Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Non-fiction proximity
facts and author’s opinions about a subject. Assonance - Repetition of vowel sounds
to inform and sometimes persuade. Consonance
Literary Techniques- Indirectly or implicitly, figurative Repetitive sounds produced by consonance
language within phrase often takes place in quick succession
Themes- Central idea, topic of the message, main idea Onomatopoeia- Actual sound of something
Literary Element- specific patterns to unfold their Rhyme - Repetition of similar sounding words
stories Rhythm - Pattern of stressed and Unstressed beats
Plot - Chain or sequence of events Meter - Units of stressed and Unstressed syllables
Exposition – conflict is introduced Iamb - 1 unstressed, 1 stressed (1U, 1S)
Rising Action – actions leading to climax Trochee - 1 stressed, 1 unstressed (1S, 1U)
Pivotal – turning point Spondee – 2 subsequent stressed (2S)
Denouement – falling action, slowing down Dactyl – 1 stressed, 2 unstressed (1S, 2U)
Resolution – resolved the conflict, ending Anapest – 2 unstressed, 1 stressed (2U,1S)
Character Imagery - Physical senses
Person in a work of fiction, can be major or Visual (seeing)
minor Olfactory (smelling)
Protagonist – main character Gustatory (tasting)
Tragic hero / Tragic Figure – bad end Auditory (hearing)
Tragic Flaw – disorder that cause Tactile (touching)
downfall
Antagonist – oppose, counterpart of the main Symbolism - Represent something
character Tone - Narrators attitude about subject
Characterization - Details about the characters, feeling, Metaphor - Common characteristic between two
appearance unrelated things
Setting - Place, time Personification- Human characteristics
Conflict - Complication or struggle of the story Simile - Uses the words like or as
- Man vs. Man (protagonist and antagonist) Style- The way to tells story
- Man vs. Nature (natural forces) Dialogue- Speak to one another
- Man vs. Society (society itself) Inner – themselves
- Man vs. Himself (self) Outer – conversation between characters
- Man vs. Fate (working against what has Anaphora- Oldest literary device, repetition of the first
been foretold) part
Point of View Anthropomorphism
Angle from where the story is narrated, readers Portrayed in a story as people, walking, talking,
view people events and details, narrative voice arms, legs
First Person – I, me, mine, we, us, ours, we are Euphemism - More pleasant or polite way
seeing events through the eyes Flashback
Second Person – main character of the story, Transported to an event that happened in the past
you Foreshadowing- Hint at what will happen next
Third Person - Outside voice of the story, seen but as a Hyperbole- Extreme exaggeration
spectator Mood - Emotional condition
Limited - sees only what is front of him, unable Motif - Recurrent element, held develop the theme
to read another mind Writing- symbols to communicate thoughts and ideas
Omniscient – narrates everything, sees all, all
knowing 1 st - Pre – Writing Stage is the preliminary or
Limiter Omniscient – can only see into one preparatory phase in which the writer explores and
character mind selects possible topics, through outlining, generating
Tone - voice or inflections ideas
influenced by various factors such as word
choice, grammatical structure, diction, or imagery. 2 nd - During the Writing Stage, setting out of an
elucidation of the details and ideas perceived to be
relevant to the topic, when the writer puts together
Alliteration all the brainstormed ideas
3 rd - Post – Writing Stage is the phase wherein Pintados was the term used by Spanish colonists to
checking and correcting inconsistencies in content and described indigenous Visayan people.
mechanics
THESIS STATEMENT Pattarradday Festival- Presentation of ethnic tribes
Short statement usually one sentence that from the locality or neighboring towns showing diverse
summarizes the main point or claim themes tha celebrate life, love nature and other human
interests.
TOPIC SENTENCE
Sentence that introduces a paragraph by Sangyaw Festival- Sangyaw means-
presenting that one topic that will be the focus herald(tagapagbalita)-To celebrate culture of eastern
Revision Visayas and honor Santo Niño (Tribal procession)
is a process of going back through your whole
draft and there will be adding in, taking out, moving Bambanti- Thanksgiving—ultimate symbol-diligence,
around, and polishing certain parts of draft, vigilance and resilience of the people of Isabela
Editing (Proofreading)
is a meticulous process of clarifying meaning Mamangui- an Ibanag word Mangui-or corn- to
by revising each word and line of your draft, grammar, honor the farmers who are real foundation of Ilagan’s
clarity, conciseness economy –thanksgiving of good harvest.