TYPES OF CHARACTERS
- Prot agonist and antagonist
-Dynamic and static
-Main and minor.
vi) SUSPENSE
This is a technique where by an artist create anxiety to the reader. The reader may have the desire to see what will be the result unexpected he/she introduces a new incident that means the
previous incidence has been suspended. By doing so the artist has caused anxiety to the reader as he/she will be eagerly to follow the story so as to know the result of the suspended incidence.
vii) POINT OF VIEW
This refers to the angle at which we view the story or vantage point from which a story is told in other words it is a camera to the reader. This helps the narrator to narrate the story.
The story can be told in the first person where the narrator uses the pronoun I/ We. Sometime it can be told in the third person where the narrator uses he/she or they. Third person can be
omniscient or limited. When the narrator knows all about the character is called third person omniscient that means the narrator has the ability to describe the thoughts of characters.
The narrator is said to be Limited of he/she can only tell the action done by the character i.e. the narrator does not know more about them.
viii)LANGUAGE
“No Iterative in the obscene of language “This is due to the fact that iterative uses language to convey message to the society. It is said that Language is the vehicle of information transfer in
literature.
- Language is the source of pleasure in literature because most of the enjoyment that we find in literary work largely depends on artistic use of language.
- Literature helps people to improve other language skills eg reading skill, listening skills etc.
ix)FIGURATIVE USE OF LANGUAGE
This refers to the way the artist: use language so creatively to convey rarities of message. Under form we came to prove that literature uses language artistically as it uses figure of speech. The divergence of language from normal use for the purpose of achieving a certain effect in what we call figure of speech.
The following are the figures of speech that are commonly used literature.
a) IMAGERY
Is the use of particular vocabulary in piece of writing to present through, emotions and sensory experience and produce a mental picture? Imager appeals to at least one of the five senses i.e. touch, smell, tested, hear and see.
b)IRONY
Saying the opposite of what is met three types of it are:-
i) Dramatic Irony
ii) Verbal Irony
iii) Situation Irony
Example of Verbal irony
“What a beautiful day “Maxine Said, opening her umbrella.
Situation Irony; this is when the result or ending come in opposite way than people or audience expected to be.
Dramatic Iron. This is the situation where by the reader/audience knows the truth about the characters while characters themselves are not aware or are ignorance of what is going on. Character can considered good while he/she is bad and vice versa.
c) PERSONIFICATION
Is the situation where by inanimate or abstract things are given qualities or attributes of a human being.
For example: - The house pleaded for a new coat of point
- We could hear the singing of water streams as we walked in the forest
- The trees were whispering as the wind blew.
D)SARCASM
Is a form of verbal Irony that insults a person with insincere praise.
For example: If a student comes late in class and the teacher says; I congratulate you for coming to class on time.
E) SATIRE
This is another form of Irony it uses humor and wit to criticize a person or a community in order to improve that person or the situation. For example most of the political cartoon and frequently original comedy use satire.
f)SIMILES
Is the direct comparison of two dissimilar things by using conjunctions such as like, as ….. as an than
For example: - She is as beautiful as an angel
- his hand was small and cold, if felt like wax
- In the morning the dust hung like fog.
g) METAPHOR
Is a comparison in which two dissimilar things are compared by one being given the attribute of the other.This is indirect comparison with out using words like , 'as as…. as'... “than',or 'like'.
E g:- She is an angel
- In battle the soldier is a tiger
- Michael's face is a map of Ireland
h) PARADOX
Is a statement that seems absurd / contradictory that may actually be true. For example:-
-For slaves, life was death and death was life.
- They call him a lion, but in the boxing the lion was a lamb.
i) OXYMORON
This is the combination of contradiction words to reveal a truth. Oxymoron is a form of paradox; however ulike paradox, Oxymoron places opposing words side by. For example;
- Parting is such sweet sorrow
- The hurricane turned the lush Island strict into a hellish paradise.
j) HYPERBOLE/OVERSTATEMENT
Is the deliberately use of exaggeration or elevate an in order to give emphasis.
For example:-
-There are thousands of students in my class
-Hyperbole is a way of speaking or writing that makes something sound better, more exciting dangerous, etc than it really is
k) UNDERSTATEMENT
Is deliberately avoidance of stressing points this treats serious matters as if they are minor or normal things. It also sounds as a form of Irony because it intends to mean the opposite of what it
says.
l) SYNECDOCHE
Is the figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole.
E.g.:- Many hands make light work.
(Hands stand for workers)
- Jack bought a new set of wheels
(wheels stand for a car)
m) SYMBOLISM
Is the use of symbols to represent ideas?
Is a way of representing an important idea/ issue using abject or thing.
A symbol is something that exists and stands for/represents something etc
-For example in some context cross stands for Christianity
-In other context a lion may be a symbol for bravery.
TASK:
Is form so important I literacy work? Why?
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