The Elements of Poetry Chapter 21: Reading Poetry * Metaphor—figure of speech that makes comparison between two unlike things‚ without using the word like or as Ex: From Catch by Robert Francis “…tossing a poem together;” * Anagrams—words made from the letters of other words Ex: From Mountain Graveyard by Robert Morgan “stone notes slate tales” * Narrative poem—a poem that tells a story Ex: From Nighttime Fires by Regina Barreca “When I was five in Louisville
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Literary Terminology STYLE: The manner of a literary work is its style‚ the effect of which is its tone. Below are concepts by which you can analyze stylistic features. Figures of Speech Alliteration: The repetition of an initial consonant sound or consonant cluster in consecutive or closely positioned words Anaphora: The repetition of words or groups of words at the beginning of consecutive sentences‚ clauses or phrases Assonance: The repetition of identical or near identical stressed vowel
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considered ’literary’. If a piece of writing is considered ’literary’ this usually suggests that it is a scholarly article or classical writing that is extremely well written and is very informative. Literary writing can be intellectual and contain a lot of cleverly hidden meanings which ensure the writing can be enjoyed and studied on many different levels and often still enjoyed many years after it was written. Many people believe that literature cannot be defined and literary theory should
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Rebecca Jones Ms. Garvin English Comp. II MWF 12-12:50 6 November 2012 Literary Devices There are many different literary devices found in the book Night written by Elie Wiesel that deal with his personal experience with the faith he had to keep and then lost during the Holocaust. In Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses tone‚ irony‚ and characterization to illustrate his faith throughout the Holocaust. In the book Night‚ Wiesel uses tone to explain the many sufferings that the Jews were required to face
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Africa Emergent by Nadine Gordimer A better understanding of literary theory can be gained by investigating the etymology of the word theory itself. Literary theory‚ then‚ offers to us a view of life‚ an understanding of why we interpret texts the way we do. A well-articulated literary theory also assumes that an innocent reading of a text or a sheerly emotional or spontaneous reaction to a work does not exist because literary theory questions the assumptions‚ beliefs‚ and feelings of readers
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However‚ from the current state of the society this moral compass is lacking. It is safe to say that Walter White’s story is identified with by many African Americans whose life and children’s lives were plagued by the battle of being Mulatto during the Jim Crow Era. It is also slightly comforting to know that Griffin was not the only individual to experience
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Tolentino‚ Fenina Gabrielle M. 11074523 January 8‚ 2013 Assignment #1 1. What are the different types of Literary Criticisms? * New Criticism / Formalism - This type of criticism concerns itself with the parts of a text and how the parts fit together to make a whole. Because of this‚ it does not bring in any information outside of the text: biography of the author‚ historical or literary allusions‚ mythological patterns‚ or the psychoanalytical traits of the characters (except those traits specifically
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I have chosen the following four literary term; farce‚ genre‚ metaphor and image. Farce: A comedy; a short play‚ in which both subtle humor and hilarity are developed through improbable situations‚ exaggeration and (often) ridiculous antics. Example: “I’m Going! A Comedy in One Act” by Tristan Bernard (1915) In this play‚ Henri wants to go the races; however his wife‚ Jeanne does not want him to go. Henri is trying to convince her on why she should not go‚ he says it cost more money‚ she does
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to have hope we need faith. Hope can be pure if only being let down by someone or just being foolish of something that really doesn’t matter as much. In the poem ‚ "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" contains the literary devices of imagery‚ metaphor‚ and personification. All these literary devices add up to the theme by comparing them to things that are usually strange to be compared to hope. Emily Dickinson uses imagery in the poem "Hope is the thing with feathers" by creating a vision made up
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Brittany Morency 23 June 2013 ENG 120: Floyd B02 Literary Analysis One Literary Analysis: Sonny’s Blues In “Sonny’s Blues‚” by James Baldwin‚ the two main characters‚ Sonny and the narrator‚ face many conflicts with each other. These conflicts all contribute and lead to the climax of the story‚ the scene in the narrator’s apartment. The first conflict between these two characters occurs after their mother dies when the narrator discovers Sonny’s dream to become a jazz piano player‚ which
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