Scribd
Upload
8 views

Important EST Notes

The document outlines key literary concepts including exposition, rising action, conflict, tone, and point of view. It also discusses various literary devices such as figurative language, imagery, and narrative styles, along with their definitions and examples. Additionally, it touches on the importance of ethos, pathos, and logos in writing, as well as the distinction between subjective and objective perspectives.

Uploaded by

kimobreast2008
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
8 views

Important EST Notes

The document outlines key literary concepts including exposition, rising action, conflict, tone, and point of view. It also discusses various literary devices such as figurative language, imagery, and narrative styles, along with their definitions and examples. Additionally, it touches on the importance of ethos, pathos, and logos in writing, as well as the distinction between subjective and objective perspectives.

Uploaded by

kimobreast2008
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 5

Important EST Notes (Reading)

Exposition:- they introduce


1) characters
2) setting (time-place)
3) current situation

Rising actions:-
1) main events
2) Incidents

Conflict:- (internal/external)
Problem of character

Tone:- The language used by the


Narrator or speaker

Mode:- How the reader feels while reading the story

Point of view
1st person:- (I/We)
2nd person:- (you)

1|Page
3rd person :- (he,she,they,…)
Can be>>>
a) limited
Revealing only one character’s feelings or thoughts
b) omniscient
Revealing all characters’ feelings
c) Objective
Revealing no one’s feelings

Inclusive Language
Including the reader (1st/2nd person)

Descriptive Language
Describe the incident

Figurative Language
(Similes/metaphors/hyperbole/personification/analogy)
—->Analogy

o 1-simile: is a comparison using as or like


—->Analogy
o 2-Metaphor: is a comparison without using as or like

o 3- Personification when you give non-living human trait


Ex: The trees danced back and forth in the wind

2|Page
o 4- Hyperbole (exaggeration)

Ex: I tried millions of times or ‫ألف ألف مبروك‬

Imageries
Everything is written(described) as you see it

Onomatopoeia
Sounds that imitate meanings
Ex: boom/ouch/crash…)

Autobiography
Someone who is writing about himself

Biography
Someone who is writing about someone else

Authoritative Reference (ethos)


Adding testimonials/quotes for someone who is famous to add credibility

Italicized terms
Inclined word

Sermons
Religious speech

3|Page
Epic
Something unordinary (legendary narrative) lengthy keda

Sci-Fiction
Not real

Jargon
Specialized/scientific terms (not common)

Ethos
Appeal to ethics

Pathos (pity)
Appealing emotions

logos
Appeals to logic(facts)

Subjective
Based on personal feelings

Objective
Based on facts

Juxtaposition
Giving 2 contrast images next to one another so you notice the difference
Ex: I had walked into room happy healthy man. I crawled out a decrepit
wreck.

4|Page
Oxymoron
Using 2 words that are opposite to each other beside each other 3ala tool
(terribly easy)

Paradox
Self-contradictory phrase
Ex: I made my fortune out of my seeming misfortune

Allusion
Famous referencing in history or literature (Cinderella) [famous character]

Repetition:- Means emphasis


or also in mockery statement

Intuitive
Based on guess or assume

Empirical
Based on evidence

Personal Narrative: (I/We)

The ownership rights belong to Mariam Elashry, hard working student in Mr.
Younes’ course.
Thank you Mariam so much, wish you the best of luck.

5|Page

You might also like