One big difference between literary works and normal prose is the amount of figurative language present. While news reports and technical / academic papers are supposed to be clear and accurate, a literary work may choose not to be so. Writers typically play around with language. These forays into figurative words have been classified (by anal-retentive renaissance academicians) into various figures of speech, a number of which we discussed in class.
Favorite examples submitted:
Hyperbole: "After ten years..."
Antiphrasis: "That was entertaining."
Synechdoche: "Give me a hand."
Apostrophe: "Rain, rain go away, come again another day."
Allusion: "Math is his Achilles' heel."
Neologism: "Just google it."
Synesthesia: "He gave me a cold stare."
Metaphor: "School is hell."
NEXT SESSION: Poetry Reading!
Choose a poem and be ready to read it in class. No epic poetry or haiku, it should be of a decent length (maybe a couple of minutes to read). Read it several times before class and get a feel of the rhythm of the piece, especially if it's in free verse.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
PHILLIT Session 1: Intro
For those of you who weren't there (or weren't paying attention), here's what you missed:
1. Free index cards. My reward for showing up on the first day. I require index cards for record purposes and since the second day usually has late enrollees coming in, I don't check attendance in the first few days. I do, however, believe in rewarding good behavior. Think Pavlov, only with less saliva.
2. Grading system:
3. The class wrote their definitions of Literature and gave answers ranging from the good (involving some variant of "art" and "writing") to the inadequate ("any written work") to just plain wrong ("a form of english art").
4. Also asked what books they read and what TV shows they watched. Apart from the usual "Heroes," various anime, and "Harry Potter," notable answers were "Manila Bulletin" (yung may istorya nga eh) and "Maging Sino Ka Man."
HOMEWORK: Read up on Figures of Speech. To be discussed Tuesday.
1. Free index cards. My reward for showing up on the first day. I require index cards for record purposes and since the second day usually has late enrollees coming in, I don't check attendance in the first few days. I do, however, believe in rewarding good behavior. Think Pavlov, only with less saliva.
2. Grading system:
30% - Class standing, divided into assignments, seatwork, and recitation
25% - 5 point quizzes. Almost daily.
25% - Final project, which will probably be a book review
20% - Midterm exam, which involves poetry
3. The class wrote their definitions of Literature and gave answers ranging from the good (involving some variant of "art" and "writing") to the inadequate ("any written work") to just plain wrong ("a form of english art").
4. Also asked what books they read and what TV shows they watched. Apart from the usual "Heroes," various anime, and "Harry Potter," notable answers were "Manila Bulletin" (yung may istorya nga eh) and "Maging Sino Ka Man."
HOMEWORK: Read up on Figures of Speech. To be discussed Tuesday.
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