TY - BOOK AU - Johnson,Greg AU - Arp,Thomas R. AU - Perrine,Laurence TI - Perrine's literature: structure, sound & sense SN - 9781305971035 AV - PN6014.J646.P477 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - Boston, MA PB - Cengage Learning KW - Literature KW - Collections N1 - Errata slip inserted; 2; 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; 2; https://ciu.libwizard.com/f/copyright-requests ER -