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Literary and Grammar Terms. Mrs. Turnbull 5 th , 6 th , 7 th period. Anachronism. Anachronism is an error in chronology, or placing an event, person, item, or language expression in the wrong period. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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LITERARY AND GRAMMAR TERMSMRS. TURNBULL
5TH, 6TH, 7TH PERIOD
ANACHRONISM
• ANACHRONISM IS AN ERROR IN CHRONOLOGY, OR PLACING AN EVENT, PERSON, ITEM, OR LANGUAGE EXPRESSION IN THE WRONG PERIOD.
• EXAMPLE IN LITERATURE: BRUTUS: PEACE! COUNT THE CLOCK.CASSIUS: THE CLOCK HAS STRICKEN THREE.ACT II, SCENE I : LINES 193 – 194• THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ANACHRONISM BECAUSE THERE WERE NO CLOCKS
DURING ROMAN TIMES, AND THE STRIKING CLOCK WAS NOT INVENTED UNTIL 1,400 YEARS AFTER CAESAR’S DEATH.
PARODY
• A PARODY IS A TEXT THAT IMITATES ANOTHER WORK OR GENRE IN ORDER TO ENTERTAIN AN AUDIENCE.• EXAMPLE: WEIRD AL YANKOVICH CREATES MANY PARODIES SUCH AS
AMISH PARADISE FOR GANGSTA PARADISE• HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PARODY OF TAYLOR SWIFT’S
“I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE.”
MALAPROPISM
WHEN SOMEONE USES THE WRONG WORD WHILE TRYING TO GET THEIR POINT ACROSS. OFTEN THE WORD WILL HAVE A SIMILAR SOUND.