Literature
Interpretation
INVOLVES
Personal Response, Appreciation, Evaluation etc.
Nature Of Reading and Theory and Criticism
Exegesis
Depict
External & Internal Realities
Knowledge & Clarifiying Emotions
Genre, Text or Discourse
TYPE OF LITERATURE, MUSIC, ART, TV SHOW, MOVIE, VIDEO GAME, ETC.
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Mystery
Horror
Thriller
Survival/Adventure
Folk Tale
Legend
Biography
Memoir/Autobiography
Drama
Humor
Literary Genres
LITERARY TECHNIQUES
Hyperbole: It is deliberate exaggeration of actions and ideas
for the sake of emphasis
Simile & Metaphor: Both compare two distinct objects and draws
similarity between them.
Imagery: It is use of figurative language to create
visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in our mind.
Alliteration: It refers to the same consonant sounds in words
coming together.
Allegory: It is a literary technique in which an abstract idea is
given form of characters, actions or events
Personification: It gives a thing, an idea or an animal human
qualities.
Irony: It is use of the words in such a way in which the intended
meaning is completely opposite to their literal meaning.
Literary Analysis
DEPTH
Authors seek to define some of the forces and
feelings which give importance to our being.
Our lives hold symbolic and historical meaning.
We experience life with complexity.
LITERARY ELEMENTS
Character Types
Flat Characters
These characters are usually minor characters.
Round Characters
Are multi-dimensional and are usually the protagonist.
Dynamic Characters
Are characters who go through a significant change in the story, The protagonist.
Static Characters
Are characters who do not change throughout the story.
DICTION
Focus on the words of the work.
CONNOTATION
Analyze the figures of speech and sound effects of the work.
CONFLICT
THEME
FORM/STYLE
*Poetry
*Fiction
*Drama
ATTITUDE
IMAGES
COMPLEXITY
Being made up by interacting factors.
Environment, character, situation.
Elements:thought, feeling, sensation, memory, imagination, significant symbols
QUALITY
Literature has to use all of its resources well.
The resources of language and meaning are used to reveal the depth and complexity.
Explains a literary work in a formal essay.
Does not provide a summary.
Defined thesis; it is PERSUASIVE
Mimesis
STEMMING
Author's Inner Being
A Source of Knowledge, Wisdom, Purgation, Prophecy
Imitation Of Life In Art & Literature
FORMALISM
*Form, organization, and structure
*Word choice and language
*Multiple meanings
ARISTOTLE
Ethos
Phatos
Logos
Literary Criticism
Evaluation Of Literary Works
Relationship Between Authors, Readers, & Texts.
To Analyze, Study, & Evaluate Works Of Literature.
PARADIGMS
Formalism
Marxism
Feminism
Psychoanalytic
Cultural Criticism
Structuralism
Post-structuralism
Archetypal
Formalism
*Form, organization, and structure
*Word choice and language
*Multiple meanings
Structuralism
*Meaning resides in the structure of language, not in art nor in the reader’s mind.
*Scientific approach to literary analysis:
*Structure of language as a logical sign system determines meaning
Feminist Criticism
*Feminist criticism grew out of the women’s movement that followed World War II.
*Look for systems of containment; for evidence of repression, oppression, suppression, subversion, & rebellion.
Examples of Archetypes
Characters:
*Scapegoat
*Hero/Villian
*Outcast
*Temptress
*Mother/Father
*Mentor
Critical Viewpoint
POLITICAL VIEWPOINT
Consider how political systems and politics are portrayed in the work.
FEMINIST VIEWPOINT
Consider how the work portrays women and approaches gender roles.
ETHNIC VIEWPOINT
Consider how ethnic groups are portrayed within the work.