Today we reviewed the final literary terms:
character sketch- a
written piece that is a person's personality and behavior or a theatrical
portrayal of a unique character
syntax- Syntax is an order of words and phrases to form proper
sentences.
( Ex. “I'm going to the movies" versus
"to the movies I'm going."
chiasmus –inversion
of the second of two parallel phrases, clauses, etc.
(Ex. “She went to Paris”;” To New York went he.”)
anaphora- using
the same word or words to start two or more sentences or paragraphs that follow
one another.
(Ex. “Because
I understand, because I want to, because I love you.”)
(Ex. “For no government is better than the men
who compose it, and I want the best, and we need the best, and we
deserve the best."
(Senator John F. Kennedy, speech at Wittenberg College, Oct. 17, 1960)
(Senator John F. Kennedy, speech at Wittenberg College, Oct. 17, 1960)
polysyndeton- The
repetition of conjunctions in close succession for rhetorical effect.
(Ex.
here and there and everywhere)
foil -
character who provides a contrast to another character, thus emphasizing the
other’s traits; a character in a play who sets off the main character or other
characters by comparison.
paradox - a statement which
contains seemingly contradictory elements or appears contrary to common sense,
yet can be seen as perhaps true when viewed from another angle, such as
Alexander Pope's statement that a literary critic would "damn with
faint praise" Or “That I may rise, and stand, o'erthrow me.” (a
statement that is seemingly impossible at first, but very logical once it is
explained. Ex. The child is father to the man)
parody - ludicrous imitation,
usually for comic effect but sometimes for ridicule, of the style and content
of another work.
satire
- a piece of literature designed to
ridicule the subject of the work. While satire can be funny, its aim is not to
amuse, but to arouse contempt. It arouses laughter or scorn as a means of
ridicule and derision, with the avowed intention of correcting human faults
Example of Parody: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNBP18nrRdw&list=TLX9ZOll8HUmKyF0wW7QkqedaOjb7f-5M7
Example of Satire: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/427310/june-19-2013/cap-n-crunch-scandal
Other examples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M-KlV5cPUo
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