Perrine's literature : structure, sound & sense /
Johnson, Greg, 1953-
Perrine's literature : structure, sound & sense / Greg Johnson, Kennesaw State University ; Thomas R. Arp, Late, Southern Methodist University. - Student edition. Thirteenth edition. - Boston, MA : Cengage Learning, (c)2018. (Print year, 2016). - xxxii, 1676 pages ; 22 cm
Errata slip inserted.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Writing about literature -- Fiction. The elements of fiction: Reading the story ; Plot and structure ; Characterization ; Theme ; Point of view ; Symbol, allegory, and fantasy ; Humor and irony ; Evaluating fiction ; Three featured writers: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Flannery O'Connor, Joyce Carol Oates -- Stories for further reading. Drama. The elements of drama: The nature of drama ; Realistic and nonrealistic drama ; Tragedy and comedy -- Plays for further reading. Poetry. The elements of poetry: What is poetry? ; Reading the poem ; Denotation and connotation ; Imagery ; Figurative language 1 : simile, metaphor, personification, apostrophe, metonymy ; Figurative language 2 : symbol, allegory ; Figurative language 3 : paradox, overstatement, understatement, irony ; Allusion ; Meaning and idea ; Tone ; Musical devices ; Rhythm and meter ; Sound and meaning ; Pattern ; Evaluating poetry 1 : sentimental, rhetorical, didactic verse ; Evaluating poetry 2 : poetic excellence -- Poems for further reading.
9781305971035
Literature--Collections.
PN6014.J646.P477 2018
Perrine's literature : structure, sound & sense / Greg Johnson, Kennesaw State University ; Thomas R. Arp, Late, Southern Methodist University. - Student edition. Thirteenth edition. - Boston, MA : Cengage Learning, (c)2018. (Print year, 2016). - xxxii, 1676 pages ; 22 cm
Errata slip inserted.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Writing about literature -- Fiction. The elements of fiction: Reading the story ; Plot and structure ; Characterization ; Theme ; Point of view ; Symbol, allegory, and fantasy ; Humor and irony ; Evaluating fiction ; Three featured writers: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Flannery O'Connor, Joyce Carol Oates -- Stories for further reading. Drama. The elements of drama: The nature of drama ; Realistic and nonrealistic drama ; Tragedy and comedy -- Plays for further reading. Poetry. The elements of poetry: What is poetry? ; Reading the poem ; Denotation and connotation ; Imagery ; Figurative language 1 : simile, metaphor, personification, apostrophe, metonymy ; Figurative language 2 : symbol, allegory ; Figurative language 3 : paradox, overstatement, understatement, irony ; Allusion ; Meaning and idea ; Tone ; Musical devices ; Rhythm and meter ; Sound and meaning ; Pattern ; Evaluating poetry 1 : sentimental, rhetorical, didactic verse ; Evaluating poetry 2 : poetic excellence -- Poems for further reading.
9781305971035
Literature--Collections.
PN6014.J646.P477 2018