Literary Term Poster Assignment

ENG1D Literary Terms Literary Term Poster Assignment

Task: You will be randomly assigned a literary term. You then need to create a poster for the literary term you’ve chosen.

Your poster must have the following components:

 the name of the literary term

 a description  you will need to refer to a dictionary for this

 a visual representation (this may be a combination of photos, drawings, collage, words, etc.)

Once your poster is completed, you will present your poster to the class.

You will be given a large white sheet of paper for your poster, but make sure you bring to class all other supplies/materials you will need to create your poster (ie. markers, pencil crayons, magazines, scissors, glue, etc.)

Due Date: ______

Chosen Literary Term: ______

ENG1D Literary Terms

Rubric: Poster Presentation /30

Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Knowledge/  does not orally  oral presentation is  orally presents  orally presents Understanding present somewhat effective information fairly information very • information, information in an visual representation effectively effectively ideas effective manner portrays visual representation visual visual information with portrays representation /10 representation some effectiveness information fairly portrays does not effecively effectively information very portray effectively information Thinking/  demonstrates  demonstrates some  demonstrates  demonstrates a limited creativity creativity considerable high degree of Inquiry /5 • creative creativity creativity thinking ENG1D Literary Terms

Communication  has limited clarity  has some clarity of  has a clear and  has a strong, • focus and of focus and focus and purpose unified focus and clear, and unified purpose purpose purpose focus and purpose • visual elements  choice and  choice and  choice and  choice and and design arrangement of arrangement of arrangement of arrangement of (e.g., line, images and text images and text images and text images and text shape, form, show limited show some show considerable show extensive /10 colour, space, command of visual command of visual command of visual command of tone, balance, elements elements elements visual elements etc.)

Application  poster lacks most  poster contains  poster contains  poster contains • format of the required some of the most of the required all of the required /5 (required elements required elements elements elements elements)

COMMENTS:

LITERARY TERMS

TERMS STILL TO COVER!!!!!!!!!!

1) Point of View:

a) First Person: ENG1D Literary Terms b) Second Person:

c) Third Person (limited):

d) Third Person (omniscient):

2) Conflict:

a) Person vs. Person:

b) Person vs. Self:

c) Person vs. Nature:

d) Person vs. Society:

3) Plot:

a) Introduction:

b) Rising Action:

c) Climax:

d) Falling Action:

e) Resolution:

4) Myth:

5) Denotation:

6) Connotation:

1. Pathetic Fallacy

2. Alliteration: The use of the same beginning sounds in a series of words. This poetic device is used to add a melodious effect, e.g. sleepy students snore while testy teachers teach. ENG1D Literary Terms 3. Allusion: An implied reference to something from history, mythology, religion, literature, pop culture or other bodies of knowledge, e.g. hit by Cupid’s bow.

4. Atmosphere/Mood:

5. Assonance: The close repetition of the same vowel sounds between different consonants, e.g. His shirts are chalk-white and all alike.

6. Flashback

7. Foreshadowing: This is an indication or suggestion that a particular event will happen at a later point in the literary work. (Note – The initial event must share some specific details with the event that is foreshadowed.)

8. Hyperbole: Exaggeration used not to deceive, but for humorous or dramatic effect, e.g., she nearly died laughing.

9. Imagery: The formation of mental images or likenesses, often through the use of figures of speech, e.g. cherry-blossom springtime.

10. Situational Irony: When there is a contrast between what happens and what was expected (or what would seem appropriate).

11. Dramatic Irony: Reader knows more about the situation than the character; giving a statement a second meaning for the reader.

12. Cosmic Fate Irony: Destiny controls one's fate; where one has little influence or significance. In order to be ironic, this event must have torque (some built up pressure) and a twist (something unexpected must happen, rather than something that is expected but simply “a bummer”). e.g. “It’s like rain on your wedding day” is NOT ironic. The following situation adds torque and twist to this situation, making it ironic. A bride wants to make sure she does not get rained on during wedding day. She relocates the wedding to the Sahara desert and rents a tent just in case. The sprinkler system in the tent goes off and soaks her.

13. Narrator

14. Metaphor: An implied comparison between two unlike things. Metaphors do not contain like or as, e.g., she’s a brick. ENG1D Literary Terms 15. Onomatopoeia: The use of a word whose sound resembles the sound it denotes, giving it a striking effect, e.g. hiss, buzz, rattle, and bang.

16. Oxymoron: A figure of speech in which two contradictory terms are combined to emphasize their significance, e.g. fiery ice, sweet sorrow.

17. Parallelism: The deliberate repetition of the same or a similar grammatical structure; often used for effect in emotional or dramatic passages, e.g., I came, I saw, I conquered.

18. Personification: A literary device in which human qualities or actions are attributed to inanimate objects, e.g. the foghorn moaned. Human figures can also be used to represent abstract qualities, things or ideas, e.g. justice is a blindfolded woman holding a scale, Mother Country, Father Time.

19. Pun: The humorous use of words that sound the same. e.g. What’s black and white and red (read) all over? A newspaper.

20. Protagonist

21. Antagonist

22. Repetition: The deliberate reuse of the same word, words, or events to create an effect, e.g., the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

23. Setting

24. Simile: A direct comparison between two unlike things using like, as, or than, e.g., “Life is like a mountain.”

25. Suspense: The feeling of excitement and curiosity that keeps readers turning the pages. This is created by making readers wonder how the conflict will be resolved, what choice the protagonist will make, or what will happen next, e.g., Teenagers are hanging on the edge of a cliff; will they fall or scramble to safety?

26. Symbolism: The use of a concrete object to stand for an abstract or more complicated idea, e.g., a lion symbolizing courage. ENG1D Literary Terms 27. Theme

28. Tone: The author’s emotional attitude toward the subject or theme, e.g., righteous indignation, excitement, nostalgia.