PPT-Literary Survey

CprE583 Adam Pfab 25Sept2011 Literary Survey Subject The topic selected was True Random Number Generation in FPGAs Used IEEE website httpieeexploreieeeorgXploredynhomejsp Modified search criteria. Definitions and Examples. Hooray for learning!. Literary Device . Definition. Simile:. A. figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things, by employing the words "like" or "as“ within the comparison.. Literary analysis . is a . method by which…. a text is separated into parts. those parts are given rigorous, logical, detailed study. the parts are reassembled . an insightful interpretation of the whole is given . FORMALIST. By:. Haley A.. Erica C.. Elizabeth G.. DEFINITION:. A way of analyzing literature in which no outside information about history, politics, or society, is used, and no prior knowledge about the author’s life or time period is referenced. Strictly the text, and literary elements used within it. . The Literary 3x3 is a simple and ultra brief writing activity to prompt students to think outside the plot. The task: students summarize the novel/story they have read without using specific names or events. Dr. Maier. Aristotle: . Poetics. First significant work of literary criticism . Authored in 335 B.C. . Pity and Fear (Eleos and Phobos) . Catharsis. Mimesis. A Multiplicity of Approaches. Literary critics are almost never unified in their interpretation of a novel or any literary work. Why do you suppose this is the case? What factors make it virtually impossible for critics to come to a consensus regarding the meaning of a literary work? . Lecture, Week Seven. Dr Natalie Kon-yu. ACL 2009. The Struggle for the Australian Story. Conventional histories once had it that in the late 1800s two master narratives were tussling for control of the Australian story: . By David Johnson. Chapter 5 . The Politics of English : Conflict, Competition, Co-existence. Introduction. In Chapter 4, the concept of the English language as a global industry introduced English-language publications as significant in the spread of English. . The Literary 3x3 is a simple and ultra brief writing activity to prompt . t. hinking outside . the plot. The task: . summarize . the novel/story they have read without using specific names or events. Middle English 1066-1500. transitional period between Anglo-Saxon and modern . English. cultural . upheaval that followed the Norman Conquest of England, in . 1066. secular literature:. ballads,. chivalric romance. Norton Field Guide . . “Literary analyses are essays in which we examine literary texts closely to understand their messages, interpret their meanings, and appreciate their writers’ techniques” (81).. An introduction. What is a literary analysis essay? . It is an essay that analyzes a novel, poem, play, short story, etc. and explains how and why the author uses specific literary elements to achieve his purpose (theme). . English . 4U. by . Carlinda. . D’Alimonte. This presentation is partly based on a PowerPoint by . Suzann . Ledford.. Introduction to Literary Criticism. Any piece of text can be read with a number of different sets of “glasses,” meaning you are looking for different things within the text.. Literary: anything having to do with written works (books, poems, stories…). Literary Genres. Literary: anything having to do with written works (books, poems, stories…). Genres: this is where books are sorted and divided by different topics, areas, departments, subjects or . lenses. . applied to an object under consideration; they bring certain qualities into focus or call our attention to particular issues.. . Why do we use different forms of criticism?. Literary criticism is an extension of the social activity of interpreting. One reader writes down his or her views on what a particular work of literature means so that others can respond to that interpretation. The critic's specific purpose may be to .