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Unit II Vocabulary Terms

Directions: Today, we will watch several video clips and listen to lyrics to help us better understand some of the vocabulary terms in unit II. These terms will be critical to our analysis of many texts during this unit—pay close attention. Write down examples/things you notice in the video clips that help you best remember the terms.

Example with a previous term:

Literary Term / Definition / Example
Metaphor / Comparing two things without using like or as. It is different from simile because it does not use “like” or “as.”

NEW TERMINOLOGY

Literary Term / Definition / Example(s)
Figurative Language / Words that are used in ways that differ from their literal applications so as to achieve special meanings or effects. / Alliteration
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Allusion
Imagery
Idiom
Irony
Symbolism
Filial Piety / In Confucianism, the idea that children owe a duty of respect, obedience, and care for one's parents and elderly family members.
Tone / The attitude that a literary speaker expresses toward his or her subject matter and audience.
Mood / The atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work. In other words, mood is the emotional response of the reader to the text.

Directions: For the remaining new content terms for unit II, I have provided you an example of each. It is up to you and your group members to create your own scholarly definitions based on the examples on the right.

Literary Term / Definition / Example(s)
Perfect Rhyme / “Like time suspended,
a wound unmended--
you and I.
We had no ending,
no said goodbye;
For all my life,
I'll wonder why” ----Lang Liev
Perspective / “I, as an English teacher, feel strongly that argumentative essays will help prepare students to take on challenges in the real-world”
Simile / Ø  Homework is like a sour lemon
Ø  This essay is as perfect as the crystal clear Caribbean sea
Stanza / Kanye West is running for president
What are we coming to?
The end is imminent
I feel so so blue

REVISITED TERMS:

Point of View (POV) – The vantage point from which the story is told. Easily identified by the pronoun the narrator uses in the story.

First-Person POV – Told with the pronouns “I” and “we.” Has the advantages of immediacy and directness. It invites the reader to listen to a speaker who seems to be relating first-hand experience.

Third-Person Omniscient POV – Told with the pronouns “he,” “she,” and “they.” The narrator has a much broader and, usually, objective view of characters and events. An “omniscient” narrator is all-seeing. He/She can enter the mind of any character, evaluate motives and explain feelings, and recount the background and predict the outcome of situations.

Foreshadowing – When an author hints at (typically negative) events to come.

Irony – A deliberate contrast between two levels of meaning. Verbal irony consists of implying a meaning different from, and often the complete opposite of, the one that is actually stated. Sarcasm is the best example. Situational irony occurs when an outcome deviates from the expected in a particularly poignant way. For instance, if a man

Paradox – A statement that appears on the surface to be contradictory or impossible turns out to express an often striking truth.

Symbol – An object, action, or event that represents something, or creates a range of associations, beynd itself.

Theme – The central idea of a literary work that is conveyed either directly or indirectly.

Metaphor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXFzsEK9S2Q

figurative language-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EqG5v07R24

filial piety-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybxNkpS5q-g

tone vs. mood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxX4A1_8pI0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ (song)