Lit Terms #4

Lit Terms List #4



Interior Monologue: a form of writing which represents the inner thoughts of a character; the recording of the internal, emotional experience(s) of an individual; generally the reader is given the impression of overhearing the interior monologue.
Inversion: words out of order for emphasis. 
Juxtaposition: the intentional placement of a word, phrase, sentences of paragraph to contrast with another nearby. 
Lyric: a poem having musical form and quality; a short outburst of the author's innermost thoughts and feelings.
Magic(al) Realism: a genre developed in Latin America which juxtaposes the everyday with the marvelous or magical. 
Metaphor: an analogy that compare two different things imaginatively directly.
Extended: a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it.
            Controlling: a metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work.
            Mixed: a metaphor that ineffectively blends two or more analogies.
Metonymy: literally "name changing" a device of figurative language in which the name of an attribute or associated thing is substituted for the usual name of a thing.
Mode of Discourse: argument (persuasion), narration, description, and exposition.
Modernism: literary movement characterized by stylistic experimentation, rejection of tradition, interest in symbolism and psychology
Monologue: an extended speech by a character in a play, short story, novel, or narrative poem
Mood: the predominating atmosphere evoked by a literary piece.
Motif: a recurring feature (name, image, or phrase) in a piece of literature.
Myth: a story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to the mysteries of the world.
Narrative: a story or description of events. 
Narrator: one who narrates, or tells, a story.
Naturalism: extreme form of realism
Novelette/Novella: short story; short prose narrative, often satirical.
Omniscient Point of View: knowing all things, usually the third person.
Onomatopoeia: use of a word whose sound in some degree imitates or suggests its meaning
Oxymoron: a figure of speech in which two contradicting words or phrases are combined to produce a rhetorical effect by means of a concise paradox.
Pacing: rate of movement; tempo.
Parable: a story designed to convey some religious principle, moral lesson, or general truth. 
Paradox: a statement apparently self-contradictory or absurd but really containing a possible truth; an opinion contrary to generally accepted ideas.

WHAT'S THE STORY?

Because I'm in the rogue "Catch-22" by Heller group my questions aren't in the sense or terms of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations" or "Tale of Two Cities". (Just a heads up)


"fun in the beginning... You got the feeling that there was something glorious about it." -Joseph Heller on WWII


Heller himself was a pilot during the Second World War and at 21 began the first of his 60 combat missions as a B-25 Bomber on the Italian Front. And his experiences as a pilot were most likely the source of inspiration for his famous book "Catch-22". Typically I dislike having to infer what/why the author wrote the novel they did. I typically see it as swinging in the dark for an answer that may or may not be there, but at any rate it is likely that Heller (like all writers) was going after an idea while writing his novel. Just based on theme, "the absurdity of command" Heller probably had some experiences in the war with commanding officers that were completely baffling.


Catch-22 is a satire, and its important to realize and remember that while reading. The absurd situations, and ironic encounters and characters  add to  the over arcing theme and keep the readers engaged.

Tale of Two Cities Lecture Notes

Hand written, will turn in tomorrow during class.

Lit Term #3

Lit Terms #3

Exposition:beginning of a story that sets forth facts, ideas, and/or characters, in a detailed explanation.
Expressionism:movement in art, literature, and music consisting of unrealistic representation of an inner idea or feeling(s).
Fable:a short, simple story, usually with animals as characters, designed to teach a moral truth.
Fallacy:from Latin word "to deceive", a false or misleading notion, belief, or argument; any kind of erroneous reasoning that makes arguments unsound.
Falling Action: part of the narrative or drama after the climax.
Farce: a boisterous comedy involving ludicrous action and dialogue.
Figurative Language: apt and imaginative language characterized by figures of speech (such as metaphor and simile).
Flashback:a narrative device that flashes back to prior events.
Foil:a person or thing that, by contrast, makes another seem better or more prominent.
Folk Tale:story passed on by word of mouth.
Foreshadowing: in fiction and drama, a device to prepare the reader for the outcome of the action; "planning" to make the outcome convincing, though not to give it away.
Free Verse:verse without conventional metrical pattern, with irregular pattern or no rhyme.
Genre:a category or class of artistic endeavor having a particular form, technique, or content.
Gothic Tale:a style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, violent or grotesque action, and a mood of decay, degeneration, and decadence.
Hyperbole:an exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech or to prove a point.
Imagery:figures of speech or vivid description, conveying images through any of the senses.
Implication:a meaning or understanding that is to be arrive at by the reader but that is not fully and explicitly stated by the author.
Incongruity: the deliberate joining of opposites or of elements that are not appropriate to each other.
Inference:a judgment or conclusion based on evidence presented; the forming of an opinion which possesses some degree of probability according to facts already available.
Irony:a contrast or incongruity between what is said and what is meant, or what is expected to happen and what actually happens, or what is thought to be happening and what is actually happening.

LIT TERMS 1-5 REMIX

1. Circumlocution: a roundabout or evasive speech or writing, in which many words are used but a few would have sufficed.

2. Classicism: art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of ancient Greece and Rome tradition, reason, clarity, order, and balance

3. Cliché: a phrase or situation overused within society

4.Climax: the decisive point in a narrative or drama; the pint of greatest intensity or interest at which plot question is answered or resolved

5. Colloquialism: folksy speech, slang words or phrases usually used in informal conversation

Bonus: Comedy: originally a nondramatic literary piece of work that was marked by a happy ending; now a term to describe a ludicrous, farcical, or amusing event designed provide enjoyment or produce smiles and laughter

Lit Terms #2

Lit Terms #2

Examples in RED

Circumlocution: a roundabout or evasive speech or writing, in which many words are used but a few would have served "Or lose your heart, or your chaste treasure open To his unmast"red importunity." William Shakespeare, Hamlet
Classicism: art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of ancient Greece and Rome tradition, reason, clarity, order, and balance The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey"-Homer  
Cliché: a phrase or situation overused within society "A diamond in the rough"
Climax: the decisive point in a narrative or drama; the pint of greatest intensity or interest at which plot question is answered or resolved In "1984" where Winston and Julia are discovered and the ploy against BIG BROTHER is proven to be a fake.
Colloquialism: folksy speech, slang words or phrases usually used in informal conversation
Comedy: originally a nondramatic literary piece of work that was marked by a happy ending; now a term to describe a ludicrous, farcical, or amusing event designed provide enjoyment or produce smiles and laughter "Waiting for Godot"
Conflict: struggle or problem in a story causing tension
Connotation: implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition
Contrast: a rhetorical device by which one element (idea or object) is thrown into opposition to another for the sake of emphasis or clarity
Denotation: plain dictionary definition 
Denouement: loose ends tied up in a story after the climax, closure, conclusion
Dialect: the language of a particular district, class or group of persons; the sounds, grammar, and diction employed by people distinguished from others.
Dialectics: formal debates usually over the nature of truth.
Dichotomy: split or break between two opposing things.
Diction: the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words.
Didactic:having to do with the transmission of information; education.
Dogmatic:rigid in beliefs and principles.
Elegy:a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a fimeral song or lament for the dead, sometimes contains general reflections on death, often with a rural or pastoral setting. 
Epic:a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, mores, and aspirations of his nation or race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually over a long period of time· (definition bordering on circumlocution).  Beowulf
Epigram:witty aphorism
Epitaph:any brief inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone; a short formal poem of commemoration often a credo written by the person who wishes it to be on his tombstone. "No fate, but what we make." (Sarah Connor-The Terminator)
Epithet:a short, descriptive name or phrase that insults someone's character, characteristics or a person or a thing. 
Euphemism:the use of an indirect, mild or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt. 
Evocative (evocation):a calling forth of memories and sensations; the suggestion or production through artistry and imagination of a sense of reality.

AP PREP POST 1: SIDDHARTHA

answers to come
Question 1:

"A bildungsroman, or coming-of-age novel, recounts the psychological or moral development of its protagonist from youth to maturity, when this character recognizes his or her place in the world. Select a single pivotal moment in the psychological or moral development of the protagonist of a bildungsroman. Then write a well-organized essay that analyzes how that single moment shapes the meaning of the work as a whole." (2013 AP English Lit Exam Essay Question 3-Siddartha was one of the novels mentioned. )


-Just based on time constraints I am not going to write an essay for this prompt just yet, although it would be an excellent one to prepare with and practice for the AP Exam. Rather, now I'm going to focus this question as a short answer response and perhaps add some pre-writing analysis to help out with the writing process and show how I would approach this topic.

Question 2:

"Trace the development of Siddhartha’s character, making note of how and why he changes in his journey toward Nirvana."

(Enotes document store sample questions)

Question 3:

(Quiz Questions-there are 5)

-These questions focused on theme and motifs included in the story. For example most of them referred to the idea of change, how we grow as humans...Best thing to do here would be to look at these questions and then try  to justify the answers using the text or what you know about the background.
Question 4:

Analyze Siddhartha's moment of enlightenment in terms of Literature Devices and Rhetorical Strategies.(Questions from myself)

Question 5:

Because we as readers tend to get more out of a text when we relate it to our own lives, compare Siddhartha's sudden realization of peace/nirvana/enlightenment to a moment of similar significance to your own life. (Questions from myself)

What's In It For Me?

 "...this semester I simply want to lower my stress levels. I was anxious, upset and stressed out way too much last semester and it was not good. So this semester I want to try to use the tools we have in this class to make things a bit easier and plan things out better."


Just going back over some of last semester's work I can see several moments where my stress and anxiety got the best of me and I had no focus on the blog post, or in some cases where I just gave up. I hated moments such as that last semester. And this semester I want to limit those as much as possible. I still don't fully know how I'm going to do that. College applications are all completed, which should lower my work load, but everything else that caused panic last semester still remains. So for now I'm going to try and hang back, see what tools and skills I have earned from the course, and take everything slowly.

Hacking my Education

Hacking my Education

1. What do you want to know by the end of this course that you don't know now?
-I want a roadmap, or at least the skills to build one. What I mean by roadmap, is a plan. A good plan always takes in the probabilities and still finds  a way to reach the end goal, or at least backups if plan A doesn't always work out. My (current) ultimate goal is to graduate from college and become an Audiologist. Which requires a Doctorate Degree. I already have done research about what I need to do, (Undergrad, Grad School, Doctorate) but I want more. I want a road map that leads to internships, residencies, volunteer opportunities, mentoring, and good food. And that's what I need to learn how to do. Network my skills and use the tools that I already have to find new and exciting opportunities. And I hope that this class can teach me that during this last semester of required public education.


2.What skills do you want to demonstrate on your blog?
-Sincerity and scholarship. I think that those two things are key in any successful endeavor. The best way to become involved in something is to show how much you care about that thing. And scholarship functions in a similar fashion. I believe that scholarship isn't just an academic term, it also implies to me (at least) networking to help others and myself grow in whatever fields we desire.


3. What experiences do you want under your belt before you graduate?
-Please see question 1.

Lit Terms #1

New Terms New Year!

Lit Terms #1

allegory:a tale in prose or verse in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities; a story that uses symbols to make a point
alliteration:the repetition of similar initial sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words
allusion:a reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize
ambiguity:something uncertain as to interpretation
anachronism:something that shows up in the wrong place or the wrong time
analogy:a comparison made between two things to show the similarities between them
analysis:a method in which a work or idea is separated into its parts, and those parts given rigorous and detailed scrutiny
anaphora:a device or repetition in which a word or words are repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences
anecdote: a very short story used to illustrate a point
antagonist:a person or force opposing the protagonist in a drama or narrative
antithesis:a balancing of one term against another for emphasis or stylistic effectiveness
aphorism: terse, pointed statement expressing some wise or clever observation about life
apologia:a defense or justification for some doctrine, piece of writing, cause, or action; also apology
apostrophe:a figure of speech in which an absent or dead person, an abstract quality, or something inanimate or nonhuman is addressed directly
argument:the process of convincing a reader by proving either the truth or the falsity of an idea or proposition; also, the thesis or proposition itself
assumption:the act of supposing, or taking for granted that a thing is true
audience:the intended listener or listeners
characterization:the means by which a writer reveals a character's personality
chiasmus: a reversal in the order off words so that the second half of a statement balances the first half in inverted word order


Big Thanks to Mrs. Dolan. I thought I recognized this list.