21st Century Literature

Module 2 (Week 3 and 4)

Literature Types, Elements of a Prose, Literature Devices, and Literary
Techniques.

Objectives:
At the end of this module you should be:
1. Identify the Literature Types, Elements of a Prose, Literature Devices, and Literary Techniques.
2. Appreciate the importance and relevance in real life of the Literature Types, Elements of a Prose,
Literature Devices, and Literary Techniques.
3. Perform Activities and Tasks that enhances your mastery in Literature Types, Elements of a Prose,
Literature Devices, and Literary Techniques.
LITERATURE
> refers to written works, e.g. fiction, poetry, drama, and criticism, that are recognized as having
important or permanent artistic value.

I. Prose is a type of literature in its normal continuous form, without the rhythmic or
visual line structure of poetry.
A. Fiction – refers to works of prose that have imaginary elements.

Types of Fiction
1. Fable is a short story that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are
given human qualities, and that illustrates a moral which may at the end be expressed explicitly in a
maxim.
2. Parable is a short story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson. It differs from fables as parables
generally are stories featuring human actors or agents.
3. Folktale/Folklore is the body of expressive culture, including tales, music, dance, oral history, proverbs,
jokes, popular beliefs, customs, and so forth within a particular population comprising the traditions
(including oral traditions) of that group.
4. Legend is a story that is probably about someone, a place, animal, or even an object that did exist but
has been twisted to seem more interesting and fascinating. This story is passed down generation to
generation.
 5. Myth is a sacred story usually concerning the origins of the world or how the world and the creatures in
it came to be their present form. The active beings in myths are generally gods and goddesses or heroes.
Myths are often said to take place before recorded history begins. A myth is sacred narrative in the
sense that it contributes to systems of thought and values, and that people attach religious or spiritual
significance to it.
6. Fairy Tale is a story that may feature folkloric characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches,
giants, and talking animals and enchantments, often involving a far-fetched sequence of events usually
ending happily.
7. Short Story is a prose narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of
fiction such as novels. Short stories tend to be less complex than novels. Usually a short story focuses on
only one incident, has a single plot, a single setting, a limited number of characters, and covers a short
period of time.
8. Novel is along written, fictional, prose often having a complex plot, usually divided into chapters, in
which the story traditionally develops through the thoughts and actions of its characters.
9. Novelette is a piece of short prose fiction having a word count between 7,500 and 17,500 in length.
10. Novella is a written, fictional prose narrative longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. It has a
word count of 17,500 and 40,000.
11. Flash fiction - a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity. There is no widely accepted
definition of the length of the category. Some self-described markets for flash fiction impose caps as low
as three hundred words, while others consider stories as long as a thousand words to be flash fiction.
12. Speculative fiction - an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically
science fiction, fantasy, horror, weird fiction, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and
dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as
related static, motion, and virtual arts.

B. Non Fiction - prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as
biography or history.
Types of Non Fiction
1. Essay is a short piece of writing. It is often written from an author’s personal point of view. Essays can
be literary criticism. Political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and
reflections of the author.
2. Biography is an account of somebody’s life written or produced by another person usually published in
the form of a book or essay, or in some other forms, such as a film.
3. Autobiography is an account of somebody’s life written by that person.
4. Diary/Journal is a personal record of events in somebody's life, often including personal thoughts and
observations
5. Documentary is a movie or TV program presenting facts and information, especially about a political,
historical, or social issue.
6. Anecdote is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

II. Poetry is a type of literature in which words are chosen and arranged to create a
certain effect. It also is the language of imagination and passion (William Hazzlit)
Three Types of POETRY
A. Lyric Poetry – is a genre of poetry that does not attempt to tell a story, but instead is a more
personal nature. Rather than depicting characters and actions, it portrays the poet’s own
feelings, states of mind, and perceptions and may or may not be set to music.
B. Narrative Poetry – is a genre of poetry that tells a story.
C. Dramatic Poetry – is a drama written in verse to be spoken or sung, and appears in varying ,
sometimes related forms in many cultures.
Types of Lyric Poetry
1. Song is a relatively short musical composition which features words called lyrics. It is typically for a solo
singer but may also be a duet, trio, or a choral.
2. Sonnet is a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure.
3. Nursery Rhyme is a traditional song or poem taught to young children, originally in the nursery.
4. Couplet usually consists of two lines that rhyme and have the same meter.
5. Limerick is a five-line poem with strict form, originally popularized in English by Edward Lear. Limericks
are frequently witty or humorous, and sometimes obscene with humorous intent.
6. Cinquain is any stanza or short poem of five lines.
7. Ode is a long lyric poem, serious and dignified in subject, tone, and style, often written to celebrate an
event, person, being or power – or to provide a vehicle for private meditation. Sometimes an ode may
have an elaborate stanzaic structure.
8. Elegy is a mournful or reflective poem as a lament for somebody who has died.
9. Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry with 17 syllables in three unrhymed lined of five, seven, and five
syllables, often describing nature or season.
10. Tanka is a Japanese poem consisting of five lines, the first and third of which have five syllables and the
other seven, making 31 syllables in all and giving a complete picture of an event or mood.

Types of Narrative Poetry

1. Ballad is a poem usually set to music; thus, it often is a story told in a song.
2. Epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic
deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
3. Metrical Tale is a narrative poem is told in first person.
4. Free Verse is poetry that is written without using strict meter or rhyme.
5. Blank Verse is poetry that has a regular rhythm and line length but no rhyme.
6. Idyll is a short poem depicting simple pastoral or rural scenes and the life of country folk, often in an
idealized way.
7. Epigram is a short poem, often expressing a single idea, that is usually satirical and has a clever twist in
the end.
8. Acrostic is a number of lines of writing, especially a poem or word puzzle, in which a combination of
letter from each line spells a word or a phrase.

Types of Dramatic Poetry

1. Tragedy is a serious play with a tragic theme, often involving a heroic struggle and the downfall of the
main character.
2. Comedy is a comical play with a humorous theme or also in making fun at other people or stereotypes.

Two Types of Language in POETRY

1. Literal Language – refers to the language that conforms or agrees to the standard or dictionary meaning.

e.g. Let’s go out and enjoy the sunshine.

2. Figurative Language – does not exactly mean what it says. It contains images and is not to be interpreted in a
literal sense.

e.g. She is the sunshine of my life.

LITERARY DEVICES/FIGURES OF SPEECH - Commonly, the term Literary Devices refers to the typical structures
used by writers in their works to convey his or her message(s) in a simple manner to his or her readers. When
employed properly, the different literary devices help readers to appreciate, interpret and analyze a literary
work.

1. Simile - is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things or ideas using "like" or "as" to accentuate a
certain feature of an object by comparing it to a dissimilar object that is a typical example of that particular trait.

Example:

My love is like a red, red rose.

Your love is like the sun, that lights up my whole world.
She ate a box of pizza like an alligator.

2. Metaphor - compares two different or unrelated things to reveal certain new qualities in the subject, which
you might have ignored or overlooked otherwise.

Example:
The streets of Chennai are a furnace.
The trees are the sentinels of the forest.
You are my rainbow skies.

3. Assonance - is a repetition of the vowel sounds. Such a figure of speech is found most commonly in short
sentences or verses.

Example:
Goosy, goosy gander
You gave my life direction, a game show love connection.
Men sell the wedding bells.

4. Alliteration - is the duplication of a specific consonant sound at the start of each word and in quick
succession. Although alliterations are all about consonant sounds, exceptions can be made, when vowels sounds
are also repeated. This figure of speech is commonly seen in poems.

Example:
"Whither wilt thou wander, wayfarer?”
And I'm so sick of love songs, So tired of tears, So done with wishing you were still here.
But a better butter makes a batter better.

5. Personification - Personification is all about adding a human trait to an inanimate object or an abstraction.
Example:
The picture in that magazine shouted for attention.
Time can never mend the careless whispers, of a good friend.
The grass dances with the wind.

6. Analogy – is a figure of speech that equates two things to explain something unfamiliar by highlighting its
similarities to something that is familiar. This figure of speech is commonly used in spoken and written English.

For example:

Questions and answers, crying and laughing, etc.

'Cause there'll be no sunlight If I lose you, baby. There'll be no clear skies, If I lose you, baby.

7. Hyperbole – is a far-fetched, over exaggerated description or sentence is called as hyperbole and is commonly
used in jokes and making backhanded compliments.

For example:

When she smiles, her cheeks fall off.

I’m so hungry, I can eat a horse.
I’d catch a grenade for you, Jump in front of the train for you.
8. Onomatopoeia - is partly pleasure and partly business. It is used to replicate sounds created by objects,
actions, animals and people.

For example:

Cock-a-doodle-do, quack, moo, etc.

Did you hear the squeaking of the mouse?
Dog goes woof, cat goes meow.

9. Euphemism - is a figure of speech where an offensive word or expression is replaced with a polite word.

For example:

David: Do you have a few minutes?

Ryan: No, I'm busy.
David: Ok, listen...
Ryan: No, you listen, when I said 'busy', I meant leave me the hell alone.

Ayumi passed away yesterday.

I used to be love drunk but now I’m hung over.

10. Allusion - is an indirect or subtle reference made about a person, place or thing in a work of literature.

For example:
I am no Prince Hamlet.
You are my Mona Lisa.
That you were Romeo and you were throwing pebbles. My daddy said stay away from my Juliet.

11. Antithesis - is a figure of speech where two very opposing lines of thought or ideas are placed in a
somewhat balanced sentenced.

For example:

Man proposes: God disposes.

Setting foot on the moon may be a small step for a man but a giant step for mankind.
I love the way you lie.

12. Apostrophe - is used when a person who is absent or nonexistent is spoken to.

For example:

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky."

13. Metonymy - A metonymy is a figure of speech where one word or phrase is used in place of another. With
metonymies, a name of a particular thing is substituted with the name of a thing that is closely related to it.

For example:

"We have always remained loyal to the crown."

See you in that wedding dress.
I will put a ring in her finger.

14. Oxymoron - Oxymoron involves the usage of contradictory terms to describe an object, situation or incident.

For example:

open secret
tragic comedy
exact estimate
original copies
Cause you're hot then you're cold. You're yes then you're no.
15. Synecdoche - This is figure of speech where a part of a particular object is employed to throw light on the
whole thing.

For example:

Describing a whole vehicle as just "wheels".

The word “boots” usually refers to soldiers.
The word “suits” refers to businessmen.
Thank you for the broken heart.

16. Litotes - are nothing but an understatement. It can be used when you are looking to underplay a positive with
a negative.

For example:

The food at that restaurant is not bad at all.

They do not seem the happiest couple around.
She can’t keep a secret for more than an hour.

17. Anticlimax - refers to the building up a climax that results in something that cannot really be described as a
climax.

For example:

On discovering that his friend was murdered, with vengeance on his mind Ravi rushed back to his
college, only to find his friend sipping on coffee in the college canteen.

In a moment, the whole company was on their feet. That somebody was assassinated by somebody
vindicating a difference of opinion was the likeliest occurrence. Everybody looked to see somebody fall,
but only saw a man and a woman standing staring at each other; the man with all the outward aspect of a
Frenchman and a thorough Republican; the woman, evidently English.

18. Irony - is used to stress on the opposite meaning of a word. When people are looking to be sarcastic, they
employ irony.

For example:

He was so intelligent, that he failed all his tests.

The butter is as soft as a marble piece.
I’m an angel with a shotgun.
The ice cream is so sweet like a medicine pill.

19. Understatement - is a figure of speech that is used to undermine the due importance of a statement.

For example:

"A soiled baby, with a neglected nose, cannot be conscientiously regarded as a thing of beauty.“
– (MarkTwain)

“It rained a bit more than usual” while describing an area being flooded after heavy rainfall.

20. Periphrasis originates from a Greek word periphrazein which means “talking around”. It is a stylistic device
that can be defined as the use of excessive and longer words to convey a meaning which could have been
conveyed with a shorter expression or in a few words. It is an indirect or roundabout way of writing about things.
For example, using “I am going to” instead of “I will” is periphrasis.

For example:

Instead of saying, "I lost my homework," you say, "As a matter of fact, the assignment in question
is temporarily unavailable due to the secrecy of its location."

When that fell arrest / Without all bail shall carry me away.
21. Paradox - It is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may include a latent truth. It is also
used to illustrate an opinion or statement contrary to accepted traditional ideas. A paradox is often used to make a
reader think over an idea in innovative way.

For example:

Your enemy’s friend is your enemy.

I am nobody.
“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others”.

If only you saw what I can see

You'll understand why I want you so desperately
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know
Oh oh
You don't know you're beautiful
Oh oh
That's what makes you beautiful

21. Imagery - It is the use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in
our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses.

For example:

The room was dark and gloomy. -The words “dark” and “gloomy” are visual images.
The river was roaring in the mountains. – The word “roaring” appeals to our sense of hearing.

22. Allegory - It is a literary technique in which an abstract idea is given a form of characters, actions or events.

For example:

“Animal Farm”, written by George Orwell, is an example allegory using the actions of animals on a farm to
represent the overthrow of the last of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and the Communist Revolution of Russia
before WW II. In addition, the actions of the animals on the farm are used to expose the greed and corruption of
the Revolution.

Elements of a Prose and Literary Techniques.

1. Setting - The setting is both the time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction. A
literary element, the setting initiates the main backdrop and mood of a story, often referred to as the story world.

- Big Hero 6 setting is on San Fransokyo

- Florante and Laura setting is on Albania
- Ulysses by James Joyce in Dublin, Ireland and it takes place on a single day: June 6, 1904.

2. Characters - The people, and in some stories, the animals or objects that take part in the story.

Identifications of Characters

 Protagonist – The Hero/Heroine of the story.

 Antagonist – The villain in the story, the one who opposes the protagonist.
 Supporting Characters – They are there to add flavor, context, twist, and support the story either by the
side of the Protagonist, the Antagonist, or Neutral.

Types of Characters
1. Dynamic – Characters that undergo changes/development throughout the story.
2. Static – Characters remain the same throughout the story.

Mary/Gary Sue – a type of Static Character that is considered a perfect character known to resolve any conflicts
in a story. They are also usually self-inserted and in modern literature they are used to show popularity of
a character as fan service.

Example: In the Story Section of Fate/Grand Order Part 2 called the Lostbelt: Miyamoto Musashi has been
helping the protagonist throughout the chapters in most of the climatic parts when the protagonist is
having a difficult time where she appears from a different dimension.
 Character Alignment – This is based on the table-top roleplaying game Dungeons and Dragons (A very famous
game with rich backstory, lore, and literary works in its world as inspired by fantasy novels such the works of
J.R.R Tolkien). A character alignment serves as the basis of the individual’s choices and actions.
This can be also applied in Literature to describe a character in a Prose.

There are Nine type of Alignment under the two Opposing Characteristics of Good and Evil, and Lawful
and Chaotic. Neutral is someone in between the two opposing characteristics.

The Nine Alignments

1. Lawful Good are characters who believe in upholding the law and maintaining order over chaos. Lawful Good
characters often do anything they can to abide by the law, and will only ever make exceptions if said law is strongly
opposed to their own impression of rectitude.

2. Neutral Good are characters who believe more in doing good rather than upholding laws, but hold no inherent
opposition to law and order. Most neutral good characters act purely based on what they believe is the right thing to
do. The average good guy falls into this Alignment.

3. Chaotic Good are characters who are still considered good people, but are free spirits who refuse to conform to law
or order. Many Chaotic Good characters even downright resent these two things, believing that restrictions cause
more harm than good.

4. Lawful Neutral are characters who believe abiding by the rules is more important than considerations of good or evil.
Most Lawful Neutral characters do not care if the rules they abide by would screw them over or not. Still, they do have
enough morals to see if someone is abusing the law or creating outright unfair laws.

5. True Neutral are characters who don't fall into either extreme. Most of the time, these characters are seen keeping
balance or simply not caring. Some True Neutral characters do heinous things, but never without justification. They
tend to return the same treatment that they receive from others and just act naturally for the most part.

6. Chaotic Neutral are characters who fail to follow into either side of good or evil and act based on what benefits them.
A chaotic neutral character may not commit any crimes, but they're still not particularly nice people. Sometimes
they're on the side of the heroes and sometimes they're on the side of the villains. Basically, most jerks and anti-
heroes fit into this alignment.

7. Lawful Evil are characters who abide by certain rules and force them upon others, most of the time being dictators,
tyrants, or corrupt officials. Lawful evil characters always seem to have some position of power.

8. Neutral Evil are characters who are malefactors. They are selfish above all else and see nothing wrong with hurting
and even killing innocent people to get what they want and don't care at all if others suffer because of them. Most
typical bad guys fit into this Alignment. Though some are anti-heroes too.

9. Chaotic Evil are characters who are full-out psychopaths. Those who don't care for morality or other people's lives,
and have no remorse for committing crimes, no matter how bad they are. In fact, many enjoy hurting others just for
fun. Some particularly terrible ones will even kill for pleasure.

3. Plot - The chain of related events that take place in a story. Built around conflict, which is a struggle between
opposing forces.
Some Literary Techniques in Plots.

1. Backstory - Story that precedes events in the story being told—past events or background that add
meaning to current circumstances
2. Cliffhanger - The narrative ends unresolved, to draw the audience back to a future episode for the
resolution or sometimes let the readers guess what would be the possible ending.
3. Deus ex machine (God out of the machine) - Resolving the primary conflict by a means unrelated to the
story (e.g., a god appears and solves everything) This can be considered anticlimactic.
4. Flashback - General term for altering time sequences, taking characters back to the beginning of the tale,
for instance
5. Flashforward - Also called prolepsis, a scene that temporarily jumps the narrative forward in time.
Flashforwards often represent events expected, projected, or imagined to occur in the future. They may
also reveal significant parts of the story that have not yet occurred, but soon will in greater detail.
6. Plot twist - Unexpected change ("twist") in the direction or expected outcome of the plot.

Types of Conflict

 Man vs. Man

 Man vs. Nature
 Man vs. Obstacle or Society
 Man vs. Supernatural Being
 Man vs. Himself

4. Theme – The main idea of a story. It is not a moral, lesson, or a rule for living.

4. Perspective – A perspective is a literary tool, which serves as a lens through which readers observe
characters, events, and happenings. A writer may narrate the story from his perspective, or from a character’s
perspective. Its purpose is to make the voice of a writer distinctive from other writers.

Types of Perspective
1. First Person Perspective - First person perspective means writing from the perspective of the author or
main character. Such types of perspectives are mostly found in narratives and autobiographical writings.
In these writings, the main character narrates his/her story, and uses first person pronouns, such as “I”
and “we.” The readers see everything through this person’s eyes.
2. Second Person Perspective - Second person perspective uses “you” perspective or a writer tells the
story by using second person personal pronouns, like “you” and “your.”
3. Third Person Perspective - The third person perspective uses he, she, it and they personal pronouns. It is
a very common method of narration. There are three types of Third Person Perspective.
 - Third Person Objective – An impersonal recorder or neutral observer narrates the facts or details to the
readers.

- Third Person Omniscient – In third person omniscient, a narrator reports the facts, as well as
interpreting and relating the thoughts of a character. It is a very popular technique of storytelling, such
as in George Eliot’s Middle March, and E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web.

- Third Person Limited – In this type of perspective, a narrator reports and interprets the facts and events
from a single character’s perspective. For instance, Katherine Mansfield has used the same perspective
in her short story Miss Brill.

Other Types of Perspective that employs as Literary Technique

Breaking the fourth wall - An author or character addresses the audience directly (also known as direct
address). This may acknowledge to the reader or audience that what is being presented is fiction, or may seek to
extend the world of the story to provide the illusion that they are included in it.

5. Mood - In literature, mood is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words
and descriptions.

Usually, mood is referred to as the Atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional setting that
surrounds the readers. Mood is developed in a literary piece through various methods, including setting, theme,
tone, and diction.

Setting – A description of the scenery, environment, place of the scene or story can describe the mood.

Tone - The manner in which a writer approaches this theme and subject is called the tone. The readers always
rely on the writer’s point of view of the events taking place in a story. They observe the story through his eyes.
They feel the way the writer feels about the events taking place and the description provided. Therefore, the
attitude of the writer evokes feelings and emotions in the readers.

Diction - Diction is the choice of words a writer uses. Diction or choice of words conveys deep feelings, and
depicts the events, places, and characters in a literary work in specific colors, having an effect on the way the
readers feel about them.

ACTIVITY 2.1: MY Understanding of the Lesson

Answer the following questions base on your understanding of the topic you read earlier on the
module. Write on a separate sheet of paper or compose a document and send it to the messenger of
your teacher with Filename as Name of student-Activity-2.1

1. What is the difference of Prose and Poetry?

2. What is the difference of Fiction and Non Fiction?
3. What are the three different types of Poetry? Give a short description
4. Choose Five Literary Devices and briefly describe it.
5. What is the difference of a Protagonist to an Antagonist?
6. Why do you think the Character Alignment can describe the character from a Literary Work?
7. Choose Three Character Alignment and briefly describe it.
8. What is Mood?
9. What are the parts of the Plot? Briefly describe it.

ACTIVITY 2.2: Self Check

Identification. Write on a separate sheet of paper or compose a document and send it to the
messenger of your teacher with Filename as Name of student-Activity-2.2

1. It is a type of Literature in its normal continuous form without the rhythmic or visual line
structure of poetry.
2. It is a sacred story usually concerning the origins of the world or how the world and the
creatures in it came to be their present form. The active beings in myths are generally gods and
goddesses or heroes.
3. It is a story that may feature folkloric characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches,
giants, and talking animals and enchantments, often involving a far-fetched sequence of events
usually ending happily.
4. It is along written, fictional, prose often having a complex plot, usually divided into chapters, in
which the story traditionally develops through the thoughts and actions of its characters.
5. A style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity. There is no widely accepted definition
of the length of the category. Some self-described markets for flash fiction impose caps as low
as three hundred words, while others consider stories as long as a thousand words to be flash
fiction.
6. It is a prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or
history.
7. It is a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure.
8. is a form of Japanese poetry with 17 syllables in three unrhymed lined of five, seven, and five
syllables, often describing nature or seasons.
9. It is a mournful or reflective poem as a lament for somebody who has died.
10. It is poetry that is written without using strict meter or rhyme.
11. It is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of
heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
12. It is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things or ideas using "like" or "as" to
accentuate a certain feature of an object by comparing it to a dissimilar object that is a typical
example of that particular trait.
13. It compares two different or unrelated things to reveal certain new qualities in the subject,
which you might have ignored or overlooked otherwise.
14. It is all about adding a human trait to an inanimate object or an abstraction.
15. It is a far-fetched, over exaggerated description or sentence and is used commonly in jokes or
backhanded compliments.
16. It is the use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas
in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses.
17. It is the chain of related events that take place in a story. Built around conflict, which is a
struggle between opposing forces.
 18. Story that precedes events in the story being told—past events or background that add
meaning to current circumstances.
19. An author or character addresses the audience directly (also known as direct address). This may
acknowledge to the reader or audience that what is being presented is fiction, or may seek to
extend the world of the story to provide the illusion that they are included in it.
20. Unexpected change ("twist") in the direction or expected outcome of the plot

PERFORMANCE TASK 2.1: The Character Alignments.

Given the Character Alignment from Dungeons and Dragons. Research TWO FICTIONAL characters
from any genre or literary work on their respective alignment. Make sure that all Nine Alignments have
two characters to serve as your example on it. Write the name of the character, his/her alignment and
from what Literary Work he belongs. Use a separate sheet or a document and send it appropriately to
your respective classroom or google drive folder.

Example
Peter Parker aka Spiderman
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Literary Work: Marvel Comics/Movies.

NOTE:

Choose one character with a picture and you will post this on your Facebook with the captions:
 21st Century Literature
 Performance Task 2.1
 Elements of a Story: Character
 Character Alignment
 Name of Character
 Alignment
 Literary Work

PERFORMANCE TASK 2.2: Song and Literary Devices

Given the various types of Literary Devices. Research Three songs lyrics that employs a Literary Device.
Make sure that a song has a different literary device. Write the Song name, Artist, the part of the
Lyrics, and what Literary Device it is.

Example:

Song name: Beautiful in my Eyes

Artist: Joshua Kaddison
Lyrics:
“You're my Mona Lisa, you're my rainbow skies,
and my only prayer, is that you realize,
you'll always be beautiful, in my eyes.”
Literary Device: Metaphor.

NOTE:

Choose one of your song and you will post it on your Facebook, include a YouTube Link for the song (preferably a
lyric video) with the following captions
 21st Century Literature
 Performance Task 2.2
 Literary Devices
 Song
 Artist
 Part of the Lyrics
 Type of Literary Device