LITERARY CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES 4. Literary concepts and techniques… literary concepts and techniques are the commonly used tools that help us unpack the meaning of a short by means of deductions from its theme‚ plot‚ structure‚ setting etc.. These techniques are rather very helpful in helping one deduce or understand the meaning of a text. In most times the literal meanings of texts hidden behind the writer’s choice of language and writing style and thus literary concepts and techniques are effective
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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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generations reciting the poem for theater and entertainment. By using the literary devices such as‚ a kenning‚ alliteration‚ and personification the poet is able to create vivid detailed imagery and also enhance the experience of the reader/listener. First‚ a kenning‚ two or three descriptive words sometimes separated by a dash‚ is used by the author to refer to different objects‚ places‚ and people while creating a detailed image of what the kenning is. This is very hard to find in modern writing because
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10 Literary Criticism approach An Overview of Approaches The Three-fold Purpose of Criticism: To help us solve a problem in the reading. To help us sift between and resolve conflicting readings. To enable us craft interpretative‚ yet scholarly judgments about literature. 1. Historical / Biographical Approach: Historical / Biographical critics see works as the reflection of an author’s life and times (or of the characters’ life and times). H/B approach deems it necessary to know about the
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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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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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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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George Orwell’s 1984 was an incredible book that displayed a multitude of literary theories that would require looking at the novel from different perspectives. The novel contains subtext that is influenced by the author’s personal experience‚ and the time in which he resided. Winston Smith represents Archetypal literary theory Orwell was raised in England‚ even thought he was born in India‚ so smith was a common name‚ thus implying that Winston Smith was just a common man. The common man has always
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Running head: ANALYSIS OF LITERARY CONTEXT Analysis of Literary Context James O. Montford‚ Jr. Grand Canyon University: (BIB 355) August 24‚ 2011 Analysis of Literary Context The intent of this paper is to analyze the literary context of the book of James‚ by giving an outline and summary of each chapter found in the book of The Epistle of James. This paper will give historical background and cultural information for the purpose that James the author wrote the book. This paper will attempt
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Chapter One: IntroductionThe purpose of this thesis is to explore the field of literary adaptation within a literature/ film context with a view to answering the question of whether the critical stance taken against the adaptive process can withstand scrutiny in light of the operational practices at work within both industries. This introduction serves to provide an outline of this stance and identifies some of the most prominent reactions to adaptation. In order to provide some context and contrast
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