A Summer's Reading Literature terms

What is a Literary Term?Literary Terms are words used in literature to:discuss classify (לסווג, לחלק) andanalyze (לנתח) literature The literature terms that we are goung to study for A Summer's Reading are:Setting, Symbol, Message, Turning point and Climax. To understand the meanings of these words match the literature term to its correct definition in the table below. Setting Time and place of the story Symbol A concrete מוחשי object that represents מייצג an abstract מופשט idea Message The lesson we learn from the story Always in a command form צורת ציווי! Turning point When the story suddenly takes a drastic turn in a different direction. There is a CHANGE in the story at this point. Climax Points of highst tension in the stry Setting refers to the time and place that the story or poem takes place. In other words it answers the question of WHERE and WHEN. Match the different descriptions of the story A Summer's Reading to either time (when) or place (where). Time Summer Great depression "There are no jobs" Place New York 5-room railroad flat Poor Neighborhood "broken sidewalks" Park "darkly lit, iron railing and trees" Another way to think about the setting of the story is to compare the park to the neighborhood. Match the phrases in the story to either the park or the neighborhood. Park Trees Place of Privacy Iron railing Darkly lit Dreams of a better life Benches Neighborhood Cold, stony poor place where George feels trapped broken sidewalks Guys hanging outside the candy store Subway A symbol (סמל) is when something in the story represents and idea. When speaking about SYMBOLS we always use the word REPRESENTS Symbol What it represents peace health Israel Fill in the blanks according to the symbols in the story Park- represents a place to dream of a better future, hope, privacy.Neighborhood- represents difficulty, difficult reality. Summer-represents suffocation חנק, inability to move forward.Fall-represents time of change.