This course will focus on different literary devices and how we can use them when writing creatively in various styles. Each lesson pairs a literary device with a style of writing. For example, one lesson will be on writing in the comedic style, and through this we will learn about the d...
Copy This Storyboard Prose This form of literary expression has no formal metrical structure. It applies a natural flow of speech, and ordinary grammatical structure, rather than rhythmic structure, such as in the case of traditional poetry. Prose is an example of literary text that is typicall...
Example:“Hark, hark! The Lark!”— William Shakespeare 99. Narrative voice Narrative voiceis the voice from which a story in literature is told. It encompasses all of the decisions that an author makes in regards to voice, including tone, word choice, and diction. ...
Anecdote is a literary device that involves a short and often personal story or account that is used to illustrate a particular point or theme. Anecdotes can be humorous, serious, or poignant, and can be found in various forms of literature, from memoirs and essays to speeches and advertising...
43、An example like this illustrates a basic convention of poetic interpretation: consider what this poem and its procedures say about poetry or the creation of meaning. 44、Chapter 6 Narrative:the historical explanation follows not the logic of scientific causality but the logic of story ...
(3)Finally,agenreapproachcandeepenoursenseofthevalueofanysingletext,byallowingustoviewitcomparatively,alongsidemanyothertextsofitstype.Allcategoriesofbooksorstoriescanbecalledeitherfictionornon-fiction.Fiction amadeupstory cantellaboutthingsthatcouldhappen isreadforfun charactersmaybelikerealpeopleorimaginary Non-...
While Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Hills Like White Elephants” is short and features a seemingly plain dialogue and little action, careful analysis of the text shows that there is conflict brewing underneath the surface. While not explicitly stated, perhaps due to the controversial topic...
Ursula Le Guin’s speculative text “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and Shirley Jackson’s dystopian short story “The Lottery” encapsulates the effect of social conformity within a society. Written in the aftermath of World War II and towards the final years of the... ConformityThe ...
Example:“Hark, hark! The Lark!”— William Shakespeare 99. Narrative voice Narrative voiceis the voice from which a story in literature is told. It encompasses all of the decisions that an author makes in regards to voice, including tone, word choice, and diction. ...
Character is an example of a literary element. It is one of the most basic parts of a story, and every story needs a character of some sort, even if it's not a human. What are literary elements? Literary elements are the most fundamental parts of a story. They can include plot, cha...