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LITERARY DEVICESADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
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BILDUNGSROMAN
A novel which chronicles the physical, emotional, and psychological development of a young protagonist through to adulthood
Examples: Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn, Twain (debatable) David Copperfield,
Charles Dickens The Kite Runner, Hosseini A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,
Smith
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COLLOQUIALISM
A conversational expression or spoken, informal level of speech
Example from modern-day language: "I think country gets dumped on across the board by the
Grammys."(Toby Keith)
She was recently dumped by her fiance. Example from Huck Finn:
“You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but that ain’t no matter.”
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DIALECT
The particular variety of language spoken in a definite place by a distinct group of people Dialects vary in pronunciation, vocabulary, use of
colloquialisms, and sentence structure Dialects are used to establish setting and provide local color Examples:
South: "Y'all"North: "You guys"
South: "Fixin' to"North: "About to"
South: "Howdy"North: "Hey"
South: "Twixt"North: "Between“
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EPISODIC
Narrative fiction which is structured around a series of loosely linked vignettes, each of which contains a conflict, climax, and conclusion
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IRONY
A contrast or tension between what is expected and what occurs Situational Irony – When a character or reader
expects one thing to happen, but the opposite occurs
Verbal Irony – When a character means the opposite of what is said (i.e. sarcasm) ML: Kids, we have a pop quiz today! KIDS: Oh, great.
Dramatic Irony – When there is a contrast between what a character knows and what a reader knows
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LOCAL COLOR
The use of characters and details unique to a particular geographic area. Created by the use of customs, clothing,
manners, attitudes, scenery, or landscape Local color stories were extremely popular
after the Civil War Examples: Mark Twain – Mississippi River, Bret
Harte – The Wild West
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MOOD
Atmosphere; the feeling created in the reader by a literary work Not to be confused with tone, which reflects
the feelings of the writer CREEPY: http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBGGAjMg9vw
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NAÏVE NARRATOR
A first-person narrator who, though not always, is often young and possesses traits of innocence, openness, candor, and a lack of sophistication
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PICARESQUE
A satirical, episodic novel that presents the life story of: A triumphant rascal Of low social status Making a living through his wits
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POINT OF VIEW
The perspective or vantage point from which a story is told: First Person: I saw her from across the hallway and my
heart stopped. I liked that girl. Second Person: You saw her from across the hallway
and your heart stopped. You liked that girl. Third Person Limited: He saw her from across the
hallway and his heart stopped. He liked that girl. She smiled at him. What could that beautiful smile mean? Did she like him, too?
Third Person Omniscient: He saw her from across the hallway and his heart stopped. He liked that girl. She saw him and smiled. She liked him, too.
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REALISM
An accurate and detailed portrayal of real life The literary movement of Realism developed in
the latter half of the 19th century Based on careful observations about contemporary
life Usually portrays something unapologetically, “warts
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ROMANTICISM
A literary and artistic movement of the first half of the nineteenth century which arose in reaction against eighteenth century Rationalism
Values Imagination Emotion over reason Individuality The exotic Nature
American Romantics: Poe, Thoreau, Emerson, Dickinson, Hawthorne
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SATIRE
A literary technique in which ideas, customs, behaviors, or institutions are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society
Satire uses: Irony Sarcasm Exaggeration Caricature
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TONE
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject. The language and details used help to create tone.
Examples: Playful Serious Bitter Angry Detached
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Literary Devices in Modern Reality http://
www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/the-californians/1396627/