A Summer's Reading: Literature terms

Unlock literary terms like setting & symbol in A Summer's Reading!

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 story שיא מתח 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. The turning pointof the story is when the direction of the story takes to turn. It shows a change inn the general flow of the story. The struggleis usually between the two main characters in the story but can also be an inner struggle when the main character fights within himself. The climaxof the story is the point of highest tension in the story. All the unanswered questions in the story are about to be revealed. The resolution is usually the end of the story when all the answers are given. In the case of A Summers Reading the resolution is called an open endingbecause we don't know if Geoerge will read the books or not. The final otcome is left to the readers imagination. The following picture represents these ideas. Based on the information above, use the sentences from the story to match to the image. Choose which part of the story is the struggle, the turning point, the climax and the resolution. Match these sentences to the correct point in the picture below:Mr Cattanzara: "George Don't do what I did"George sat down at the library to readGeorge burst out of his room at 1:00am in the morning, a shadow of himself.Poor neighborhood in New York George burst out of his room at 1:00am in the morning, a shadow of himself. George sat down at the library to read Poor neighborhood in New York Mr Cattanzara: "George, Don't do what I did" Let's practice answering some questions. For example when you answer a question on symmbols you have to use the word represents.Question: What is the symbol of the fall?Answer: The fall represents a time of change. Just as the leaves change color in the fall, so to there is a change in George's life in the fall. He goes to the library to read.Now you try.....Question: what is the symbol of the park in the story "A Summer's Reading"