Literary consonance

Irony is a fundamental part of Greek tragedies. This irony is created when the audience knows something that the characters in the play do not. Through this use of dramatic irony, the audience feels more engaged in the story, creating a feeling of suspense and foreshadowing later events. In the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, Sophocles’ use of irony does just that. Through the speech and actions of Oedipus, Iocastê, and others, Sophocles utilizes irony to allude to future events, create anticipation,…

Social criticism is taking over the literature world with its honesty and deep meanings. Society can only expect the true meaning of life from authors. Social criticism is a way of criticism that locates all the malicious and flawed issues in society. This method is used to help the population realize what is wrong in society and how they can possibly deal with it. “Primal Screen” by Ellen Goodman addresses the problems with technology in families including marriage difficulties, laziness, and…

The discussion part of the article is going to be divided into three parts. The first part of the analysis is the deconstruction and the constructions of meanings behind the representation of Vibina’s character in Saints graphic novel by using the theory of social positioning and agency. The analysis on this part shall focus on the utterances produced by the characters and thevisual representations of the story. The second part of the analysis will be based on Kress and Van Leewuen’s…

approach emphasizes the individual responses. There can be no denying the power and purpose of a reader-centered approach to literature and the degree to which it has positively informed our practice. (Appleman, 2014 pg.30) It’s like when we read a literary text, but we include a collaboration with everything I meant the writer, text and reader to get evidence of the soundness of the reader-centered approach. Reader-centered approach is like a relationship. I say this because is a good example,…

This is my reflection on my previously written evaluation paper on “Love in L.A.”. In doing a critique of my previous paper the following elements will be discussed: the topic, the description of the subject, the criteria used to evaluate the short story, the fairness of my writing, and the evidence to back up my evaluation. By reflecting on my strengths and weaknesses on this paper, I can improve my ability in writing, and also improve how I read other works. Topic and description of subject…

If a tree falls in the forest, and nobody is around to hear it, then does it make a sound? You've most likely heard this age-old riddle before. The key to understanding it is recognizing what it's about -- the real question here is, "are events defined solely by their presence in human experience?". But what defines what a human experience is? Is the expression something that should be interpreted literally (in that all that is required is at least one human perceiving the event), or is it…

Symbolism the Different Views When reading a book the author will use symbolism, it is up to the reader to decide what the symbol may mean. Although, the readers may read the book, the reader may not catch all the symbolism that the author can be portraying. We all have different interpretations to the objects that the author has presented us with. There are different interpretations that may be looked at in a deeper perspective, but yet we may find that the others interpretation may be similar…

they read a page in a book. They put the book down, look intently into your eyes, and say, “I have no idea what this means.” Fortunately, there are many things, like literary elements, to help you understand what the author means, if you study it carefully. For example, in “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou, she uses an amalgamation of literary elements, such as symbolism, word choice, and figurative language, which eloquently describes the theme in this poem: Stereotypes should not rule your life. …

In “the death of the author” Barthes essentially gives power to the reader. It addresses the power of the author in reading and analyzing writing. It says that the reader has the option to cast off the background of the writer and focus more on his ideas. Volitair’s Candide and Tolkien's opposition to allegorical corresponds to "the death of the author". So what is "the death of the author"? To understand how Tolkien’s opposition to allegorical writing, one must fully understand the…

When analyzing literature there are a variety of different tools and methods a person can use. Critical lenses are one of those tools people can use to analyze literature. One novel to investigate due to it’s heavy psychological approach is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. The psychological lens is one of many critical lenses that can be used to analyze the characters of Jane Eyre and how their thought process influences their actions. What’s so great about the psychological lens is that it can be…