Perrine's Literature: Structure, Sound & Sense

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Perrine's Literature: Structure, Sound & Sense

Twelfth Edition

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  • 4.00 ·
  • 5 Ratings
  • 57 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

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Cengage Learning
Language
English
Pages
1654

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2015, Cengage Learning
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Table of Contents

Writing about literature
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 : D.H. Lawrence, Flannery O'Connor, Joyce Carol Oates
Stories for further reading
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
The elements of drama. The nature of drama
Realistic and nonrealistic drama
Tragedy and comedy
Plays for further reading

Edition Notes

Published in
Stamford
Copyright Date
2015

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Library of Congress
PN6014 .P4 2015

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
lvi, 1654 pages
Number of pages
1654
Dimensions
23 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26226591M
Internet Archive
perrinesliteratu0000john
ISBN 10
1285462343
ISBN 13
9781285462349
LCCN
2013957164
OCLC/WorldCat
918562600
Goodreads
62231235

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