LIT ANALYSIS - GREAT EXPECTATIONS

1.  Great expectations is about Pips great expectations he has for his life. When Pip is young he meets Estella who he falls in love with. Pip is left a great deal of money which he thinks is left by Estella's mother so that he can provide a good life for her but he later realizes it was not. Pip then moves to London and money changes Pip into a more materialistic man. When Pip realizes that the money was left not so the him and Estella could be together he changes himself back into a more humble man. He then realizes that Estella will always be apart of his life as one of his "great expectations".
2. The theme of this novel is to not let money change you. When Pip inherits money he changes into a gready person but when he realizes that money cant buy happinous he becomes more humble again.
3. Dickens mood of the book is a mix of comedy and tragity.
4. 1. Characterization- Pip is main character who has many life changes.
    2. Setting - London and a village where he grew up.
    3. Genre - novel
    4. Dialogue - "yes Pip," said Joe.
    5. hyperbole - I sometimes used to wonder whether it was possible she washed herself with a nutmeg-grater instead of soap.
    6. motif - to be with Estella.
    7. characterization - Estella is girl Pip wants to be with.
    8. narrator - is Pip.
    9. point of view - first person.
    10. antagonist - Estella.

LIT TERMS #2

Circumlocution- a roundabout or evasive speech or writing, in which many words are used but a few would have served

Classicism- art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of Ancient Greece and Rome (tradition, clarity, reason, balance and order)

Cliché- a phrase or situation overused within society

Climax- the decisive point in a narrative or drama; the point of greatest intensity or interest at which plot question is answered or resolved

Colloquialism- folksy speech, slang words or phrases usually used in informal conversation

Comedy- originally a nondramatic literary place of work that was marked by a happy ending; now a term to describe a ludicrous, farcical, or amusing event designed to provide enjoyment or produce smiles and laughter

Conflict- struggle or problem in a story causing tension

Connotation- implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition

Contrast- a rhetorical device by which one element  is thrown into opposition to another for the sake of emphasis or clarity

Denotation- plain dictionary definition

Denouement- loose ends tied up in a story after the climax, closure, conclusion

Dialect- the language of a particular district, class or group of persons; the sounds, grammar, and diction employed by people distinguished from others

Dialectics- formal debates usually over the nature of truth

Dichotomy- split or break between two opposing things

Diction- the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words

Didactic- having to do with the transmission of information; education

Dogmatic- rigid in beliefs and principles

Elegy- a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead, sometimes contains general reflections on death, often with a rural or pastoral setting

Epic- a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, morals, and aspirations of his nation of race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually over a long period of time

Epigram- witty aphorism

Epitaph- any brief inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone; a short formal poem of commemoration often a credo written by the person who wishes it to be on his tombstone

Epithet- a short, descriptive name or phrase that may insult someone's character, characteristics

Euphemism- the use of an indirect, mild, or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offense or blunt

Evocative- a calling forth of memories and sensations; the suggestion or production through artistry and imagination of a sense of reality

LIT TERMS #1

Siddartha Passage Lit Terms

Siddartha Passage Lit Terms

Ambiguity- I have only been born today.

Characterization- he was a Brahmin of high standing.

HACKING MY EDUCATION

HACKING MY EDUCATION 

#1- I want to know more vocabulary words. Also improve my reading skills of classical literature. 

#2- Experiences that I have under my belt are essay writing skills, how to analysis literature novels, and study vocabulary.

#3- The skills that I want to demonstrate are improving my public speaking skills. 

WHAT IS IN THIS FOR ME?

What I hope to accomplish over the next 6 months is to improve my vocabulary skills. I want to know more words and also know there definitions. I want to work on writing longer journals and staying more up to date on all my assignments. I also want to improve my essay writing skills.