Literary Terms #3

exposition - noun an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse; a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

expressionism - noun an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality

fable - noun a short moral story (often with animal characters); a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

fallacy - noun a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

falling action – part of literary plot after climax and resolution

farce - noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

figurative language – imaginative language characterized by figures of speech like simile and metaphor

flashback - noun a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story

foil - noun  anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; verb cover or back with foil; enhance by contrast

folk tale – tale or legend passed down as part of oral tradition

foreshadowing - noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand

free verse – poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

genre - noun a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique; a kind of literary or artistic work;

gothic tale – style of literature characterized by gloomy settings, mood of decay/decadence, violent/grotesque action

hyperbole - noun extravagant exaggeration

imagery - noun the ability to form mental images of things or events; vivid descriptions

implication - noun meaning/understanding derived by readers but not explicitly stated by authors

incongruity - noun the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

inference - noun the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

irony - noun incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

Literary Terms #2

Circumlocution - noun an indirect way of expressing something; a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

Classicism - noun a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms

Cliché- noun a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse

Climax - noun the decisive moment in a novel or play;arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness; the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

Colloquialism - noun a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

Comedy - noun light and humorous drama with a happy ending; a comic incident or series of incidents

Conflict - noun an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)

Connotation - noun an idea that is implied or suggested; what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

Contrast - noun the act of distinguishing by comparing differences;  the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; a conceptual separation or distinction; verb put in opposition to show or emphasize differences;

Denotation - noun the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the act of indicating or pointing out by name

Denouement - noun the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work; the outcome of a complex sequence of events

Dialect - noun the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

Dialectics - noun a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces

Dichotomy - noun being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses

Diction - noun the manner in which something is expressed in words; the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

Didactic - adj. instructive (especially excessively)

Dogmatic - adj. characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles; relating to or involving dogma; of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

Elegy - noun a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

Epic - adj. very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; noun a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

Epigram - noun a witty saying

ALL THAT DAVID COPPERFIELD KIND OF CRAP

"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth."

This line represents Salinger’s attempt at setting the narrative style for Catcher in the Rye and distinguishing itself from Dickens’ work. Salinger states that he will waste no time providing minute to minute details on the life of Holden such as Dickens did in David Copperfield, where he provided the story from his birth to his maturity. Dickens is known for the extensive detail that he administers to plot and the building of his characters, however Salinger wishes to focus mainly on conveying and exposing the character of Holden as it is at the present moment so that readers can easily connect and empathize with him. The details that Salinger perhaps believed to be excessive will not be present in Catcher in the Rye. Dickens shows the journey of a life, Salinger shows a snapshot of a moment that remains present throughout a life. 

Network Conservations

Member 3

Erica-Cultural Enrichment and Diversity through Transmedia

-Collaboration between Erica and Danielle

-Want to show differences and similarities of humans through different forms of media (pictures, video)

-Want to portray the unique qualities in people

-Want to incorporate social media= Twitter  #spreadthelove

-Have classmates create crafts to spread love and show humanity

-Working with Laura (music professor)= students will make a track that will later be added to the video

-Start a type of HONY for the central coast on a different blog

-Want to do a collaboration with Phonar

Network Conversations

Member 2

Lupita- Literature+Communication+Animal Cruelty

-“Explain how reading has affected your life” Built of Books: How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar Wilde

-Start a reading program for children in the community

-Talk with the librarian from the public library to set something up

-Incorporate a video in which teenagers voice their opinion on reading

-Document masterpiece through videos

-Perhaps set up events with authors

Network Conversations

Member 1
 Jayce- Dance, Medicine, Sociology, Time Travel

-Medicine= dream job, dance= main hobby

-Would like to combine dance+medicine+sociology through a video format

-Perhaps analyze effects of dancing through medicine

-Perhaps use video/dance presentations to explain medical terms

-Also wants to study human behavior (how we act, react, and retort)

-Write a report on the theories of time travel

-Gather information on how theories came to be formed (H.G. Wells book, articles, movies, shows)