Anglo- American literature

Teacher: Divine Grace M. Vidal

Theater or theatre
Single Vowel and Consonant Sounds (IPA)

Familiarizing the Stage

Literary Devices

Coverage for the 3rd Grading Exam

Familiarizing the Stage and stage Structures
 Literary devices
• Literary devices are techniques that writers use to create a
special and pointed effect in their writing, to convey
information, and/or to help the reader understand the piece on
a deeper level. These devices are often used for emphasis or
clarity; they are also used to get the reader to more strongly
connect with either the story as a whole or specific characters,
themes, etc.
Similes

• sim·i·le
• /ˈsiməlē/
• noun
• plural noun: similes
• a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with
another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more
emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).
Foreshadowing

• Foreshadowing is a literary device in which a writer gives an

advance hint of what is to come later in the story. Also what can
happen without the charters. Foreshadowing often appears at the
beginning of a story, or a chapter, and it helps the reader develop
expectations about the upcoming events.

Example:
He had no idea of the disastrous chain of events to follow.
Rhyme

• Rhyme is a popular literary device in which the repetition of the

same or similar sounds occurs in two or more words, usually at the
end of lines in poems or songs. In a rhyme in English, the vowel
sounds in the stressed syllables are matching, while the preceding
consonant sound does not match. The consonants after the
stressed syllables must match as well. For example, the words
“gaining” and “straining” are rhyming words in English because
they start with different consonant sounds, but the first stressed
vowel is identical, as is the rest of the word.
Repetition

• Repetition is a literary device that repeats the same words or

phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more
memorable. There are several types of repetition commonly used
in both prose and poetry.

• Example: -If you think you can do it, you can do it.
--The politician declared, “We will fight come what may, we will
fight on all fronts, we will fight for a thousand years.”
Oxymoron

• Definition of oxymoron
• : a combination of contradictory or incongruous words .

Examples: Alone together Loudest Scream

Open Secret Deafening Silence
Metaphore

• a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an

object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

• Examples : "He broke my heart."

Your heart isn't literally broken; you're just feeling hurt and sad.

"I'm
feeling blue."
_means someone is sad.
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Gerunds/Gerund phrases
Coverage: *
*Uses or functions Gerund Sentences
*Literary Devices
*Single Vowel and the Single
*Consonant Sound of IPA
*Element of Story
1. Kinds of character
2. Types of Conflict