Genres, Elsewhere Unit, Poetry Unit
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
