Literary Terms III
The narrator of Moon Palace does not tell his story in the chronological order of events, but frequently jumps back and forward in his narration.
Use your own knowledge and the internet to define the following literary devices and find examples in the novel:
1.) Flashback
2.) Flashforward
3.) Foreshadowing
After defining the terms and supporting your notion with examples from the novel, answer these questions:
1.) What’s the difference between flashforward and foreshadowing?
2.) What’s the effect of a narration full of flashbacks and flashforwards?
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Literary Terms IV
One of the defining terms in literature is the leitmotif.
1.) What is a leitmotif? Find a definition on the internet in a dictionary, glossary of literary terms or encyclopedia.
2.) Themes, images or ideas can be used as leitmotifs. Find an example (or more if you can) for each category in Moon Palace.
a) Theme
b) Image
c) Idea
3. What function can leitmotifs have in a novel like Moon Palace?
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