c/c_Literary Studies_Grade 10_Language features, structures, and conventionslanguage featureselements of styleexploration of voiceusage and conventionsliterary elements and devicesliteral meaning and inferential meaningcitation techniques

Subject
Literary Studies
Grade
Grade 10
Concept/Content
Language features, structures, and conventions
  • language features
  • elements of style
  • exploration of voice
  • usage and conventions
  • literary elements and devices
  • literal meaning and inferential meaning
  • citation techniques
Elaboration
stylistic choices that make one specific writer distinguishable from others, including diction, vocabulary, sentence structure, and tone.
  • point of view
  • humour, irony, satire, wit
  • perspective (e.g., persona)
avoiding common usage errors (e.g., double negatives, mixed metaphors, malapropisms, and word misuse)
common practices of standard punctuation, capitalization, quoting, and Canadian spelling
Texts use various literary devices, including figurative language, according to purpose and audience.
keywords
elements of style
voice
usage
conventions
literary elements and devices