allegory, parody, paradox, foreshadowing, and flashback
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Allegory, Parody, Paradox, Foreshadowing, and Flashback
Literary Elements
Abstract ideas and principles are expressed through characters, figures, and events.
An allegory is almost like a long metaphor. It is used to tell a story that teaches an idea
and a principle.It also preaches some kind of moral.
Allegory
Animal Farm”, written by George Orwell, is an allegory that uses animals on a farm to describe the overthrow of the last of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and the Communist Revolution of Russia before WW II. The actions of the animals on the farm are used to expose the greed and corruption of the revolution. It also describes how powerful people can change the ideology of a society. One of the cardinal rules on the farm for the animals is “All animals are equal, but a few are more equal than others.”
Examples of allegory
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Allegories in Pop Culture
A parody is an imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect.
Think of a parody as a caricature.
Parody
Speaking of Will Ferrell, he is one of the top parody-producers of our time.
Who are some of the people he makes parodies about in his work?
Examples of Parody
Parodies
A paradox is a statement that is self contradictory because it often contains two statements that are both true, but in general, cannot both be true at the same time.
Ex. Jumbo Shrimp
Paradox
•You can save money by spending it.•I'm nobody.•"What a pity that youth must be wasted on the
young." - George Bernard Shaw•Wise fool•Bittersweet•"I can resist anything but temptation."-Oscar Wilde•I'm a compulsive liar- am I lying when I say that?•Nobody goes to that restaurant because it is too
crowded.I must be cruel to be kind. -Hamlet
Examples of Paradox
http://youtu.be/3x1q5_lYMRA
Link to Paradox Video
A deliberate exaggeration of actions and ideas for the sake of emphasis.
When you think of a hyperbole, think of hyper.
Ex. Your bag weighs a ton!Ex. I have ninety-nine problems on my brain
right now!
Hyperbole
It gives a thing, an idea, or an animal human qualities.
Ex. The flowers are dancing behind the lake. Ex. Have you seen my new car? She’s a
beauty!
Personification
Both compare two distinct objects and draw similarity between them. The difference is that Simile uses “as” or “like” and Metaphor does not.
“My love is like a red red rose” (Simile)He is an old fox very cunning. (Metaphor)
Metaphor and Simile
The writer gives an advance hint about what is going to happen in the story.
Here are a few ways writers foreshadow in their works: Character DialogueEvent or action in the story. Title of bookTitle of chapter
Foreshadowing creates an interest with the reader. The reader gets a taste of what’s to come and wants to know more.
Foreshadowing
The author depicts the occurrence of specific events to the reader, which have taken place before the present time the narration is following, or events that have happened before the events that are currently unfolding in the story.
You can see flashbacks used very often in movies. For example, it is common in movies for there to be a flashback that gives the viewer a look into the characters life when they were younger, or when they have done something previously. This is done to help the viewer better understand the present situation.
Flashback