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simile. Comparing two things using the words “like” or “as”. onomatopoeia. A word which imitates the natural sound of things like “buzzing”, “rustling” or even “meow”. Helps readers hear the sounds, allowing them to enter the author’s world.
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literature to understand the core principles of literary theory and be able to use those same principles to interpret literary texts. Most students studying literature at the college
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English Literature in Context. Comprehensive and accessible, this textbook supports the study of English literature from the Middle Ages to the present, and is designed as a main resource for all English Literature students.
Fortunately, the English language contains a wide range of words from which to choose for almost every thought, and there are also numerous plans or methods of arrangement of these words, called poetic devices, which can assist the writer in developing cogent expressions pleasing to his readers.
A set of patterns. Interpretive options (readers draw their own conclusions but must be able to support it) Details ALL feed the major theme. What causes specific events in the story? Resemblance to earlier works. Characters’ resemblance to other works. Symbol. Pattern(s)
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Literature. Chapter-by-chapter summary & analysis, quotes, themes, characters, symbols, and more. Poetry. Summary, themes, line-by-line analysis, poetic devices, form, meter, rhyme scheme, and more. Literary Terms. Full definitions of each term with color-coded examples, followed by additional resources. Shakescleare.
For more information visit. The Cambridge Guideto Literature in EnglishCovers everything from Old English to contemporary writ. g from all over the English-speaking world.Entries on writers from Britain and Ireland, the USA, Canada, India, Africa, South Africa, New Zealand, the South Pacific and Australia, as well as on many importan.
