Introduction to various literary themes, forms, and authors.

Course Details

Prerequisites
10th grade English reading and writing level
Course Outline
Lesson 1: Literature of Escape, Literature of Interpretation, and Plot
Lesson 2: Character and Theme
Lesson 3: Point of View, Symbol, and Irony
Lesson 4: Emotion, Fantasy, and the Scale of Value
Lesson 5: What is Poetry? —Reading the Poem Denotation, Connotation, and Imagery
Lesson 6: Figurative Language
Lesson 7: Allusion, Meaning and Idea, and Tone
Lesson 8: Musical Devices, Rhythm and Meter, Sound and Meaning, and Pattern
Lesson 9: Drama—Tragedy
Lesson 10: Drama—Realism and Non-realism
Syllabus
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Textbooks
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Perrine’s Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense- 7th Edition (Required)
by: Thomas R Arp
ISBN: 9780155038226
1997 Cengage
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A Handbook to Literature- 12th Edition (Optional)
by: William Harmon
ISBN: 9780205024018
2010 Pearson
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