"What is a Vignette?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

"What is a Vignette?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film If you enjoyed this video, give us a like, drop us a question about vignettes, or share your favorite example of a vignette in a novel or s What does vignette mean? How does it differ from flashbacks or anecdotes? What functions do vignettes serve in literature? What is an example of a vignette? In this short lesson, Senior Instructor Kristin Griffin answers these questions through brief examples from film and museum studies, and a longer reading of a vignette in Sandra Cisneros' novel The House on Mango Street. The video is designed to help high school and college English students identify and analyze SF within and beyond their literature classes. The video is sponsored by the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University. For more discussions of literary topics and essay writing tips, please subscribe to the free SOLO YouTube Channel or visit