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ENG 2D Language and Writing Flipper Activities

ENG 2P Literature and Writing Flipper

Objective: Students will create a useful reference tool for their study of literature and writing. The first section, Literary Terms, will be completed during the first part of the first unit. The second part will be completed near the end of the unit as students prepare to write their first essay.

Part One: Literary Terms: Definitions for the following terms will be found in the text provided or from the teacher directly. This part of the flipper will use 6 cards.


 * Card # || Literary Terms ||
 * 1. || Title Card ||
 * 2. || Imagery: Literal, Figurative, Aural ||
 * 3. || Metaphor, Simile, Personification ||
 * 4. || Hyperbole, Allusion, Symbol ||
 * 5. || Irony, Allegory, Satire ||
 * 6. || Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance ||
 * 7. || Rhyme, Rhythm, Anaphora ||
 * 8. || Stanzas ||
 * 9. || Elegy, Sonnet, Lyric Poetry ||
 * 10. || Dramatic Monologue, Narrative, Ballad ||
 * 11. || Short Story Plot Outline ||
 * 12. || Point of View ||
 * 13. || Types of Conflict ||
 * 14. || Setting, Mood, Tone ||

ENG 2P Literature and Writing Flipper Part One: Literary Terms

Card 2: Imagery Literal Imagery: uses direct description to create image: The apple is red. Figurative Imagery: uses figures of speech to create image: The apple is as red as blood. Aural Imagery: uses devices of sound to create image: The bitter apple is battered and bruised.

Card 3: Metaphor, Simile, Personification Metaphor: A comparison that speaks of one thing as if it were another, to show a connection between the two; it does not use like or as: The blood red apple Simile: A comparison of two unlike things using like or as: The apple was sour like the life of one forgotten. Personification: A literary device in which human qualities or actions are attributed to inanimate objects: The apple called out its pain when it hit the floor.

Card 4: Hyperbole, Allusion, Symbol Hyperbole: Exaggeration used not to deceive but for humorous or dramatic effect: Our apples taste a million times better this year. Allusion: A reference to a presumably known person, place, thing in history, literature, religion, mythology, culture: It was as if he was taking a bite of Eve’s apple. Symbol: The use of a concrete object to stand for an abstract or more complicated idea: His face revealed the meaning of the apple in his hand.

Card 5: Irony, Allegory, Satire Irony: The use of words to express a meaning opposite to or different from the words’ literal meaning: The apple was sweet until he saw the worm. Allegory: A symbolic piece of literature having a second, deeper meaning beneath the readily apparent one: The Chronicles of Narnia (sorry, no apples) Satire: A blend of wit, irony, and humour used to reveal and criticize human foolishness and frailties: Mad TV, SNL

Card 6: Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance Alliteration: The repetition of beginning sounds in groups of words: The ruby red apple was ripe. Assonance: The close repetition of the same vowel sound between different consonants: Though the apple was not ripe, inside it was white. Consonance: The close repetition of the same consonant sounds with different vowel sounds: He approached with the apple pie he prepared.

Card 7: Rhyme, Rhythm, Anaphora Rhyme: The same sound occurring in different words, usually used for effect: The apple is green / like a ripe string bean. Rhythm: The pattern of accented and unaccented or stressed and unstressed syllables in written or spoken language: The apple shines but not the pear. Anaphora: The repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases for effect: Red, red apple, you are sweet / Red, red apple, you I eat.

Card 8: Stanza Stanza: The unit of organization of lines of poetry. There are many different types of stanzas. 2 line stanza: Couplet 3 line stanza: Triplet (tercet:all three lines rhyme) 4 line stanza: Quatrain 5 line stanza: Cinquain 6 line stanza: Sestet 7 line stanza: Septet 8 line stanza: Octave 9 line stanza: Spenserian (rare form)

Card 9: Elegy, Lyric Poetry, Sonnet Elegy: Traditionally, a formal poem that is a solemn meditation, written as a lament for the death of a particular person Lyric Poetry: A subjective, emotional poem with musical roots that may use rhythm and rhyme to evoke a reflective, introspective mood. Sonnet: A lyric poem with 14 lines, often written using 10 syllables per line. The Shakespearean sonnet has 3quatrains and a rhyming couplet at the end. The Italian sonnet has an octave and a sestet.

Card 10: Dramatic Monologue, Narrative, Ballad Dramatic Monologue: A poem in which the speaker addresses an unseen, silent listener. The speaker reveals hidden aspects of their character. Narrative: A poem that tells a story. Ballad: A narrative poem about common events and people. Typically a ballad has four line stanzas and a refrain (chorus)

Card 11: Short Story Plot Outline

Students are to use the information found on the Short Story Plot Outline provided with the story, “The Bicycle”.

Card 12: Points of View Points of View: The perspective and voice from which information and impressions are conveyed. This is determined by the choice of narrator. 1st Person: The message is conveyed through one character voice. Uses pronouns: I, me, my, we, us. 2nd Person: The message is conveyed through one voice, but that voice is directed at the reader as if they are the participant in the drama. Uses the pronouns associated with You, but there must be the absence of I. 3rd Person Omniscient: This is the godlike narrator who can reveal thoughts and feelings from all characters. Uses pronouns: he, him, she, her. 3rd Person Limited: A central character is used as an observer or participant in the drama. Readers are limited to experiencing only what the character experiences. Uses pronouns: he, him, she, her.

Card 13: Types of Conflict Conflict: The central struggle or problem of a narrative, which moves the plot forward or motivates the protagonist. Types of Conflict: Person vs. Self: The character struggles with decisions they must make. Person vs. Person: A clear struggle between the protagonist and another character or characters. Person vs. Environment: The character struggles with an aspect of the setting, be it nature or urban life. Person vs. Supernatural: The character struggles with a force outside of the physical world.

Card 14: Setting, Mood, Tone Setting: The environment or surroundings in which a story takes place. Also includes the time period. Mood: A prevailing feeling created in or by a work. Also referred to as Atmosphere. Tone: The writer’s attitude toward the subject or audience in a work.