animals. © Presto Plans

Plot Tuesday: The plot usually refers to the sequence of events and happenings that make up a story. There is usually a pattern, unintended or intentional, that threads the plot together. © Presto Plans

Consider the plot of Little Red Riding Hood: Tuesday: Consider the plot of Little Red Riding Hood: © Presto Plans

Point of View (First Person) Tuesday: With first person point of view, the story is told by the narrator from his/her point of view. It is easily identified by the use of "I" or "Me". The Diary of A Young Girl is written from the first person perspective. It tells the true story of Anne Frank, who lived in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. © Presto Plans

The Twilight Zone. It uses second person narration! Point of View (Second Person) Tuesday: You use the second-person point of view to address the reader. The second person uses the pronouns “you,” “your,” and “yours.” Click the link below to listen to the introduction to an old T V series called The Twilight Zone. It uses second person narration! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y © Presto Plans

Point of View (Third Person) Tuesday: With third person point of view, the narrator does not participate in the events of the story and tells the story by referring to all characters and places in the third person with third person pronouns and proper nouns (he, she, they). The movie Stranger Than Fiction is narrated in the third person omniscient (all-knowing narrator). Click below to see the trailer for the movie! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj4MC8Nqpjg © Presto Plans

Protagonist Tuesday: The leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. For example, the protagonist of the novel or movie Twilight is Bella Swan © Presto Plans

Setting Tuesday: The setting is the time and place of the events of the story. It basically helps in establishing where, when, and under what circumstances the story is taking place. For example, in one season of the show Survivor, the setting was on the island of Caramoan in the Philippines © Presto Plans

Simile Tuesday: Similes are comparisons between two unrelated and dissimilar things using like or as (and sometimes than). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_8ydghbGSg © Presto Plans

Suspense Tuesday: Suspense is the intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events. It basically leaves the reader holding their breath and wanting more information. The amount of intensity in a suspenseful moment is why it is hard to put a reading down. © Presto Plans

What do you think some of the themes might be? Tuesday: The theme of any literary work is the base topic or focus that acts as a foundation for the entire literary piece. The theme links all aspects of the literary work with one another and is basically the main subject. The movie Avatar has many important themes that connect with the world today. Click below to watch the trailer. What do you think some of the themes might be? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1_JBMrrYw8 © Presto Plans

Theme Tuesday: Some possible themes of Avatar involve: - The Environment - Civilization - Race - Religion - Spirituality - Survival © Presto Plans