Lit Terms #6

simile: a figure of speech comparing two essentially unlike things through the use of a specific word of comparison. 
soliloquy: an extended speech, usually in a drama, delivered by a character alone on stage. 
spiritual: a folk song, usually on a religious theme.
speaker: a narrator, the one speaking stereotype: cliche, a simplified, standardized conception with a special meaning and appeal for members of a group; a formula story. 
stream of consciousness: the style of writing that attempts to imitate the natural flow of a character's thoughts, feelings, reflections, memories, and mental images, as the character experiences them.
structure: the planned framework of a literary selection; its apparent organization. 
style: the manner of putting thoughts into words; a characteristic way of writing or speaking.
subordination: the couching of less important ideas in less important structures of language. 
surrealism: a style in literature and painting that stresses the subconscious of the non-rational aspects of man's existence characterized by the juxtaposition of the bizarre and the banal.
suspension of disbelief: suspend not believing in order to enjoy it.
symbol: something which stands for something else, yet has a meaning of its own.
synesthesia: the use of one sense to convey the experience of another sense. 
synecdoche: another form of name changing, in which a part stands for the whole. 
syntax: the arrangement and grammatical relations of words in a sentence
theme: main idea of the story; its message(s). 
thesis: a proposition for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved of disapproved; the main idea 
tone: the devices used to create the mood and atmosphere of a literally work; the author's perceived point of view. 
tongue in cheek: a type of humor in which the speaker feigns seriousness; aka "dry" or "dead pan." 
tragedy: in literature any composition with a comber theme carried to a disastrous conclusion; a fatal event; protagonist usually is heroic but tragically (fatally) flawed. 
understatement: opposite of hyperbole; saying less than you mean for emphasis
vernacular: everyday speech 
voice: The textual features, such as diction and sentence structures, that  convey a writer's or speaker's persona. 
zeitgeist: the feeling of a particular era in history. 

Aldous Huxley

“Maybe this world is another planet’s hell.” 
― Aldous Huxley

This quote spoke out to me when I was researching for something to read about Huxley. I believe this quote has so much meaning to it because of all the what ifs in this world. Or are we all just trying to manage to get through life through each struggle that gets thrown at us?  Or does that make our life? I might be getting off topic of what his quote actually meant, but that is why it spoke to me while reading it. I go through so many subjects trying to figure out the meaning of life or the meaning of why we are here or the meaning of blank. Aldous Huxley seems like a smart person, hopefully reading "Brave New World" will do the exact same for me, like this certain quote I read now.

Lit Terms #5

parallelism: the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way
Ex- I sometimes use parallelism in my writing. 
parody: an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

Ex- the movie is a parody of the horror genre

pathos: a quality that evokes pity or sadness.
Ex-the actor injects his customary humor and pathos into the role.
personification: the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Ex-the design on the franc shows Marianne, the personification of the French republic
pedantry: excessive concern with minor details and rules.

Ex-to object to this is not mere pedantry. 

plot: a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.

Ex-there's a plot to overthrow the government.

poignant: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
Ex-a poignant reminder of the passing of time.
point of view: a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.
Ex-I'm trying to get Matthew to change his point of view. 
postmodernism: a late-20th-century style and concept in the arts, architecture, and criticism that represents a departure from modernism and has at its heart a general distrust of grand theories and ideologies as well as a problematical relationship with any notion of “art.”\
Ex- We learned about postmodernism junior year English. 
prose: written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

Ex- a short story in prose.

protagonist: the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
Ex- The protagonist in stories is almost always the good guy. 
pun: a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

Ex- The pigs were a squeal (if you'll forgive the pun).

purpose: the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.

Ex- the purpose of the meeting is to appoint a trustee. 

realism: the attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly.

Ex- the summit was marked by a new mood of realism. 

refrain: stop oneself from doing something.

Ex- She refrained from comment. 

requiem: an act or token of remembrance
Ex- he designed the epic as a requiem for his wife. 
resolution: a firm decision to do or not to do something.

Ex- she kept her resolution not to see Anne any more. 

restatement: The revision and publication of one or more of a company's previous financial statements. 
Ex- A restatement is necessary when it is determined that a previous statement contains a material inaccuracy.
rhetoric: language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.

Ex-all we have from the opposition is empty rhetoric. 

rhetorical question: A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a point, rather than to elicit an answer.
Ex- I ask rhetorical questions in my essays all the time. 
rising action: In the rising action, a series of related incidents builds toward the point of greatest interest. 
Ex-The rising action of a story is the series of events that begin immediately after the exposition (introduction) of the story and builds up to the climax.
romanticism: the state or quality of being romantic.

Ex- a quality of romanticism about women that leads to the creation of a pipe-dream fantasy.

satire: the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Ex- a stinging satire on American politics. 
scansion: the action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm.
Ex- Scansion is the rhythm of a line of verse.
setting: the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

Ex- cozy waterfront cottage in a peaceful country setting. 

"all science begins as science fiction"

Lit Terms #4

Interior Monologue: Also known as inner voice, internal speech, or verbal stream of consciousness is thinking in words.
Ex- I wrote an interior monologue for my drama class. 
Inversion: something inverted, esp a reversal of order, mutual functions
Ex- an inversion of their previous relationship
Juxtaposition: an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
Ex-The drama of the juxtaposition was lost in the shuffle.
Lyric: pertaining to or writing lyric poetry
Ex- a lyric poetic
Magic(al)Realism: a style of painting and literature in which fantastic or imaginary and often unsettling images or events are depicted in a sharply detailed, realistic manner.
Ex-Much of your work has aspects of magical realism,even surrealism.
The editors of the book have not succumbed to the current mania for metonymy  that has infected some recent art picture books.
Metaphor (extended, controlling, & mixed): A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance
Ex-Her metaphor implied that astronomers were mightily confused about how the universe had formed
Metonymy: a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as“scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for“strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for“count people.”.
Modernism: modern character, tendencies, or values;adherence to or sympathy with what is modern
Ex- I remember learning about modernism junior year. 
Monologue: a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo,or the like by a single speaker.
Ex-a comedian's monologue.
Mood: a state or quality of feeling at a particular time.
Ex-What's the boss' mood today?
Motif:a dominant idea or feature
Ex-The profit motif of free enterprise.
Myth: stories or matter of this kind
Ex-realm of myth.
Narrative: the art, technique, or process of narrating or of telling a story:
Ex-Somerset Maugham was a master of narrative.
Narrator: a person who gives an account or tells the story of events, experiences, etc. 
Ex-The narrator of the story is sometimes the person that the story is happening to. 
Naturalism:a manner or technique of treating subjectmatter that presents, through volume of detail,a deterministic view of human life and actions.
Ex-

Quine, starts from a theory known as scientific naturalism.
Novelette/novella: a brief a novel  or long short story.
Ex-I like to read novellas.
Omniscient point of view: third person
Ex- I sometimes like to talk in omniscient point of view. 
Onomatopoeia: the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk,or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
Ex- I like onomatopoeia. 
Oxymoron: a figure of speech by which a locution produces anincongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect,as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”
Ex- 
This proves to me that the buzz term of "a jobless recovery" is an oxymoron.
Pacing: a rate of movement, especially in stepping,walking, etc.:
Ex-to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hou
parable: a short allegorical story designed to illustrate orteach some truth, religious principle, or morallesson
Ex- 
The first he illustrates with a true story, which might be called the parable of the pheasant.
Paradox: a self-contradictory and false proposition.
Ex- Halpern is attuned to the paradox of treating memory,a basic aspect of the self, as a biological puzzle

Some things

I'm writing another post about Bree because right at this moment I'm listening to songs and looking at pictures that remind me of her. I'm essentially torturing myself by doing this, but it's still very hard for me to wrap my head around still. She was just here on this planet that Friday night and now she is not. I miss her and I didn't even have any classes with her this year, just knowing that she isn't here breaks my heart. She literally had the whole world at her feet, bright young lady that will forever push me to do what I'm scared to do. Bree was such a ballsy and just do it out look. I am going to strive to be as confident as she showed us she was. Not to mention her positivity that everybody loved very so much. A song that just makes me sob every time I listen to it and I'm replaying it a thousand times right now is "I'll be missing you" by Puff Daddy/ Faith Evens/112. Looking all these posts about Bree is giving me mixed emotions. She was loved by everyone!

Miss you Bree

I wanted to post what I said on the announcements today because I feel like she has made a big impact on my life and I know she has for so many others. It's hard to say everything she is and was in one 3 minute speech. When I was reading this I could not even handle myself, I tried to "stay strong" but sometimes it's okay to cry and that's what I immediately did when I hung up that phone after this announcement. I cry for A LOT of things but this is different. There is times where I cry so much and then there are times where I just sit in a numb stage and then there are times where I laugh at the stupid shit she did or the memories we had together...

"Good Morning Warriors!

This is your ASB President, Jhaicelle Laron. If you haven’t heard we lost a fellow senior warrior over the weekend, Breanna Nicole Rodriguez, who was born July 18th 1997 and passed on Friday, January 30th 2015 in a car accident after the RHS & PV Basketball game. Her family & friends on Saturday had a Benefit BBQ and Candle Light Vigil so if you went to these events, Thank you she would have loved that! If you didn’t know her you sure lost a great chance to meet such an amazing person. Some might remember her running for Homecoming Queen on the Homecoming Court or her selling those slutty brownies that she wasn’t suppose to be selling or her being such a positive light in others. Some activities she was doing was being a member of the AVID class, planning the Senior Trip to Yosemite,was going to Africa this summer to help people in need and if you have ever been to Applebee’s she worked there too. Bree or Bree the G some might have called her, was a young women who always smiled and was one of the most caring people I knew. She had the brains and the beauty. When you saw her she radiated full of energy. You felt loved and never alone around her. She prayed and loved everyone! She wanted to better mankind and travel the world. She was busy body Bree! Here is something she wrote “When I daydream of my future, I see myself walking through nature so beautiful it makes you want to cry, I see myself feeding laughter and smiles to the people suffering in different countries and I also see myself happy as I find the beauty in the overwhelming diversity of life. I witness in each and every different country, town, and family.” As her fellow classmate for 4 years now, I can not say that I was close with her but we did have some great memories whether it was having classes with her, seeing her randomly on the weekends, or just seeing her smiling in the halls. We are all gonna miss this angel. One of her close friends received a picture frame that said “ A friend is a hand that is always holding yours, no matter how close or far apart you may be. A friend is a feeling of forever in the heat.” Even though she is not with us today she will always be a friend. So today at lunch we are going to have an open mic for anyone to say some kind words or memories about Breanna. If you aren’t already wearing red, yellow, or green we are doing this in memory of Breanna. We love you Bree and you will still be graduating on stage with the Class of 2015. Please send condolences to her family and friends. We will also let people put flowers and items on the senior table in memory of her. And there is a gofundme site that people can donate money to her family in their time of need, if you want to help go to her gofundme site titled “In Honor Of Breanna Nicole Rodriguez”. Please everyone drive safely this is not something to take lightly.

So let’s take a few moments of silence in memory of her.

A tweet from her twitter said “God might let you bend but he won’t let you break.” Even though this is not something we wanted to happen, Breanna was a religious young lady and she wouldn’t want this to break any of us. Please keep that positive spirit she possessed and keep going. Have fun resting in thug mansion Bree, we will always remember you, Rest in Paradise. See ya later."