tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post7275432008605373568..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: Literary Blog Hop, July 7-10Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-34018421289950322322011-07-11T17:55:25.247+01:002011-07-11T17:55:25.247+01:00Oh! I chose foreshadowing too! It's a device I...Oh! I chose foreshadowing too! It's a device I really love! Foreshadowing and Parallelism...:)Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707280327803432082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-31863253482242221822011-07-09T13:24:40.207+01:002011-07-09T13:24:40.207+01:00I chose the same thing - I love when a book can cr...I chose the same thing - I love when a book can create that depth of feeling in the reader and then make it pay off.Anja K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04807435343847113353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-76882510860683935762011-07-08T20:44:00.541+01:002011-07-08T20:44:00.541+01:00as a device it has to be subtle, otherwise it'...as a device it has to be subtle, otherwise it's like pantomime, but shouting out IT'S in Front of You!.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-63515789078321069712011-07-08T17:39:46.269+01:002011-07-08T17:39:46.269+01:00No, no, no. Not a fail at all. Very nicely written...No, no, no. Not a fail at all. Very nicely written. Thank you for this little essay.<br /><br />(I must admit that I did a little Google-ing before writing my essay as well....Literary devices? Yes, I think that was covered in English, but Heavens to Betsy that was a long time ago!)<br /><br />Here's <a href="http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/welcome-to-literary-blog-hop-hosted-by.html" rel="nofollow">my attempt to pick my favorite literary device.</a> Also, I'd like to invite you to throw your name into the hat for a <b>$25 Amazon gift certificate</b> in <a href="http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/readerbuzzs-july-giveaway-25-amazon.html" rel="nofollow">Readerbuzz's July Giveaway!</a>It's <b>international!</b>Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-86212960452667930602011-07-08T15:57:56.106+01:002011-07-08T15:57:56.106+01:00@IngridLola- Sideshadowing, what an awesome concep...@IngridLola- Sideshadowing, what an awesome concept.Kwame (Adventures of 2.0)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09387016410465669676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-66359717888119279282011-07-08T07:43:23.093+01:002011-07-08T07:43:23.093+01:00excellent - foreshadowing! I like your comment ab...excellent - foreshadowing! I like your comment about foreshadowing in a book stressing you out, I'd never really thought of it that way but it kind of takes advantage of the emotions you'd invested in the book... or something like that haha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-52030130135405708472011-07-08T01:21:38.301+01:002011-07-08T01:21:38.301+01:00Hmmm, but isn't foreshadowing part of building...Hmmm, but isn't foreshadowing part of building up the tension? In you example of Of Mice and Men, there are a few episodes that foreshadow the ending I think...<br />EmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-47993420383656673882011-07-07T22:00:00.760+01:002011-07-07T22:00:00.760+01:00@Susan- I definitely look at the novel as a whole ...@Susan- I definitely look at the novel as a whole rather than looking at the separate little devices, mainly because I think they're a lot more interesting for their stories as a whole rather than the separate little things that make them up. But then there is some merit in those too. I just prefer the blog hops that are about more generalised parts of novels than the little languagey bits!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-64128359044418546912011-07-07T21:52:42.565+01:002011-07-07T21:52:42.565+01:00I'm with you. I felt I had to borrow my kids&#...I'm with you. I felt I had to borrow my kids' English notes to refresh my memory for what qualifies as a literary device. I don't think enough about how the author is doing what he does as he crafts the novel -- I just think about how the book works or doesn't work for me. But going back to these techniques is a good way of thinking about what the novelist is doing or trying to do.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567954521782974033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-87219665908004331022011-07-07T21:38:12.756+01:002011-07-07T21:38:12.756+01:00I think foreshadowing was one of my early favorite...I think foreshadowing was one of my early favorite devices. I remember being able to identify it pretty well. Great when it is done well, but it can be clumsy in amateur hands. <br /><br />Check out my post <a href="http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com/2011/07/literary-blog-hop-terminology.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-66891053288974594842011-07-07T21:12:50.273+01:002011-07-07T21:12:50.273+01:00Nice. Have you ever heard of sideshadowing? It...Nice. Have you ever heard of sideshadowing? It's kind of like foreshadowing, except it doesn't hint at what will happen in the future, but alludes to all the possibilities that could happen in a given moment. It's awesome. <br /><br />Thanks for joining the Hop!IngridLolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079137600900264656noreply@blogger.com