Directions: Find the definitions of each literary device listed below.
Make sure the definitions you find are LITERARY TERMS definitions. Hint: the dictionary definition is not always the literary terms definition, so make sure to use your resources in order to find the appropriate definition. For example, the literary terms definition for Meter is NOT something you put money in so that you can park your car without getting a ticket.
ALL DEFINTIONS SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH
LITERATURE. 1. Plot- the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writers an interrelated sequence. 2. Setting- the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place. 3. Point of view- a particular attitude or way of considering a matter. 4. Characterization- describe the distinctive nature or features of. 5. Theme- a subject of a talk. 6. Alliteration- the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. 7. Allusion- an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly. 8. Analogy- a comparison between two things. 9. Antagonist- a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something. 10.Aside- to one side. 11.Blank Verse- verse without rhyme. 12.Climax- the most intense, exiting, or important point of something. 13.Comic Relief- comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections. 14. Conflict- a serious disagreement or argument. 15.Couplet- two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. 16.Diction- the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: TOLERANCE
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator iGenda 1 Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Shakespeare: Literary Devices Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator WebQuest: Western Europe 17.Dramatic Irony- the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. 18.Dramatic Structure- the dramatic part of a poem, story, movie, and how is arises. 19.Epithet- an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. 20.Figurative Language- exaggerating words. 21.Foreshadowing- be a warning or indication of (a future event). 22.Foil- prevent. 23.Imagery- visually descriptive or figurative language. 24.Irony- the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. 25.Meter- the rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and length of feet in a line. 26.Metaphor- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. 27.Monologue- a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program. 28.Oxymoron- a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. 29.Personification- the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. 30.Protagonist- the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. 31.Pun- a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that should sound alike but have different meanings. 32.Rhyme Scheme- the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. 33.Simile-a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind. 34.Situational Irony- a relationship of contrast between what an audience is led to. 35.Soliloquy- an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers. 36.Sonnet- a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line. 37.Symbol- a thing represents or stands for something else. 38.Tragedy- an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress. 39.Verbal Irony- irony is the contrast or conflict between what’s stated explicitly and what’s really meant. Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: TOLERANCE Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator iGenda 1 Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Shakespeare: Literary Devices Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator WebQuest: Western Europe World Geography: Western Europe WebQuest Go to phschool.com Under Course Content…Web Codes…insert mjk-0015 then press Go Left hand side of the page…under Course Content…click onto SOCIAL STUDIES Under Student Resources click on Textbook Companion Sites Under Select Your State and Textbook Program…click on arrows after State and select Intl Next…go to program arrows and select World Geography then press Go Scroll down to UNIT 4: WESTERN EUROPE and click onto Chapter 14: Regional Atlas: Introduction to Western Europe…read the Summary to answer the questions: ○ Why is the continent of Europe called “a peninsula of peninsulas?” because there is a lot of peninsula’s surrounding it. ○ What is a peninsula? (look this up in the dictionary if you don’t know) a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water. ○ What peninsula stretches into the Mediterranean Sea? Iberian Peninsula. ○ Is Greece a peninsula? No. Above the Summary section…click onto Go Online Activities On this page, under Enrichment: Ecosystems…click onto ecosystems On this page, click onto Geography On this page, click onto World Geography On this page, under World Geography…scroll down to The Difference between the U.K., Great Britain, England, and the British Isles …and click onto that link On this page, take some time to maneuver…reading numerous facts, answer the following questions. ○ What countries comprise Great Britain? England, Scotland, and Wales. ○ What is the capital of Great Britain? London. ○ What does Greater London mean? Consists of the Corporation of the City of London. ○ What are boroughs and how many are in the City of London? 32 Boroughs.
Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: TOLERANCE
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator iGenda 1 Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Shakespeare: Literary Devices Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator WebQuest: Western Europe ○ Where is Wales located in reference to England? Wales is west of England and is apart from England by the Cambrian Mountains. ○ When was Wales united with England? 1536. ○ What river separates Scotland from England? River Tweed. ○ What year were Scotland, England, and Wales united under the name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain? 1707. ○ What is the capital of Northern Ireland? Belfast. ○ Where is the Isle of Man located and what is the total area of this island? In the Irish Sea, equidistant from Scotland, Ireland, and England. ○ When did the Isle of Man enter the control of England? 1341. ○ How does the Isle of Man governed? It was governed by its own laws by a government composed of the lieutenant governor, a legislative council, and a governor. ○ What is meant by European Union and how many countries are there? Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty. There are 27 countries. ○ What is the purpose of the Commonwealth of Nations? The purpose is consultation and cooperation. ○ How is the United Kingdom governed? By the Prime Minister. ○ The United Kingdom consists of what countries? Great Britain (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland). ○ What did signing the Magna Carta do for the United Kingdom? It awarded the people their basic rights. ○ What religion is the Church of England? Roman Catholic. ○ When did the United Kingdom lose control of America? In Waterloo in1815. ○ Why did Britain enter WWII? Because the Nazi invasion of Poland two days before. ○ What is the name of the women who became Britain’s first female Prime Minister? Margaret Thatcher. ○ What was the name of Britain’s Prime Minister that led Britain to become one of U.S. allies after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center? Tony Blair. ○ What is the name of the British Royal that will take over the throne when the Queen dies? Prince Charles. Scroll to the top of the page and click onto Atlas and Almanacs to answer: ○ Click onto EUROPE …and review the map What is the name of the Ocean west of IRELAND? Northern Atlantic Ocean.
Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: TOLERANCE
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator iGenda 1 Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Shakespeare: Literary Devices Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator WebQuest: Western Europe What is the name of the Sea south of FRANCE? Mediterranean Sea. What is the capital of SPAIN? Libson, Madrid, and Porks. What is the name of the Sea east of the UNITED KINGDOM? Northern Sea. What is the name of the Sea west of NORWAY? Norwegian Sea. What is the capital of SWEDEN? Stockholm. What is the capital of ITALY? Rome. ○ Scroll down to Maps—Europe and view the Countries to answer the following questions: Click onto Austria • What is the capital of Austria? Vienna. • How many miles is Salzburg from Vienna? About 200 miles. • What seven countries border Austria? Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Switzerland. • What is the Government of Austria? The same type of Government as North America. Click onto Norway • What is the capital of Norway? Oslo. • What Sea’s border Norway? Norwegian Sea. • What three countries border Norway? Sweden, Finland, and Russia. • What is the Government of Norway? Constitutional Monarchy. Click onto Sweden • What is the capital of Sweden? Stockholm. • What two countries border Sweden? Norway and Finland. • What is considered the Scandinavian Peninsula? A region in Northern Europe that consists on Norway, Sweden, and a part of Finland. • What is the Government of Sweden? Constitutional Monarchy.
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