https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf Made with love en-us 2018-10-10 21:23:19 UTC 2019-03-03 04:25:43 UTC hello@padlet.com kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/291488175 A theme is a message of the story, state in one or two complete sentences. The mean subject or idea in a piece of writing.

For example, in the short story "Fatty Legs" the theme is standing up for your self. Olemaun is being bullied by the other girls for her red stockings, even though she is forced to wear them by the nun, she takes a stand and burns them.]]> 2018-10-10 21:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/291488175 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/291493021  A Simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. Unlike a metaphor, a Simile draws resemblance with the help of the words “like” or “as.” Therefore, it is a direct comparison.

In the short story The Border the sentence "For my mother didi not want us crossing the border looking like slobs." In this sentence it shows the nervousness of the family.

]]> 2018-10-10 21:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/291493021 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292358347 Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but share some common characteristics.

In the movie, to build the fire The protagonist is “unrelated to the earth” on two levels. On a literal level, the lack of sensation leaves him unable to feel the ground. On a metaphorical level, this numbness describes the character’s broader relationship to the earth. Throughout the story, the protagonist is at odds with the environment, reading it incorrectly and struggling against it.


]]> 2018-10-12 21:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292358347 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292359055 personification is a figure of speech in which a thing, an ideas or an animal is given human attributes.

In the short story Border " The top of the flagpoles and the blue water tower, and then rolled over a hill and disappeared" the author gave the water human's action.]]> 2018-10-12 21:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292359055 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292359491 Imagery means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. 

In the movie To build the fire at the beginning "Day had broken cold and grey, exceedingly cold and grey, when the man turned aside from the main Yukon trail and climbed the high earth bank, where a dim and little-traveled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland." Author wrote this very detailedness, so the reader can quickly understand the situation of the setting.]]> 2018-10-12 21:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292359491 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292360309 Motivation is usually a reason behind a character's specific action or behaviour.

The Motivation in the The Necklace is the Madame Loisel want be respect by other people, later on she loose the necklace but she bought a new one to replace it just because she want to be save her pride.]]> 2018-10-12 21:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292360309 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292360602 situation Irony is a literary device that you can easily identify in literary works. Simply, it occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead.

In The Necklace, Madame Loisel believes she is part of the upper class by her looks, but she is unable to leave the lower class. After the party where she feels like she belongs in this class of society, she immediately loses the necklace, and the debt she and her husband have to take to buy a new one makes her fall into an even poorer life than before. At the end, it is shown that her pride made her fall this far, when she thought her pride would save her.]]> 2018-10-12 21:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292360602 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292360822 The setting is the author emotional and physical. the mood of a story is the emotional setting, and the time, place, and season comprise physical setting. 

For example the setting of Borders is between Canada in Alberta and Salt Lake City in the US. The time is in the current period, maybe in the 1980s or 1990s. It is an emotional story because they are visiting their family member, Laetita, who left a long time ago, but also have to deal with their nationality, making the whole situation difficult for the family to handle.]]> 2018-10-12 21:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292360822 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292361381 Plot is a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story, or the main part of a story.

Greenel and Graynel are two island which have two different philosophies, on Greenel island they did not develop, but everyone on the island is happy, On the other hand, the people people live in the the Graynel island became more technologically advanced, but everyone is not happy. they want to build the bridge to the Greenel but the people who lived on Greenel refused. So the end of the story is the Graynel straight on the sea because their island is to heavy.]]> 2018-10-12 21:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292361381 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292361629 point of view is refers to who is telling a story, or who is narrating it. The narration of a story or novel can be told in three main ways: first person, second person, and third person.

In the short story The Necklace the author use Omniscient third person point of view because the author use she in the story, also the reader know the feeling of the characters, including Madame Loisel and her husband.  ]]> 2018-10-12 21:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292361629 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292361822 Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. 

In Never stop on the motorway, the radio talks about the Bosnian war and Radovan Karadzik, and it reflects the story, since Diana doesn't want to think about the dangers around the world, and is put into immediate danger by the man in her back seat.]]> 2018-10-12 22:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292361822 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292361907 Mood is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.

To build a fire creates a strong feeling of fear and that death comes for everyone. It is a little depressing, because the man knows he will die earlier in the story, but he is unable to accept it until near the end. This makes it difficult to read about his life.]]> 2018-10-12 22:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292361907 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292362067 character can be defined as any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work. There are many types of character that exist in literature, each with its own development and function.

Diana from "Never Stop on the Motorway" is a single mother who works very hard and feels like she has to work harder than men in her world. When she is driving home, a van begins following her, and she feels like she is in danger. This reflects her character, as she wants to be seen as someone who is strong, but she becomes afraid, which showing her fear of the world.]]> 2018-10-12 22:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292362067 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292362141 Symbolism can take many forms including: A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning  other than its literal meaning.

In the movie To build the fire, the symbolism in the movies is the fire repersant life, and when the fire die so does the man.]]> 2018-10-12 22:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292362141 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292362378 A flashback is a transition in a story to an earlier time, that interrupts the normal chronological order of events. A flashback in a movie might show what happened when a character was younger.

For example in the short story "Borders" by Thomas King he shows Laetitia's last day with her family, which highlights the discomfort they had when she left, and their current nervousness at meeting her again.]]> 2018-10-12 22:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292362378 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292362474 Foreshadowing is used as a literary device to tease readers about plot turns that will occur later in the story. A fortune teller might use foreshadowing, warning that a short life line is a sign of some impending disaster.

In the movie To build the fire when the guy does not listen to anybody's advice about the danger of the environment. Instead, he walks in to the cold snow mountain and dies because he was not careful and ignored their warnings, which the reader knew to be true]]> 2018-10-12 22:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292362474 kevindong3518 https://padlet.com/kevindong3518/unvaj0vj9dkf/wish/292362562 The suspense short story should have tension. It should have action that draws the reader into a state of apprehension.

For example, in the short story Never stop on the motorway Diana is shown to be a normal woman who is driving home for the weekend, but she is pursued by a van after stopping in the road. No matter what she does, the van chases her, making her, and the reader, feel nervous. It is only at the very end of the story that it is revealed a killer is in her back seat, and the van driver was trying to help her, but the reader only thought that he was the dangerous one in the story.

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