2014
ANTIGONE JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT
Journal Assignment
During class, we will read the play. At home, you will analyze the play by doing the
following. For each scene you will:
1. Point of View Reaction Summary: Write a summary response for each scene
from a character's point of view. The character whose perspective you choose to
write from must be in the act you are writing about. The character's personality
should be present in voice, reaction, thought, prediction, and analysis. All of the
main points in each scene must be present in the act summary. The point value for
the summary will vary act to act, since some acts are much longer than others.
2. Literary Vocabulary: Document 10 examples of figurative language or literary
devices from the play. You will write the context, the source, and a brief
explanation of how it embodies the device. You may not use allusion for this
activity.
Example:
Metaphor – Antigone: My love is a red, red rose (page 23). Compares love to
a rose.
Here is a list of literary techniques that will be on the test, so you know what
you should look for:
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Allusion
Apostrophe
Pathetic fallacy
Imagery
Synecdoche
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Personification
Stichomythia
Metonymy
Diction pattern
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Polysyndeton
Asyndeton
Anaphora
Alliteration
3. Quotes: Write the two most important quotations/ quotations of interest from each
scene. After each quote you will write at least one paragraph for each quote
explaining why that quote is the most important/ of interest.
4. Themes: After each scene write a theme statement that shows the primary lesson
presented in that scene.