Lit Terms #6

simile

• Comparing two things using the words like or as.

soliloquy

• an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, esp. by a character in a play

spiritual

•  of, relating to, or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.

speaker

• A speaker who speakes

stereotype

• a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

stream of consciousness

• a person's thoughts and conscious reactions to events, perceived as a continuous flow

structure

•  construct or arrange according to a plan; give a pattern or organization to

style

• A way of doing something.

subordination

•  the action or state of subordinating or of being subordinate.

surrealism

•  a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind

 symbol

•  A deeper meaning of something

synesthesia

•  the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body.

synecdoche

•  a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”).

syntax

• The style of writing

theme

• The main idea.

thesis

• The overall message of what is going on.

tone

•  The attitude towards the piece of work.

tongue in cheek

•  without really meaning what one is saying or writing.

tragedy

• a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, esp. one concerning the downfall of the main character.

understatement

•  the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.

vernacular

•  the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

voice

•  express (something) in words

zeitgeist

• the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.

Lit Terms #5

parallelism

•  In writing or in speech, parallelism is the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically same or similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter.

parody

•  Parody is an imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect

pathos

•  Pathos is a quality of an experience in life or a work of art that stirs up emotions of pity, sympathy and sorrow. Pathos can be expressed through words, pictures or and even with gestures of the body.

pedantry

•  excessive concern with minor details and rules.

personification

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

plot

• The main events in a piece of work.

poignant

• evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

point of view

•  a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.

postmodernism

•  a late-20th-century style and concept in the arts, architecture, and criticism that represents a departure from modernism and has at its heart a general distrust of grand theories and ideologies as well as a problematical relationship with any notion of “art.”

prose

• written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

protagonist

• the good guy in a story.

pun

•  a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

purpose

•  the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.

realism

•  the quality or fact of representing a person, thing, or situation accurately or in a way that is true to life.

refrain

•  stop oneself from doing something.

requiem

•  a Mass for the repose of the souls of the dead

resolution

•  A firm decision to do something.

restatement

•  A revised statement.

rhetorical question

•  a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered.

rising action

• the events leading to the climax.

romanticism

•  a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual

satire

•  to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor.

scansion

• The analysis of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem in order to establish its metre.

setting

• Were the story takes place.

The Time of My Life

Today in class my group and I had specific tasks to accomplish. I feel that we did do just that because we have a good conversation with what was going on. We took notes on what we though was important and all contributed.

Lit. Analysis #1

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

1. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest it begins with a new patient entering the facility and his name is McMurphy. He is not afraid like the other patients and is the only naughty one who begins to rebel. As the story progresses he makes some friends and continues to defy Nurse Ratched. As the story comes to an end McMurphy goes to far and tries to choke Nurse Ratched. She then sends McMurphy to have a sugary and when he returns he is not the same so Chief Bromden suffocates him and then escapes.

2. The theme of the book is to challenge authority because not everything is done right and things can be different.

3. The author's tone in the book is serious. This is because McMurphy is dealing with a very strict Nurse who has no room for and fun or jokes.

4.

• Symbolism- McMurphy is a symbolism of hope because he shows that the other patients that Nurse Ratchet can get upset and break.
• Indirect Characterization- When McMurphy enters the facility and begins to laugh. It is the first laugh that has been done in a long time. This shows that the place is not fun and very plain with nothing funny going on.
• Narrator- The narrator is Chief Bromden and this is important because he was a patient with McMurphy.
• Conflict- McMurphy faces conflicts with Nurse Ratchet. She does not allow him to do anything and is not letting him off easy.
• Antagonist- Nurse Ratchet is the antagonist in the book because she is the "mean" one. All of the patients are scared of her because of her power and authority. 
• Juxtaposition- McMurmphy and Nurse Ratchet are an example of this because they both cause tension between each other throughout the book.

Characterization

1.  Indirect Characterization- An example is when McMurphy says that he will try and make Nurse Ratchet loose her temper. This shows that he is willing to break the rules and defy them.
Direct Characterization- An example is when McMurphy breaks the glass because he can't get his cigarettes. It shows that he is stronger than the other patients.

2. No, the authors syntax and diction do not change because the author wants to keep the seriousness of the situation the same between the two main characters.

3. The protagonist is a round character because he knows how to control his emotions to get Nurse Ratchet mad. McMurphy is a Static character because he only has one goal in the book and he sticks with it all the way through the end.

Tale of Two Cities Lecture Notes

Third city involved- Manchester
1857- Dickens helped Collins write The Frozen Deep
     Dickens played a character in it and was the hero that saved a women he loved
     Carton took Darnay's place so that way Lucie could be happy
London- Dickens was brought there by his father
     - Dickens felt that London was a maze
Paris- Thought it was the most extraordinary place in the world
     - He would visit Paris a lot because he loved it so much
"Best story I have Written" - Dickens

What's The Story?

Charles wrote A Tale of Two Cities because he wanted to relate it to his life. One of the several ways is that he used characterization with Lucie and uses her because he fell in love with her like Darnay in the book. Dickens also played a role in The Frozen Deep in which he saved the girl he loves. This is related to the book because Carton had done that so Lucie could live a happy life. I think this is related to theme which may be that love will work its self out and find a way. The two cities in the book are London and Paris and that is were Dickens spent his time as a child and as an adult. Dickens uses the literary term flashback by bringing these two cities together as well as the other past events in his life.

Lit Terms #4

interior monologue- expressing a character's inner thoughts
inversion- the action of inverting something
juxtaposition- the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
lyric- expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms
magic(al) realism- magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment
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
vehicles- a thing used to express, embody, or fulfill something
metonymy- the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing
modernism- modern character or quality of thought, expression, or technique
monologue- a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program
mood- evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.
motif- a decorative design or pattern
myth- a traditional story, esp. one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or event
narrative- a spoken or written account of connected events; a story
narrator- the one telling the story
omniscient point of view- narrator is a character in the story, but also knows the thoughts and feelings of all the other characters
onomatopoeia- the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
oxymoron- a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
parable- a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
paradox- a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory