Part One Poetry 1. Reading a Poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree (1892) Lyric Poetry ARed, Red Rose (1796) Narrative Poetry "Out, Out——" (1916) Dramatic Poetry q My Last Duchess (1842) [EReading Critically] Can a Poem Be Paraphrased? 2. Listening to a Voice Tone To a Locomotive in Winter (1881) I Like to Seelt Lap the Miles (about1862) The Person in the Poem Hawk Roosting (1960) I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (1807) Irony The Chimney Sweeper (1789) [Reading Critically[ Paying Attention to the Obvious 3. Words Literal Meaning This Is Just to Say (1934) Sonnet18 (1609) Aftermath (1873) Allusion Connotations London (1794) Fire and Ice (1923) Break, Break, Break (1842) [Reading CriticallyI The Ways a Poem Suggests 4. Imagery and Symbol InaStation of the Metro (1916) Analyzing Images The Winter Evening Settles Down (1917) She Walks in Beauty(1815) Spring and All (1923) The Red Wheelbarrow (1923) Dreams (about1932) Symbol The Lightning Is a Yellow Fork (about 1870) Allegory Anecdote of the Jar (1923) The Road Not Taken (1916) Poem (1934) Bright Star! Would I Were Steadfast as Thou Art (1819) [Reading Critically] How to Read a Symbol 5. Figures of Speech Speaking Figuratively The Eagle (1851) TheFlea (1633) Metaphor and Simile Flower in the Crannied Wall (1869) To See a World in a Grain of Sand (about 1803) It Dropped So Low——in My Regard (about 1863) Other Figures of Speech The Silken Tent (1942) TheTyger (1794) The Sick Rose (1794) [Reading Critically] How Metaphors Enlarge a Poem's Meaning 6. Sound Alliteration Assonance The Splendor Falls on Castle Walls (1850) Rime Desert Places (1936) Rhythm Meter Verse Form Stanza Form The Descent of Winter (Section 10/30) (1934) Beat! Beat! Drums! (1861) Dream Boogie (1951) She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways (1800) [Reading Critically] What Is Poetry?
Part Two Fiction Fables, Parables, and Tales Short Stories Long Stories and Novels 1. Plot Pride and Prejudice (1813) (Chapters 1 and 58) Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891) (XXXIV) IReading Critically] What's the Plot 2. Character The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (1930) Everyday Use (1973) [Reading Critically] How Does Character Create Action? 3. Setting The Storm (1898) To Build a Fire (1910) IReading CriticallyI How Do Time and Place Set a Story? 4. Point of View A Rose for Emily (1931) The Tell-Tale Heart (1843,1850) [Reading Critically] How Does Point of View Shape a Story? 5. Tone and Style A Clean, Well-Lighted Place (1933) Barn Burning (1939) [Reading Critically] Be Style Conscious 6. Symbol The Chrysanthemums (1938) Odour of Chrysanthemums (1911,1914) [Reading Critically] Recognizing Symbols 7. Theme The Open Boat (1897) The Garden Party (1922) [ Reading Critically] Stating the Theme 8. Evaluating a Story Eveline (1914) Catch-22 (1961)
Part Three Drama 1. Reading a Play A Play in Its Elements Dialogue Story Character Action Desire under the Elms (1924) [Reading Critically] Conflict Resolution 2. Dramatic Types Tragedy Comedy Tragicomedy and Theatre of the Absurd Hamlet (1601) The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) [Reading Critically] Breaking the Language Barrier 3. The Development of Drama English Drama in the 20th Century American Drama in the 20th Century Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1966) The Death of a Salesman (1949) [Reading Critically] Critical Performance
Appendixes Appendix 1. Writers Presented in This Bok Appendix 2. Reference Guide for Citations Appendix 3. Glossary of Literary Terms Appendix 4. Critical Approaches to Literature Bibliography
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