Checkpoint: Literary Canon Erin Hailey Patton LIT/210 October 26‚ 2010 Harmon Johnson Write a 175-300 word response to the following questions: 1.) What literature do you consider to be part of the United States current literary canon and why? Over the years literature has changed quite a bit‚ new genres of the wood works
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Test Review: Division‚ Reconciliation‚ and Expansion Part I: BRIEFLY summarize each literary work. A couple of sentences should be sufficient for you to create a quick reference guide for studying purposes. (Note: This does not mean that you shouldn’t also go back to specific passages from the literary works when you study.) “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane “The Open Boat‚” is a story about four men who were stuck in the ocean. They are trying to survive and at the end‚ one of them dies.
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Colby Mr. Crase Literary Analysis – Foreshadowing‚ Allusions‚ Symbolism April 23‚ 2013 Literary Analysis over S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders This is an essay over S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders. In this essay I will be using the following literary terms: symbolism‚ allusions‚ and foreshadowing. I will also be giving several examples of these literary terms. The background of this novel is about two rival gangs named the Greasers and the Socials (or Socs). To begin with‚ I will be using foreshadowing
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Exploring the Literary Themes of Gilgamesh Now that we have finished reading Gilgamesh‚ we will explore some of the major themes of this epic poem. In groups of three or four‚ you will explore one of the five themes listed below. For each theme there will be two groups. After your group completes the activities‚ you will join with the other group that explored your theme and collaborate to form a final product. It is important that every group member participate in each step of the process
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Plan of the literary analysis I. Introduction 1) story presentation (including some words about the author) I have read an extract from ... under the title ... by ... To start with I’d like to draw your attention to the author of this story. ... is an outstanding contemporary English (American) writer ... is one of the world’s greatest novelists ... is the greatest English (American) short-story writer ... is one of the most prominent English (American) novelists of the second half of the 19th century
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My favourite literary character is Winston Smith. He is the main character in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. I consider him to be my favourite character for a few reasons. These reasons are that he is very strong willed‚ his fatalistic attitude‚ his inquisition towards many things‚ as well as his rebelliousness toward society. I will go into more detail in the following short essay. He is very strong willed‚ Winston never let’s any of the antagonists in the story intimidate him‚ even though they
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Beowulf Literary Analysis The battle between good and evil is one that has been going on almost as long as humans have walked the earth. In the epic poem Beowulf this longstanding battle between good and evil is present between Beowulf‚ the hero‚ and Grendel‚ the monster from the moor. The extensive use of both kennings and alliterations in the poem assist in defining these roles of good and evil through Beowulf and Grendel. Kennings provide a powerful description of these characters by exchanging
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The Literary Point of View Theme Essay Word Choice Literary Devices Author Comparison/Contrast: Assignment: For Your Information: Comparison/Contrast - The process of examining two or more things in order to establish their similarities and differences. After reading two selections‚ you will write a comparison/contrast essay using the guidelines provided in this packet. 1. Any relationship between two or more things will involve some degree of SIMILARITY‚ as well as some degree
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Literary Devices Essay Literary Devices Used in “The Crucible.” “The Crucible‚” by Arthur Miller is a politically charged play. It was written in 1953 and made into a movie in 1996. He uses literary devices such as themes‚ tone‚ and ironic devices to show the politically strict and crazy ways of society. Arthur Miller shows the theme of hysteria throughout the play in the characters and actions mostly of Abigail. She accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witch craft and gets her sent to jail. Abigail
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Literary Connections to Fences 1. A stone wall separates the speaker’s property from his neighbor’s. In spring‚ the two meet to walk the wall and jointly make repairs. The speaker sees no reason for the wall to be kept—there are no cows to be contained‚ just apple and pine trees. He does not believe in walls for the sake of walls. The neighbor resorts to an old adage: “Good fences make good neighbors.” The speaker remains unconvinced and mischievously presses the neighbor to look beyond the old-fashioned
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