Guided Learning Activity Kit

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Guided Learning Activity Kit

Techniques and Literary Devices in Drama

Quarter 2- Week 2

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English ? Grade 12 Guided Learning Activity Kit Elements, Techniques, and Literary Devices in Drama Quarter 2- Week 2

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Techniques and Literary Devices in Drama

Introduction Do you still remember the love story of Romeo and Juliet? I am sure you do! You had it when you were in your 9th Grade. It is one of the greatest dramas of all time. For the same reason, there are a lot of movie adaptations of this drama. Have you ever wondered why this drama is so popular and interesting? Apart from the plot, readers and viewers fall in love with the setting, characters and their dialogue in this tragic drama. William Shakespeare was able to captivate the audience and readers with his technique in writing. His works were well known for having rich variety of literary devices. These literary devices are elements or techniques used to make the drama even more appealing to the audience. In your Junior High School years you have encountered some of these literary devices such as simile, metaphor, personification, irony, hyperbole, onomatopoeia and more. In this Guided Learning Activity Kit (GLAK), you will learn more about other techniques and literary devices more particularly used in drama.

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Learning Competency

Identify the various elements, techniques, and literary devices in Drama (HUMSS_CW/MPIj-IIc-15).

Objectives

At the end of this Guided Learning Activity Kit, you should be able to: 1. draw a graphic organizer showing the techniques and literary devices in

drama; 2. write examples of techniques and literary devices in drama; and 3. identify the techniques and literary devices in drama.

Review

Directions: Recall the elements in drama which you have learned in your previous Guided Learning Activity Kit. Define the following terms below by completing the blanks. Write your answer in the answer sheet prescribed by your teacher.

A. ELEMENTS OF DRAMA 1. Characters are _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________.

2. Setting refers to ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________.

3. Plot is the ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________.

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4. Dialogue refers to ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________.

Discussion

A literary device, according to Davidson (2020), is any specific aspect of literature, or a particular work, which we can recognize, identify, interpret and/or analyze. Both literary elements and literary techniques can rightly be called literary devices.

Literary techniques are specific, deliberate constructions of language which an author uses to convey meaning. An author's use of a literary technique usually occurs with a single word or phrase, or a particular group of words or phrases, at one single point in a text. Unlike literary elements, literary techniques are not necessarily present in every text (Davidson 2020).

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Techniques and Literary Devices in Drama

1. Anaphora (pronounced uh--naf-er-uh) is when a certain word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of clauses or sentences that follow each other. This repetition emphasizes the phrase while adding rhythm to the passage, making it more memorable and enjoyable to read.

Example: I will do it because I want to. I will do it because I have to. I

will do it because I need to!

The repetition of the phrase, "I will do it" made the emotions more intense.

2. Synecdoche (pronounced si-nek-duh-kee) is a figure of speech which allows a part to stand for a whole or for a whole to stand for a part.

Example: When using synecdoche, you refer to your car as your

"wheels" and a handful of quarters, dimes, and pennies as the "change" needed to pay the meter.

3. The adage (pronounced ad-ij) expresses a well-known and simple truth in a few words.

Example: Have you ever been told that a penny saved is a penny

earned? Perhaps you've heard that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, or that two heads are certainly better than one. These familiar lines are adages: brief pieces of wisdom in the form of short, philosophical, and memorable sayings.

4. Soliloquy (pronounced suh-li-luh-kwee) is a literary device in the form of a speech or monologue spoken by a single character in a theatrical play or drama. The purpose of a soliloquy is for the character to express their inner thoughts and feelings that are not intended to be heard or known by other characters in the play or the audience members. Essentially, during a soliloquy, the action of the play stops, as if time has paused for the audience to be "inside" the speaker's head for a moment while they articulate what they are thinking. This is effective as a literary device in terms of providing insight into a character's emotions and reflections.

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Example: One of the most famous soliloquies in literature is

Hamlet's private monologue beginning with "To be, or not to be..."

To be, or not to be?that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep? No more?and by a sleep to say we end The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to. `Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep? To sleep?perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub, For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.

5. Foil is a character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character. The objective is to highlight the traits of the other character. The term foil, though generally being applied to a contrasting character, may also be used for any comparison that is drawn to portray a difference between two things.

Example: Allen and Brendan are best friends. They have total

opposite attitude. Allen is very outgoing and talks more. Allen is not good in music, but he has high level of confidence.

In this example, Allen is the foil of Brendan. We get to realize that Brendan is shy and silent type even if it is not directly stated. He is also not that good in music and has low confidence level. That is how foil works in drama

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Activities

Guided Practice 1: Let's Draw This!

Directions: In your prescribed answer sheet, draw a graphic organizer showing the techniques and literary devices in drama discussed. Please be guided by the criteria below:

Criteria Completeness of Information Organization of Information Style and Creativity

8 Points 7 Points 5 Points 20 Points

Guided Practice 2: Show me more!

Directions: Write examples of the techniques and literary devices discussed. Do this in an answer sheet prescribed by your teacher.

Techniques and Literary Devices

1. Anaphora

Example

2. Synecdoche

3. Adage

4. Soliloquy

5. Foil

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