linguistic perspective. As a discipline it links literary criticism and linguistics‚ but has no autonomous domain of its own. Types of Stylistics: 1. Computational Stylistics: Study of patterns formed in particular texts‚ authors‚ genres‚ periods via computational methods. Through the use of computers‚ it should be possible to achieve more accurate detection and explanation of such linguistic patterns. 2. Linguo-Stylistics: Linguo-stylistics studies of literary discourse from a linguistic point of view;
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Frye establishes that literature is based on conventions in his lecture The Singing School. As a result‚ he says that there is no better way to communicate a literary concept than by using conventional literary characters and ideas. Allusion is the reference to a person‚ place or concept in literature or real life. It is used as a literary tool to create a better image of the idea that the author is trying to convey. "There was a shout about my ears‚ and palms before my feet."1 This line from G.K
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Polysystem. The article The Function of the Literary Polysystem in the History of Literature is mostly connected with the notion of Polysystem. Language is heterogeneous‚ so it is labeled as a polysystem‚ where highly codified stratification prevails‚ any minor move from one stratum to another may be taken as a major offense. Polysystem is subdivided into “canonized” (usually considered “major” literature: those kinds of literary works accepted by the “literary milieu” and usually preserved by the community
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century. Other Works & Achievements • Fire Poem/Rain Poem (1976) • Lyrics From A Dead Language (1991) • Zero Gravity (1999) –Asian American Literary Award • Peripheral Vision (1992) • Planet Waves (1989) –National Book Award • Confessions of a Volcano (1990) • The Empire of Memory (1992) • My Sad Republic (1998) –Centennial Literary Prize • Anatomy of a Passionate Derangement (One-act play‚ 1980) -1st prize‚ Gawad Palanca Award • Ara Vos Prec (1985) –Gawad Palanca Award • Patria
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will explain why "The Road Not Taken" captured my attention as a reader‚ evaluate the poem by using the reader-response approach‚ and finally describe said approach. "The Road Not Taken" captured my attention because I was able to relate to the literary work in a personal way. The poem contains a metaphor in which an individual has to make a decision between two important choices. This touched me because it reminded me of the time when I came to this country and I faced a situation where I had
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of Literature •• l.. critics‚ the approaches are ~o subtle‚ sophisticated‚ and complex that they are not only critical stances bur also philosophies. Although the various approaches provide widely divergent ways to study literature and literary problems‚ they reflect major tendencies rather than absolute straitjacketing. Not every approach is appropriate for every work‚ nor are the approaches always mutually exclusive. Even the most devoted practitioners of the methods do not pursue
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Annotated Bibliography Brewton‚ Vince. "Bold Defiance Took Its Place" -- "Respect" And Self-Making In Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass‚ An American Slave." Mississippi Quarterly 58.3/4 (2005): 703-717. Literary Reference Center. Web. 20 Mar. 2013. This article analyzes the concept of ’respect ’ as it displays itself in the work of literature and it ’s continued importance in black culture. The author describes how Douglass used the concept as a method of self-definition‚ necessary
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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE IN AN AGE OF GLOBALIZATION: Utrecht University The bylaws of the American Comparative Literature Association stipulate the writ-ing every ten years of "a report on the state of the discipline." The present collection Comparative Literature in an Age of Globalization represents the latest in the series and is a follow up to Charles Bernheimer’s Comparative Literature in the Age of Multiculturalism (1994). The structural similarities between the two titles‚ with their repetition
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Salyer August 20‚ 2013 For this week’s assignment we are asked to analyze one of the literary works from this week’s readings and explain why the literary work captured my interest‚ using terms and concepts from the text as support‚ describe one of the analytical approaches outlined chapter 16‚ using details from the text to support interpretations‚ and evaluate the meaning of the selected literary work‚ using analytical approach described. Therefore‚ it is the purpose of this paper to analyze
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NAME: Leong Kang Ping‚ Isaiah ( 27 ) DATE: 9 December 2014 CLASS: 2H SEC 1 LITERATURE 2014 DECEMBER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK TASK IN 5 STAGES: 1 CHOOSE a song with English lyrics that use at least TWO literary techniques from the six elements we have learnt‚ namely simile‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ rhyme‚ alliteration or onomatopoeia. Here are some examples you may choose: 1. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole 2. “100 Years” by Five for Fighting 3. “Swallowed in the Sea” by
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