lit terms 3
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Lit Terms 3. Anecdote. A short narrative account of an amusing, unusual, revealing, or interesting event. A good anecdote has a single, definite point, and the setting, dialogue, and characters are usually subordinate to the point of the story . Ex: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Lit Terms 3
A short narrative account of an amusing,
unusual, revealing, or interesting event. A good anecdote has a single, definite point, and the setting, dialogue, and characters are usually subordinate to the point of the story.
Ex: At the beginning of a speech about fire safety,
the speaker tells a short cautionary tale about a serious injury that occurred as a result of not following protocol.
Anecdote
A play on two words similar in sound but
different in meaning. Ex
After periodic doubts about his vocational calling, the young chemistry teacher concluded he was out of his element.
The church choir robes were too long and needed to be hymned.
Pun
An expression in one language that cannot be
closely matched or translated easily into another language.
Ex A Chip on your shoulder Sick as a dog Pay the piper
Idiom
The implied definition of a word- goes beyond
the literal definition. Ex
Cheap, Frugal, Miserly, Economical Confident, Secure, Proud, Egotistical
Connotation
The minimal, strict definition of a word
as found in a dictionary, disregarding any historical or emotional connotation.
Ex House vs home Vizzini: He didn't fall? Inconceivable.
Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.(The Princess Bride, 1987)
Denotation
a statement that is formulated as a question
but that is not supposed to be answered. Ex
"If practice makes perfect, and no one's perfect, then why practice?"(Billy Corgan)
"Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do 'practice'?"(George Carlin)
Rhetorical Question
Language that contains or uses figures of
speech Similes Metaphors Etc
Ex Her head was spinning from all the new
information. The toast jumped out of the toaster. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Figurative Language
The reason for which something is done or
created or for which something exists. 3 main purposes:
To inform To persuade To entertain
Purpose
To point out/discover similarities between
things.
Compare
To point out/discover differences between
things.
Contrast
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence
and reasoning.
Inference
the main points of a speech; the subtopics of a
speech..
Main Idea
Details that give more information about and
support the main idea.
Supporting Detail