WOWs – Words of the Week 9/24/2014

1. WOWs – Words of the Week9/24/2014 GENRE SYMBOL SIMILE METAPHOR

2. Genre • A genre is a division or type of literature. • Literature is commonly divided into three major genres: • Poetry • Prose • Drama Each major genre is, in turn, divided into lesser genres, as follows:

3. Poetry: • Lyric poetry • Concrete poetry • Dramatic poetry • Narrative poetry • Epic poetry

4. Prose: • Fiction (novels & short stories) • Nonfiction (biography, autobiography, letters, essays, and reports)

5. Drama: • Serious drama & tragedy • Comic drama • Melodrama • Farce

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7. SYMBOL • A symbol is literary device that contains several layers of meaning, often concealed at first sight, and is representative of several other aspects, concepts or traits than those that are visible in the literal translation alone. Symbol is using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning. Example:  • The phrase “a new dawn” does not talk only about the actual beginning of a new day but also signifies a new start, a fresh chance to begin and the end of a previous tiring time. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-F599mU6L4

8. Simile & Metaphor http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/similesandmetaphors/ Simile – comparison of two things using the words, “like” or “as” Example: “It’ll be like a knife going through maple butter.” (HWH - page 28) Metaphor – comparison of two things without using “like” or “as” “Empty moving boxes piled in a heap—the cardboard symbols of starting over.” (HWH – page 57)