Genres, Elsewhere Unit, Poetry Unit

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3 levels of diction

1.high (formal, no slang) 2.middle (no colloquialisms, correct grammar) 3.low ( everyday language, slang)

couplet

2 line stanza

metaphor

a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

dystopia

a futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society, gov't, technology and religion

end stop

a line of verse which ends with a grammatical break such as a coma, colon, semi-colon, or period

epic

a long serious poem that tells us the story of a heroic figure, two of the most famous ones are Iliad and Odyssey

utopia

a place, a state, or condition that is ideally perfect with respect to politics, laws, customs, and conditions

elegy

a poem that laments the death of a person or one that is simply sad and thoughtful

foreshadowing

a warning or indication of a future event

title #3

burning bright

Drama

comedy, tragedy

allegory of the cave

compared to 451 by letting the protagonist leave the dystopian world and get enlightened with new ideas, which tries to bring back to his people but they believe that he/she is crazy

simile

comparison between two things using like or as

concrete diction

considered better writing because it gives the reader a solid image

denotation

dictionary definition

genre limitations

difficult to classify literature into one genre bc a book can be several genres; built in genre; humans are pattern seeking beings, genres not so simple

connotation

emotional baggage that a word carries around

images

figures of speech or vivid descriptions used to produce mental images

quatrain

four line stanza

abstract diction

generally considered weaker writing as it can be confusing to the reader

personification

giving of human qualities to an animal object or idea

science fiction

humans in the future, stories that often tell about science and technology of the future, genre fiction

Nonfiction

informational writing, persuasive writing, biography, autobiography

Elsewhere characters and deaths of each

liz marie hall- got hit by a car; thandi- shot in the head; grandma betty-breast cancer; curtis jest-overdose; owen wells- fire; emily-flu; sadie-hit by car; paco- drowned in pool; lucy-old age; amadou bonamy-cancer; aldous ghent- plane crash

sonnet

lyrical poem that is 14 lines long

sentence length importance

matters in good writing bc it shows better writing; having all long sentences frustrates the reader, also with short sentences bc there is too many stops; having long, medium and short sentences all the way will interest your reader more

dystopian protagonist

often feels trapped and is struggling to escape; begins to question the existence social and political systems; believes or feels that something is wrong with them; helps the audience recognize the bad things abut dystopian world

pantoum

poem of any length composed of 4 line stanzas

poetry

poems

ekphrastic

poems written about works of art

verse

poetry in general

characteristics of a dystopian society

propaganda- used to control the citizens of the society; info, independent thought and freedom are restricted; a figurehead is worshiped; they perceive to be under constant surveillance; have fear of the outside world; live in dehumanized state; natural world is banished and distrusted; uniform expectations; individually and dissent are bad; society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world

Fiction

realistic fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy

consonance

repetition of similar consonant sounds, especially at the end of words

carpe diem

seize the day

symbolism

stands for itself but also represents something large4r than itself; 2 types 1.conventional 2.private

magical realism

started in latin america and popular all over the world; its a sub genre; has unexpected 'element' and its never explained to the reader, time is usually distorted and character goes with the flow, never asks questions; begins in 2 ways, starts with magic or starts with ordinary stuff and gradually magic comes in

folklore

tall tales

negative capability

term coined by poet john keats to described the true poets ability of living with uncertainties, doubts, without any anxious reaching

Genre

the category or type of literature, music, art, tv show, movies, video games, etc. French for "kind" or "short"

enjambment

the continuation of an idea from one line of a poem to the next line without a pause

onomatopoeia

the formation of a word from the sound associated with what is named

title #1

the hearth of the salamander

alliteration

the repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words

assonance

the repetition or pattern of similar sounds mostly vowels

title #2

the sieve and the sand

tercet

three line stanza

slang

type of language that consists of words and phrases used very informal

allusion

when a poem makes a reference to another poem

diction

word choice; the quality of a word depends on its meaning and its sound within a certain contex

syntax

word order, sentence structure, sentence length, sentence focus, and punctuation


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