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Perrine's literature : structure, sound, and sense / [compiled by] Thomas R. Arp, Greg Johnson.

Contributor(s): Arp, Thomas R | Johnson, Greg, 1953- | Perrine, Laurence. Literature.
Publisher: Boston, MA : Thomson Wadsworth, c2006Edition: 9th ed. (student ed.).Description: xxxv, 1700 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 141300654X (hbk.); 9781413006544 (hbk.).Other title: Literature, structure, sound, and sense.Subject(s): Literature -- CollectionsDDC classification: 808
Contents:
Writing about literature. - Fiction : the elements of fiction. 1. Reading the story. 2. Plot and structure. - 3. Characterization. 4. Theme. 5. Point of view. 6. Symbol, allegory, and fantasy. 7. Humor and irony. - Two featured writers. James Joyce and Flannery O'Connor. - Stories for further reading. - Poetry : elements of poetry. 1. What is poetry? 2. Reading the poem. - 3. Denotation and connotation. 4. Imagery. 5. Figurative language 1 : simile, metaphor, personification, apostrophe, metonymy. 6. Figurative language 2 : symbol, allegory. 7. Figurative language 3 : paradox, overstatement, understatement, irony. 8. Allusion. 9. Meaning and idea. 10. Tone. 11. Musical devices. 12. Rhythm and meter. 13. Sound and meaning. 14. Pattern. 15. Evaluating poetry 1 : sentimental, rhetorical, didactic verse. 16. Evaluating poetry 2 : poetic excellence. - Poems for further reading. - Drama : the elements of drama. 1. The nature of drama. 2. Realistic and non realistic drama. 3. Tragedy and comedy. - Plays for further comedy
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Includes index.

Writing about literature. - Fiction : the elements of fiction. 1. Reading the story. 2. Plot and structure. - 3. Characterization. 4. Theme. 5. Point of view. 6. Symbol, allegory, and fantasy. 7. Humor and irony. - Two featured writers. James Joyce and Flannery O'Connor. - Stories for further reading. - Poetry : elements of poetry. 1. What is poetry? 2. Reading the poem. - 3. Denotation and connotation. 4. Imagery. 5. Figurative language 1 : simile, metaphor, personification, apostrophe, metonymy. 6. Figurative language 2 : symbol, allegory. 7. Figurative language 3 : paradox, overstatement, understatement, irony. 8. Allusion. 9. Meaning and idea. 10. Tone. 11. Musical devices. 12. Rhythm and meter. 13. Sound and meaning. 14. Pattern. 15. Evaluating poetry 1 : sentimental, rhetorical, didactic verse. 16. Evaluating poetry 2 : poetic excellence. - Poems for further reading. - Drama : the elements of drama. 1. The nature of drama. 2. Realistic and non realistic drama. 3. Tragedy and comedy. - Plays for further comedy

Literature Eng : 9695