Literature Overload

What are Literary Terms?

• A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar.

• Refers to the technique, style, and formatting used by writers and speakers to masterfully emphasize, embellish, or strengthen their compositions.

• Refers to what actions and/or events take place in a story and the causal relationship between them.

• It means closely studying a text, interpreting its meanings, and exploring why the author made certain choices.

What is Allusion?

• reference to another work of literature, person, or event

• figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other

• gives the reader more background information and details about the past

• comparison without using like or as

What is Oxymoron?

• reference to another work of literature, person, or event

  b. comparison without using like or as

• comparison without using like or as

• gives the reader more background information and details about the past

• figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other

A flashback gives the reader a background information about specific characters, but minor details of events, plot points and so on.

• True

• False

Select the correct answer: Literary Analysis = _________

• Literary Devices

• Pre-Reading

• Literary Techniques

• Literary Elements

Select the three goals of an introduction paragraph.

• Grab the reader's attention

• Establish context

• Make a broad/universal statement

• Communicate the argument

• Rephrase the thesis statement

Literary Analysis offers a context for the passage without offering too much summary.

• True

• False

The Percy Jackson series is a Trilogy.

• True

• False

Which character of the Percy Jackson series has the “Aegis” (a shield with Medusa’s face on it) as their representative object?

• Percy

• Annabeth

• Thalia

• Luke