Literary Devices in Othello

Literary Devices in Othello

Epanalepsis

Epanalepsis is a literary device defined by the repetition of the initial word (or words) of a phrase or sentence at the end of that same clause or sentence

Foreshadowing

be a warning or indication of (a future event).

"it foreshadowed my preoccupation with jazz

Act 1, scene 3, line 333-334

Look to her, Moor, if though hast eyes to see. She has deceived her father, and may thee.

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Literary Device Directions

Personification

• Work with your group of three on your literary device.
• Be sure to include examples of your particular literary device used in passages from Othello

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Choose a job in your groups

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Paraphraser

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Include a quotation from Othello

Make sure to include which Act, scene, and lines the quotation comes from

Act 1, scene 3, line 343-392

Moors are changeable in their wills -- fill thy purse with money. The food that to him now is as luscious as locusts, shall be to him shortly as acerbe as the coloquintida. She must change for youth: when she is sated with his body, she will find the error of her choice.

Include who said itand your group's translation of the dialogue

Said by: Iago

• Moors tend to change their minds a lot .
• Fill your wallet with money.
• The food that he finds as delicious as locusts, will soon be as bitter as the bitter apple.
• She’s young and she’ll change her mind: when she is satisfied with physical desires, she will see her mistake.

locust tacos and kabobs... mmmmmm!!!

"Fill thy purse with money."

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• Define words that are new to you or that you think the class could benefit from learning.
• Include video or music if adds to your prezi.

• Keep your literary device a secret and let the class hypothesize as to which literary device you are using.

• You can give them hints, but do not give it away. This is a study method for your quiz on Friday.

bitter apple

Examples of hints

Here is a simple one:

The food that to him now is as luscious as locusts, shall be to him shortly as acerbe as the coloquintida.

coloquintida

Simile!

Make a new slide with the answer, but make sure that the class can't see it from the previous slide.

Name that literary device!

And the answer is......

Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is, on some point of comparison, the same as another _______________________

Synecdoche

A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something, or vice-versa.

Examples are referring to the the World Wide Web as the Internet or workers as hired hands.

Act 2, Scene 1, Line 100-

Sir, would she give you so much of her lips As of her tongue she oft bestows on me,/ You would have enough"