English 3

• LITERARY TECHNIQUES - refers to an authors specific.means or method-ofexpressing-his/herthoughtsand feelings
• 2 KINDS OF LITERARY TECHNIQUES:

  1. FIGURES OF SPEECH
  2. SOUND DEVICES
• APOSTROPHE - something or.someone Is addressed by the speaker in the-poem
• HYPERBOLE - uses anexaggerated statement
• IMAGERY - sensory details.that:help readers make a mental picture or imagine ideas, people, setting, or the subject.ofthe.poems
• METAPHOR - a-directcomparison between two ideas or things
• SIMILE - involves-comparison betwee two-ideasor things that uses as-or"like
• ALLITERATION - it makes use.of ( usually.consecutive) words-beginning with the same consonant sounds
• ONOMATOPOEIA - this entails the use of words that imitate the sounds they represent
• RHYME - it involves the use of words that end with.the.same or similar sounds at the end or two lines or-more in a-poem
• FIGURES OF SPEECH:

  1. apostrophe
  2. hyperbole
  3. imagery
  4. metaphor
  5. simile
• SOUND DEVICES:

  1. alliteration
  2. assonance
  3. rhyme
  4. onomatopoeia
• Assonance - It is the repetition of vowel sounds in two or more words that begin with different consonant sounds (e.g., "wait by the lake," "smart lark").
• Stanza - refers to a group of lines in poetry, which can be likened to a paragraph in prose forms: the stanzas usually represent an idea, usually expressed in a particular rhyme scheme.
• Theme an idea expressed in a poem, usually a universal value contained in the text (e.g., love, courage, beauty, forgiveness)
• Purpose the reason why the author wrote a piece of literature. There are three general purposes of any text: (1) to inform, (2) to entertain, and (3) to persuade.
• Tone is the poet's thoughts and feelings about the subject matter. The writer's tone sets the reader's mood through themes, word choice, setting, and literary devices; the poem may be formal, casual, serious, sarcastic, or didactic based on its tone.
• Mood the feelings or emotions evoked from the reader; a reader may feel happy, sad, or excited depending on how the poet used literary devices to elicit certain feelings from the reader.
• Verbal strategies - refers to the means used by the writer to convey the message through language.
• Dialogues - reveal their personalities, point of view, or behavior.
• Nonverbal strategies - refers to performers actions or gestures that reflect their thoughts and express their feelings.
• Facial expression - For example, we smile (almost always involuntarily) when we are happy; we frown when we are sad or confused.
• Facial expression - For example, we smile (almost always involuntarily) when we are happy; we frown when we are sad or confused.
• Gestures - These refer to the movements of our hands or heads to express our thoughts. Body movements.
• Vocal factors - Another thing we need to know when performing in a one-act play effectively is the use of other vocal factors that carry additional meaning to the verbal and nonverbal strategies
• Rate (or speed) refers to how fast or slow the speech is. The rate can reveal the characters' feelings at a specific point of a play.
• Volume refers to the softness and the loudness of the voice. Similar to other vocal factors, volume can show emotion.
• Verbals - are expressed in verb form but function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs.
• gerund - is formed by adding -ing to a verb, and though it may look like a verb, i noun in a sentence.
• A synopsis is the summary of the text which highlights the main events in the story Here are some features of a synopsis:

  1. condensed version of the text
  2. makes use of the present tense in unfolding the events and other information
  3. does not reflect the synopsis writer's opinion or judgment regarding the text