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University of Phoenix Material

Literary Conventions and Devices Worksheet

Each Learning Team should select two works of drama from the assigned readings for this assignment. All team members should contribute to filling out the tables and answering the questions for each play. Teams should be prepared to discuss their responses in class.

Literary Conventions and Devices Table Play #1
Title of the work	Significance of Title
	Identify	Describe	Explain Impact
Major characters
Protagonist
Antagonist
Conflict
Climax
Theme
Elements or conventions used
	No	Yes	Example	Explain Impact
Irony
Symbolism
Foreshadowing
Flashbacks

1. What role does imagination play in writing or reading this particular work?

2. How does this author create meaning?

3. Explain what this piece of literature might tell us about society as a whole?

4. What is your final evaluation of this work?

Literary Conventions and Devices Table Play #2
Title of the work	Significance of Title
	Identify	Describe	Explain Impact
Major characters
Protagonist
Antagonist
Conflict
Climax
Theme
Elements or conventions used
	No	Yes	Example	Explain Impact
Irony
Symbolism
Foreshadowing
Flashbacks

1. What role does imagination play in writing or reading this particular work?

2. How does this author create meaning?

3. Explain what this piece of literature might tell us about society as a whole.

4. What is your final evaluation of this work?

5. What are the main factors that differentiate these two plays?