Post on 31-Dec-2015
Literary NonfictionVOCABULARY
TEKS: What are we learning?(7) Comprehension of Literary
Text/Literary Nonfiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze passages in well-known speeches for the author's use of literary devices and word and phrase choice (e.g., aphorisms, epigraphs) to appeal to the audience.
ALLITERATIONRepetition of a consonant sound
at the beginnings of words
Ex: Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
ASSONANCERepetition of the same or similar
vowel sounds close together
Ex: rise high in the bright skyEx: How now brown cow?
REPETITIONSaying the same word or phrase again
Ex: Because I do not hope to turn again
Because I do not hopeBecause I do not hope to turn
Ex: “A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And no one can talk to a horse of course
That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed.”
PARALLEL STRUCTUREThe use of components in a
sentence that are grammatically same or similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter
Like father, like son.The escaped prisoner was wanted dead or alive.Easy come, easy go.Whether in class, at work or at home, Shasta
was always busy.Flying is fast, comfortable, and safe.
LOADED LANGUAGEWord choice that carries an
emotional impact or powerful connotation
Ex: Ben was a slob.Ex: She was well known as a
snob.
IMAGERYThe use of figurative language to
represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses
Ex: He whiffed the aroma of freshly ground coffee beans.
Ex: The stalks of wheat waved in the whispering breeze.
METAPHORA direct comparison between 2 unlike
objectsExtended metaphor: extends throughout
several sentences or lines of poetry
Ex: But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,Who is already sick and pale with grief.”(Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet)
SIMILEA comparison between 2 unlike
objects using like or as
Ex: “. . . impressions poured in upon her of those two men, and to follow her thought was like following a voice which speaks too quickly to be taken down by one’s pencil . . .”
Ex: “Elderly American ladies leaning on their canes listed toward me like towers of Pisa.”
ALLUSIONA reference in a piece of
literature to another literary work or a historical, political, or cultural event
Ex: “Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her.” Ex: “This place is like a Garden of Eden.” Ex: The rise in poverty will unlock the
Pandora box of crimes.
APHORISMA statement of truth or opinion
expressed in a concise and witty manner
Ex: Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. [Benjamin Franklin]
The simplest questions are the hardest to answer. [Northrop Frye]
“Having nothing, nothing can he lose.” (Henry VI, Shakespeare)
EUPHEMISMPolite, indirect expressions which
replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or suggest something unpleasant
Ex: He has passed on (died).Ex: You are becoming a little thin
at top (bald).
TONEThe writer’s attitude toward his
subject
Ex: “All morons hate it when you call them a moron.” (Catcher in the Rye)—sarcastic
But I have studies! I have statistics! I have quotes from respected academics! (“The Me Me Me Generation”)--adamant