Speaking: Storytelling & Narrative Skills C2 - Lesson 2: Analyzing & Employing Sophisticated Literary Techniques in Oral Narratives

C2

Storytelling

សិល្បៈនៃការនិទានរឿង

🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:

Move from Vivid (B2) to Sophisticated (C2).

😐 B2: Vivid Description

Speaker "The drive was bad. The road was full of cars, and I was stressed. When I finally got there, I was late, and my boss was mad."

🔥 C2: Sophisticated Narrative

Speaker "The drive was a complete nightmare. The highway had become a ten-kilometer parking lot. I just stewed in the car, my knuckles white on the wheel." Technique: Metaphor ("Parking lot") + Strong Verb ("Stewed").

Speaker "And of course, I arrived an hour late to find my boss... less than thrilled." Technique: Understatement (He was actually furious).

Literary Devices

1. Extended Metaphor ពាក្យប្រៀបធៀប

Building a story around one central image.
"The negotiation was a chess match. He made his opening move..."

2. Verbal Irony ការនិយាយបញ្ឆិតបញ្ឆៀង

Saying the opposite of what you mean.
"He was two hours late. What a gentleman."

3. Juxtaposition ការប្រៀបធៀបផ្ទុយគ្នា

Placing two opposites together for effect.
"The office was modern and clean, but the atmosphere was toxic."

Identify the Technique

"The company's new strategy is a house of cards; one small mistake and the whole thing will collapse."

Which device is used?

A. Understatement

B. Metaphor

C. Foreshadowing

"Well, that was a productive use of our time." (Said after a boring, useless meeting).

Which device is used?

A. Verbal Irony

B. Juxtaposition