This text is designed to be used in any literature anthology, Introduction to Literature, or literature-based composition courses. It contains sections on the short story, plays, poetry, and the novel, as well as sections on film, writing a research paper and other types of literature-based composition. The book is full of exercises and contains numerous student sample essays.
| ISBN | 007296278X | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9780072962789
(What's this?) | | Pages | 1392 | | Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe | | Weight (grammes) | 1564 | | Imprint | McGraw Hill Higher Education | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 231 | | Publication date | 01 Jul 2005 | | Width (mm) | 162 | | Library of Congress | PE1417.R47 | | Spine width (mm) | 40 | | DEWEY | 808.0668 | | Academic level | Tertiary education |
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Preface Alternate Contents by Genre Alternate Contents Additional Themes CHAPTER 1. Why Read Literature? Exercise Why Do You Read Literature? Why Do We Read Literature? Bridging the Gap Responding to What You Read Exercise ROBERT FROST, The Road Not Taken Sample Student Response to "The Road Not Taken" Commentary Exercise Considering Evidence to Support Your Response Close Active Reading Sample Oral Response to "The Road Not Taken" Commentary Exercise Keeping a Reading Journal Guidelines: Keeping a Reading Journal CHAPTER 2. Joining the Conversation: Ways of Talking about Literature PATRICIA GRACE, Butterflies (short story) Responding to "Butterflies" LANGSTON HUGHES, Theme for English B (poem) Responding to "Theme for English B" WENDY WASSERSTEIN, The Man in a Case (play) Responding to The Man in a Case E. B. WHITE, Education (essay) Responding to "Education" The Vocabulary of Literature Actions and Events Plot Structure Conflict Irony of Situation Box: Terms Related to Actions and Events Exercises: Actions and Events People Characters: Listening and Observing Listening Observing Characters: Growing and Changing Characters: Point of View Author and Speaker Narrator People in Nonfiction Box: Terms Related to People Exercises: People Places and Times Time and Place: The Cultures of the Work, the Writer, and the Reader Place Time Box: Terms Related to Places and Times Exercises: Places and Times Words and Images, Sounds and Patterns Style Tone Diction Syntax Rhythm and Rhyme Figurative Language Verbal Irony Allusions Box: Trems Related to Words and Images, Sounds and Patterns Exercises: Words and Images, Sounds and Patterns Ideas Exercises: Ideas CHAPTER 3. Continuing the Conversation: Considering Genre and Listening to Other Voices Expectations: Short Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction Distinctions: Short Fiction and Drama Distinctions: Poetry MARGARET ATWOOD, you fit into me Distinctions: Nonfiction An Introduction to Short Fiction Early Forms of Fiction Allegory Myth Legend Fairy Tale Fable Parable Modern Short Fiction The Realistic Short Story The Nonrealistic Short Story A Word about Fiction and Truth Guidelines: Short Fiction An Introduction to Poetry Suggestions for Reading Poetry Types of Poetry Guidelines: Poetry An Introduction to Drama Suggestions for Reading Drama Traditional Forms of Drama Modern Forms of Drama Types of Drama Guidelines: Drama An Introduction to Nonfiction Suggestions for Reading Speeches Suggestions for Reading Letters Suggestions for Reading Documents Suggestions for Reading Journals and Diaries Suggestions for Reading Essays Guidelines: Nonfiction Considering Other Voices Authors' Commentaries and Interviews Reviews Scholarly Criticism CHAPTER 4. Writing About Literature DYLAN THOMAS, Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night Responding to "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" JOAN ALESHIRE, Slipping Responding to "Slipping" Preparing to Write About Literature Understanding the Assignment Thinking about the Assignment Assignment Topics Writing to Respond Topic 1 Discovering Ideas: Journal Entries Considering Audience Narrowing the Topic Devising a Preliminary Thesis Statement Planning and Organizing Drafting "Changes," KAREN ANGSTROM (draft student paper) Revising Focus: Titles, Openings, Conclusions Karen Angstrom's Revision List Editing Focus: "To Be," Expletives, Passive Voice Karen Angstrom's Editing List Proofreading Focus: Fragments and Comma Splices Exercise Final Copy: Writing to Respond "Changes: For Better or Worse?" KAREN ANGSTROM (Student Paper) Exercise Guidelines: Writing a Response Writing to Compare Topic 2 Discovering Ideas: Discussion and Collaboration Box: Strategies for Collaborative Work Considering Audience, Narrowing the Topic, and Devising a Preliminary Thesis
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