Loren Blanton Professor Nenna ENC 1102 7/12/14 Literary Analysis on Tabula Asiae In the essay‚ “Tabula Asiae”‚ written by Michael Ondaatje‚ is a myriad of mythical imagery that describes old portraits of Ceylon. The descriptive details used throughout the nonfiction work is captivating and aids in describing Ondaatje brother’s wall‚ which is located in Toronto. The nonfiction piece of writing is a personal essay‚ which contains multiple personal experiences. There are to forms of nonfiction
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ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT) English Language and Literature Department Poetic Devices and their Likely Effects Alliteration Gains reader’s attention through repetition of a consonant sound‚ appeals to the sense of hearing‚ emphasizes words‚ links lines‚ unifies stanzas (or the poem as a whole)‚ and enhances flow of poem. Draws attention to particular words or lines through repetition of a vowel sound‚ appeals to the sense of hearing‚ enhances the development of the image created by the words
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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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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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Rhetorical Strategies and Stylistic Devices Alliteration- the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Ex. “GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE‚ COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN‚ AND WISDOM ALWAYS TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE.” (Slaughter House-Five‚60) Allusion- a brief and indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ thing or idea of historical‚ cultural‚ literary or political significance. Ex. “Canst thou draw
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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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importance of establishing peace between countries. In his speech‚ Kennedy emphasized the need for unity between the United States and Soviet Union as it is the best way to preserve tranquility and to protect the nation. He utilized the rhetorical device of anaphora to accentuate the actions necessary to ensure the success of creating strong relations between the United States and Soviet Union. Kennedy repeated the phrase‚” let both sides‚” along with an inspiring suggestion to promote the idea that
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Happiness in Devices Recently technology has become a big part of society and will continue to advance continuously in the future. Most people consider technology a necessity for every day life‚ and fortunately it’s expanding enough to decelerate stagnation. It’s also necessary to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of technology. Technology influences minds in good and bad ways‚ and it allows people to share information which they would otherwise not be able to attain. Technology is becoming
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English Period who wrote on biblical and religious themes were Caedmon and Cynewulf. The Middle English Period consists of the literature produced in the four and a half centuries between the Norman Conquest of 1066 and about 1500‚ when the standard literary language‚ derived from the dialect of the London area‚ became recognizable as "modern English." Prior to the second half of the fourteenth century‚ vernacular literature consisted primarily of religious writings. The second half of the fourteenth
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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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