Perrine's literature :  structure, sound, and sense / 
 Literature, structure, sound, and sense 
[compiled by] Thomas R. Arp, Greg Johnson. 
 - 9th ed. (student ed.) 
 - Boston, MA :  Thomson Wadsworth,  c2006. 
 - xxxv, 1700 p. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>141300654X (hbk.) 9781413006544 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Literature--Collections.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808  / PER