Beowulf/ Literary Terms/ Figurative Language

this part of the plot relieves the tension and leads to the conclusion

part of the plot that establishes the characters and setting

appealing to credibility or authority

"...ignorance like a small bird beating about the cruel wires of a cage."

when both the characters and the audience are surprised

how the author or speaker feels

"Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers"

uses person pronouns such as "I", "me", "my", "us"

appealing to emotion

Uses the pronoun "you", literary work addressing the audience directly

word choice

when only the characters are surprised..the audience knows something the characters do not know

"Then I will lay the serving creature's dagger on your plate. I'll RE you. I'll FA you."

why the author writes

"When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, it rained a little more than usual."

painting a picture with words, words that appeal to the 5 senses

this part of the plot is the highest point of tension

"If you were a Transformer, you'd be a hot-obot called Optimus Fine"

"On Friday afternoons, Monroe becomes a Garden of Eden"

focuses on the thoughts and feelings of one character.

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

this part of the plot serves as the conclusion

this part of the plot is the highest point of tension

"I'm the sunshine in your hair. I'm the shadow on the ground. I'm the whisper in the wind. "

saying the same idea or phrase over and over

the message that can be taken away from a text

"You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it."

where and when the story takes place

"Seattle Seahawks"

"On Friday afternoons, Monroe becomes a Garden of Eden"

appealing to logic

"You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes."

this part of the plot builds the tension

"Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Father of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health."

"The terror of the hall troops had come far."

"I'll love you dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet."

"O brawling love! O loving hate! O heavy lightness!"

the feeling that the audience is supposed to have/ the atmosphere of a literary work

focuses on the thoughts and feelings of every character

these questions do not require an answer

"The party was lit; we talked about Shakespeare for hours."