Imagery, Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Characterization, Conflict, Symbolism

imagery, metaphor, simile, personification, characterization, conflict, symbolism, foreshadowing, irony.

IMAGERY

Imagerymeans to use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. Usually it is thought thatimagerymakes use of particular words that create visual representation of ideas in our minds. The wordimageryis associated with mental pictures.

METAPHOR

A comparison not using “like” or “as”

SIMILE

A comparison using “like” or “as”

PERSONIFICATION

Giving a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

CHARACTERIZATION

is the concept of creating characters for a narrative. It is aliteraryelement and may be employed in dramatic works of art or everyday conversation. Characters may be presented by means of description, through their actions, speech, or thoughts.

Direct Characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is. Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.” Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.”

Indirect Characterization shows things that reveal the personality of a character. There are five different methods of indirect characterization: Speech What does the character say? How does the character speak? Thoughts What is revealed through the character’s private thought s and feelings? Effect on others toward the character. What is revealed through the character’s ef ect on other people? How do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character? Actions What does the character do? How does the character behave? Looks What does the character look like? How does the charact er dress?

CONFLICTS

types ofliterary conflict: Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Self, and Man vs. Technology.

SYMBOLISM

Symbolismis a technique used inliteraturewhen some things are not to be taken literally. Thesymbolismcan be an object, person, situation, events or actions that have a deeper meaning in context.

FORESHADOWING

literarydevice in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.Foreshadowingoften appears at the beginning of a story or a chapter and helps the reader develop expectations about the coming events in a story.

IRONY

3 types: Types of Irony.Verbal: The use of words tomeansomethingdifferentthan what they appear tomean. Situational: The difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. Dramatic: When the audience is more aware of what is happening than a character is.