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“Christmas Day in the Morning” by Pearl S. Buck. RELEVANT LITERARY TERMS AND BRIEF AUTHOR STUDY. Literary Terms:. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Reading and Literature 8 -- Mrs. Munnier 1
RELEVANT LITERARY TERMS AND BRIEF AUTHOR STUDY
“Christmas Day in the Morning” by Pearl S. Buck
Reading and Literature 8 -- Mrs. Munnier 2
Literary Terms:
FLASHBACK: This occurs most often in literature when the narrator or a character remembers something from his or her own past and shares it with the readers. Flashbacks are a way of sharing information that has occurred in the past that is relevant to the story.
Reading and Literature 8 -- Mrs. Munnier 3
Literary Terms:
SIMILE: A simile is a literary device that is a comparison using “like” or “as.” Writers use similes to make their writing more interesting.
Reading and Literature 8 -- Mrs. Munnier 4
Literary Terms:
ALLITERATION: Alliteration is another literary device. It is the repetition of identical beginning consonant sounds within sentences. Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Reading and Literature 8 -- Mrs. Munnier 5
Literary Terms:
SYMBOL: A symbol is something that stands for something else. Symbolism is common in literature. Sometimes it is quite obvious. Sometimes it is rather subtle. Example: the chocolate bar in Hero by S.L. Rottman is a symbol of trust.
Reading and Literature 8 -- Mrs. Munnier 6
Literary Terms:
THEME: Themes are what the author wants us to understand or think about after having read something. In short works of literature, there is often just a single theme. In longer pieces of literature, multiple themes are common.
Reading and Literature 8 -- Mrs. Munnier 7
Literary Terms:
PERSONIFICATION: Personification is another literary device wherein the author gives something nonhuman human characteristics. Example: I had such a crush on Danny that the wind constantly whispered his name to me.
Reading and Literature 8 -- Mrs. Munnier 8
Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973): American writer and novelist
Reading and Literature 8 -- Mrs. Munnier 9
Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973): Daughter of American missionaries –
spent most of her life before 1932 in China
Reading and Literature 8 -- Mrs. Munnier 10
Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973): Best known for her novel The Good
Earth – Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize
(1932) and the Nobel Prize for literature (1938.)
Reading and Literature 8 -- Mrs. Munnier 11
Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973): Best known for her for her “rich and
truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces” (Wikipedia).
Reading and Literature 8 -- Mrs. Munnier 12
Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973): Common themes in writings of Pearl
S. Buck:
The rights of women The rights of minorities (U.S. and
worldwide) Asian culture in general Asian and mixed-race adoption