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USE THE L.O.L.s (Language of Literature)

 

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  Write Like a Boss LIterary Analysis Language.doc  

ANALYTICAL DICTION- What authors do, what characters do, what stories do::


Imply(ies)
Illustrate(s) 
represent(s) 
Describe(s) 
Establish(es) 
Characterize(s) 
Imply(ies) motive 
Symbolize(s)
Contrast(s)
Instigates(s) 
React(s)
Suggest(s) 
Build(s)
Create(s) 
Pace(s)
Allude(s)
Trigger(s)
Narrate(s) 
Comment(s) 
Employ(s)
Move(s)
Foreshadow(s)
Reveal(s)
 
LANGUAGE OF LITERATURE: Words to use accurately to categorize elements of literature and maintain an accurate discussion

Connotation
Denotation 
Diction 
Epiphany
Figurative language:
     Metaphor 
     Simile 
     Hyperbole
     Personification
Imagery 
Plot 
   Foreshadowing 
   Suspense 
   Conflict 
   Exposition 
   Rising Action 
   Crisis 
   Resolution/Denouement 
Point of View 
    Narrator 
    First-person 
    Second person 
    Third Person (Objective) or Omniscient 

Recognition
Rhythm  
Author vs. Speaker or Narrator
3 types of Irony:  verbal, situational, dramatic
Structure (of fiction or non-fiction:  verse, prose, short story, novel, types of essays:  argument, expository, narrative)
Character:  
  • Protagonist, Antagonist, Minor Character, Static Character
  •  Dynamic Character, Stock Character, Stereotype
 
 
Additional Core Terms:

   Synecdoche
   Dead Metaphor
   Euphemism
   Oxymoron
   Metonymy
   Allusion
   Tone (formal & informal)
   Culture
   Parallel Structure
   Glossary
   Thesaurus
   Infer    
   Nuance