World LiteratureMonday, September 19Tuesday, September 20

Today’s Targets Identify and analyze the use of literary

devices Develop an awareness of how author’s

craft both entertainment and meaning in their writing

“The Craft of Writing” Agenda– Day 11. Warm-up2. Literary devices pretest3. “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl4. Literary terms review

Warm-up What hobbies or activities do you

participate in that have a special vocabulary? (Consider sports, automobiles, scrapbooking, etc.)

List 5 vocabulary words and their meanings for your area.

Example – Ultimate Frisbee

Huck-a long throw Bid-when a player lays-out to either make a

defensive block or a catch when on offense Vertical stack-refers to a play structure in

which the offense lines up in the middle of the field

Flick-refers to a forehand throw Force (home or away)-the direction that the

defense tries to make the offense throw Callahan-when a player on the defensive

side catches the disc/frisbee in their endzone

Prepare for lit. devices pretest This is a PRE test! It helps me to see what you know and

don’t know.

Literature also has a vocabulary.Pre-test, number 1-6

1. The person telling the story2. When something in the story gives you a hint

about what’s going to happen in the story3. When an object or event has a non-literal

meaning in the story or represents something else

4. Comparisons – some use like or as 5. A reference to something outside the story

that a reader is already familiar with6. An extended metaphor –the same one seen

throughout the story

Answers and examples 1. Narrator – person telling the story – lots

of different kinds

“When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.”

Lee, Harper. To Kill A Mockingbird. Warner Books ed. New York: Warner Books, 1960. 7. Print.

2. Foreshadowing Clues about what will happen

“Don’t stray from the path, don’t talk to strangers, and don’t stop until you get to your grandmother’s house”

Grimm, Jacob, and Wilhelm Grimm. Grimm's Fairy Tales. New York: Knox, 1982. 123. Print

3. Symbolism When something is more than it seems.

Example – In T.H. White’s The Once and Future King, the sword in the stone is more than just a literal sword; it represents Arthur’s strength and authority

Harry Potter’s scar

The Mockingjay from The Hunger Games series

4. Simile and Metaphor Simile – a comparison using “like” or

“as.”Example – “My love is like a red, red rose” from the poem by Robert Burns.

Metaphor – a comparison that doesn’t use “like” or “as.”Example – I am a butterfly, flying free. (I made that one up)

5. Allusion A reference to something else, often not

explicit, to help you understand the current reading.

For example – two young boys in a scary (but non-nautical situation) . One says “We’re going to need a bigger boat.”

Phineas and Ferb examples

6. Allegory – extended metaphor When a comparison is made over a

chapter or the entire work

Example – Orwell’s Animal Farm

“The Landlady” by Roald Dahl Other texts by Roald Dahl

James and the Giant Peach Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The BFG

Listen to the story as I read it to you. We will discuss it next class period.