LITERARY CRITICISM LITERATURE • What is literature? Literate/ literacy - able to read/write Origin- from Latin “litteratura” (letter) • literature with the small ‘l’ Literature - piece of writing/printed information on a particular subject • literature with the big ‘L’ Literature - pieces of writing that are valued as works of art eg. Novels‚ plays‚ poems (contrast to technical books/ scientific/ academic writings) • Literary - connected with literature
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Literature Assignment The literary work captured my interest‚ because it happens to have a mixture of personalities‚ characters‚ language‚ Genre‚ ambiguity and satire‚ not only does it have these criteria’s but also intertwines the mind with inside and outside resources of life that can is spread out like a book or a poem. Many Author‚ writers‚ and readers understands the concept of important life issues entertaining the people who may have the same story or life situations such as books with
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Nick Newell 4/2/15 Mrs. Antorino Raisin in the Sun The poem “The Negro Mother” by Langston Hughes correlates to the story “A Raisin in the Sun” by Loraine Hansberry. The story “A Raisin in the Sun” was written in 1959 and the author had found inspiration from the story from the poem “A Dream deferred” also by Langston Hughes. The story is comprised of the characters Walter Younger the Protagonist‚ Mama the other protagonist‚ Beneatha Younger and Ruth Younger
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realized that the harshness of mankind is just reality. All these reasonings have developed Scout into a new person. Scout’s manners throughout the book have changed dramatically for the better. Aunt Alexander played a huge role in this change of Scout. During the refreshments that Scout joined with Aunt Alexander and her neighbors she revealed a new side of her. Scout naturally made small talk with her neighbors displaying her manners. Not only did she act ladylike‚ but she started dressing the
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Reader-response criticism is a school of literary theory that focuses on the reader (or "audience") and their experience of a literary work‚ in contrast to other schools and theories that focus attention primarily on the author or the content and form of the work. Although literary theory has long paid some attention to the reader’s role in creating the meaning and experience of a literary work‚ modern reader-response criticism began in the 1960s and ’70s‚ particularly in America and Germany‚ in
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LITERARY DEVICES Copyright © 2007 by Jay Braiman www.mrbraiman.com Literary devices refers to specific aspects of literature‚ in the sense of its universal function as an art form which expresses ideas through language‚ which we can recognize‚ identify‚ interpret and/or analyze. Literary devices collectively comprise the art form’s components; the means by which authors create meaning through language‚ and by which readers gain understanding of and appreciation for their works. They also provide
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Literary Works Sophia Wiggins ENG125: Introduction to Literature Joan Golding October 9‚ 2012 Death is an aspect of life that everyone becomes acquainted with sooner or later. Two poems that deal with the concept of death that I actually enjoyed reading and will compare to each others are “Death be not proud” and “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” These poems seem to have contradictory message about death‚ yet at the same time have similar attitudes toward it.” Death
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Poems 2/HS305 The Harp Of India Why hang’st thou lonely on yon withered bough? Unstrung for ever‚ must thou there remain; Thy music once was sweet - who hears it now? Why doth the breeze sigh over thee in vain? Silence hath bound thee with her fatal chain; Neglected‚ mute‚ and desolate art thou‚ Like ruined monument on desert plain: O! many a hand more worthy far than mine Once thy harmonious chords to sweetness gave‚ And many a wreath for them did Fame entwine Of flowers still blooming on the
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AUNT JENNIFER’S TIGERS By ADRIENNE RICH SUMMARY OF THE POEM: The poet is a feminist and she addresses the difficulties of a married woman. She spends good amount of time in embroidering panel of tigers prancing across the screen. The tigers are fearless creatures pacing elegantly and majestically. They symbolize the spirit of freedom. Aunt is a victim of male chauvinism (male domination). Aunt Jennifer is so oppressed and terrified that she finds it hard to pull the needle. The “weight of Uncle’s
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1. Allegory (寓言)– The word derives from the Greek allegoria ( “speaking other-wise” ). It loosely describes any writing in verse or prose that has a double meaning. This fictional literary narrative acts as an extended metaphor in which persons‚ abstract ideas‚ or events represent not only themselves on the literal level‚ but also stand for something else on the symbolic level. An allegorical reading usually involves moral or spiritual concepts that may be more significant than the actual‚ literal
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