Literary Terms, devices, -isms, forms, etc



AP Literature Presentations

Literary Terms, devices, novels, -isms, forms, philosophical and literary time periods, literary critical lenses, etc.

The list of literature forms, devices, and novels studied in previous years of AP literary merit, and literary historical time periods, literary and philosophical movements and literary critical lenses all form the backbone of English language and literary methodology and history. Each of you will be assigned to research a particular literary component, either individually or with a partner, and create a PowerPoint presentation. Everyone will take notes on the presentations. Obviously you will not be required to turn in notes for your own presentation.

First, for those assigned to present on a literary form or literary devices, you will need to check out a copy of Essential Literary Terms with Exercises by Sharon Hamilton. The book is divided into particular genres or literary devices. You will need to create a PowerPoint on the information for the section you have been assigned.

• Next, you will need to provide examples of the genres or the devices.

• Finally, you will need to choose one example to analyze for effect and purpose to “teach to the class.”

• For example, if you are assigned novel types, of which there are nine types, in addition to short story and novella, you will need to identify the types with definitions, and you will need an example of each.

• You will also need to choose at least one type, such as novel of character, and analyze the example title with textual evidence to show the author’s effect created and the purpose of the choice of that type of novel.

• For example, for novel of character, you might identify the novel Pride and Prejudice as a novel of character. However, it also satisfies the definition of a novel of incident, which is primarily a plot-driven novel. How is this true?

• You would need to explain how the novel satisfies the definition of novel of character more completely than a novel of incident by exploring Jane Austen’s effect and purpose.

If you are assigned figurative language or rhetorical strategies, you will also need definitions and examples of each with explanations.

• For these presentations you will need to provide specific textual evidence either in the form of a specific poem or a prose passage.

• You will need to analyze the poem or prose selection through the use of the devices/strategies.

• For example, if you are assigned figures of thought (tropes), you would choose perhaps a soliloquy from Romeo and Juliet and analyze Shakespeare’s use of metaphor, similie, and personification.

• Again, you will need to speak about the author’s effect and purpose created.

You will be scored on the details, depth, and critical voice you provide in your presentation. In addition, you need to engage the class in your literary analysis of devices or genres.

Second, for those of you who are assigned to present on a novel studied in a previous year that qualify as possessing AP literary merit, your presentation will be to follow the format of the reading record assignment.

For example, title, author and genre are straight-forward and informational, but beginning with setting through each of the subsequent elements, you need to provide significance and depth to your discussions.

• Setting isn’t just where and when, but also a discussion of the effect and purpose of the setting.

• Clearly, in Pride and Prejudice, the setting in the 18th century England with a focus on the landed gentry and wealthy classes is socially and culturally significant. You need to provide the same depth to each of the other elements as well.

Third, for those assigned to present on a literary time period or a philosophical/literary movement, your research begins with the internet. Most of the topics are are outlined on the following literature timeline:

• The first topic is Renaissance – Elizabethan and Jacobean Ages (1558 – 1625)– which includes a variety of European writers. You need to identify and explain the relevance of the titles to the time period and dominant literary structures.

• In addition, you need a list of examples of writers and their most prominent works. Also, you need to discuss the significance in terms of their development of the particular genre that dominated the time period.

• Most importantly, you need to discuss the literary characteristics, the social and cultural relevance, and the styles.

• For example, Shakespeare is the dominant writer of the period so you would explore his literary characteristics, social and cultural relevance, and his style. You would also want to do the same for other writers of the time period. The timeline includes a few, but your research should provide others as well.

The timeline give your dates, authors, and titles, but you will need to do further research on the authors and the titles.

Again, focus on the literary characteristics – poetry or prose, style and language used – social and cultural elements that influenced the writers and their works, and at least one author and textual evidence to discuss style and theme.

One of the writers listed is Christopher Marlowe and his work, Doctor Faustus. You should discuss the work’s background and dominant literary characteristics, its significance as a social and cultural document, and have textual evidence to discuss the style.

Fourth, for those assigned to analyze a literary piece by applying a literary critical lens, you will need to choose a poem or a novel that has been cleared by me. Next, you will present your analysis to the class using the literary critical technique assigned to you.

• For example, if you are assigned the critical technique of historical-biographical, you will need to analyze the novel or poem according to the checklist of biographical critical questions outlined on the handout, Literary Criticism and Theory.

• The first question on the checklist of biographical questions is what influences – people, ideas, movements, events – evident in the writer’s life dos the work reflect?

• The first question on the checklist for historical questions is when is the work written? When was it published? How was it received by the critics and public and why?

• The choice of text should be guided by which critical theory you are assigned. Historical-biographical critical analysis would be relevant to Lord of the Flies or The Great Gatsby. Medea would be a good choice for a feminist approach, and Frankenstein and Crime and Punishment might best be analyzed through a psychological techniques. 1984 might best be seen through a moral-philosophical point-of-view, coupled with historical-biographical techniques.

• As the year progresses and your sophistication, depth, and complexity of analysis develops, you will bring a greater richness and depth to this presentation.

The presentations are worth 200 points, or 2 essay grades.

List of Literary Presentations

Essential Literary Terms with Exercises by Sharon Hamilton

Fiction

1. Novel types (Wednesday, 2/6)

Period 1: Laura Im Period 2: Annie Park Period 3: Andrew Su

Figurative Language

2. Figures of Thoughts (Tropes) (Wednesday, 2/6)

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Pathetic Fallacy, Synecdoche, Metonymy, Irony

Period 1: Gabby Skinner Period 2: Kimmie Birdsell Period 3: Tony Phan

3. Figures of Thought (Tropes Dependent on Contrasting Levels of Meaning) (Wednesday, 2/13)

Hyperbole, Understatement, Paradox, Oxymoron, Litotes, Periphrasis, Pun

Period 1: Lauren Alverado Period 2: Alonso Zorilla Period 3: Kim Miller

4. Figures of Speech (Schemes) (Wednesday, 2/13)

Apostrophe, Rhetorical Question, Anaphora, Antithesis, Chiasmus

Period 1: Emily Bui Period 2: Mika Cabar Period 3: Christine Hua

5. Structure (Wednesday, 2/20)

In Medias Res, Exposition, Narrative Pace, Parenthetical Observation, Subplot, and Shift and Style

Period 1: Jackie Nunez Period 2: Rayna Sabar Period 3: Minnie Che

Literary styles and movements (Some will be completed with a partner)

6. Renaissance – Elizabethan and Jacobean Ages (558-1625) (Wednesday, 2/20)

Period 1: Jaleigh Belles and Kori Decker Period 2: Andy Kim Period 3: Moira Abdon and Aggie Mach

7. Renaissance – Caroline Age and Commonwealth Period (1625 – 1669) ( Wednesday, 2/27)

Period 1: Robert Guo and Avissa Zomorrodian Period 2: Lauren Chow Period 3: Taylor Shin and Nika Uka

8. Neo-classical period (1660 – 1770) The Restoration and The Augustan Age (1700 – 1745) (Age of Pope)

(Wednesday, 2/27)

Period 1: Nicole Braman and Sarah Cohen Period 2: Veronika Morrison Period 3: Andrew Muradyan and Shelby Rosenberg

9. Neo-classical Period (1650 – 1750) Puritan/Colonial Literature (America) (Wednesday, 3/6)

Period 1: Austin Nguyen and Prathyusha Y. Period 2: Kaylie Yoon Period 3: Imran Gosla and Justen Lee

10. The Romantic Period (1785 – 1830)

The Romantic Period (1785 – 1830) (America) Include The Gothic period (Wednesday, 3/6)

Period 1: Kelly Archer and Elliott Kim Period 2: Megan Francisco Period 3: Stacy Nguyen and Jason Nomburg

11. Victorian Period (1848 – 1860) (England)

Victorian Period (1840 – 1860) Transcendentalism (America) (Wednesday, 3/13)

Period 1: Eli Foreman and Wendy Wiebach Period 2: Vivian Lei Period 3: Jackie Hingko and JP Reyes

12. The Age of Realism (1865 – 1900) America

The Edwardian Period (1901 – 1914) Europe (Determinism) (Wednesday, 3/13)

Period 1: Olivia Guiliana and Minh Mguyen Period 2: Marissa Gamberutti Period 3: Nala AlMasri and Karina Oelerich

13. Naturalism (1901 – 1914) America (Thursday, 3/21)

Period 1: Rachel Chiang and Katie Park Period 2: Yeyoon Choi Period 3: Brian Phan and Stephen Sing

14. The Modern Period (1914 – 1945) America (Existentialism)

The Modern Period (1914 – 1945) Europe (Thursday, 3/21)

Period 1: Holly Bard Period 2: Angie Sandoval Period 3: Shinah Lee and Kelly Quinlan

15. Post-Modernism (1950 -) (Wednesday, 3/27)

Period 1: Rachel Shrader Period 2: Kaila Dotson Period 3: Eillie Cho and Paul Collins

Novels

16. Great Gatsby (Wednesday, 3/27)

Period 1: Diana Kalaji Period 2: Rachel Remick Period 3: Clarissa Otoo

17. Huckleberry Finn (Wednesday, 4/10)

Period 1: Alex Choi Period 2: Alex Garn Period 3: Ryan Thaliffdeen

18. Lord of the Flies (Wednesday, 4/10)

Period 1: Vanessa Buenrostro Period 2: Hannah Lee Period 3: Dennis Hyunh

19. Catcher in the Rye (Wednesday 4/17)

Period 1: Melerie Uribe Period 2: Mitchell Nazaroff Period 3: Dana Nguyen

20. The Glass Menagerie (Wednesday 4/17)

Period 1: Taylor Rios Period 2: Vy Quach Period 3: Gabriella Jew

The Tragedy of King Lear

Pride and Prejudice

The Awakening

Heart of Darkness

The Things They Carried

Outside reading books for each quarter also will require a completed Reading Record turned into due 5/3

Literary Critical Lenses

21. Historical-Biographical (Wednesday, 4/24)

Period 1: Nardeen Daewood Period 2: Caitlin Johnson Period 3: Kavon Shirvani

22. Formalist (Wednesday, 4/24)

Period 1: Naveena Chilukuri Period 2: Deepika Naidu Period 3: Devin McKay

23. Psychological (Freudian) (Wednesday, 5/1)

Period 1: Madison Smith Period 2: Laura Krause Period 3: Abby Baeza

24. Mythological-Achetypal (Jungian) (Wednesday, 5/1)

Period 1: Andy Seo Period 2: Ryan Maclin Period 3: Amy Scheuerman

25. Feminist (Thursday, 5/2)

Period 1: Mark Hwang Period 2: Hannah Leonard Period 3: Janki Patel

26. Marxist criticism (Thursday, 5/2)

Period 1: Natasha Mehrad Period 3: Rachel Herzog

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