Literary Terms; Poetry Lesson. Genre is an important word in the English class. We teach different genres of literature such as poetry, short stories, myths, plays, non-fiction, novels, mysteries, and so on.

2 The Introduction The introduction to your literary analysis essay should try to capture your reader‟s interest. To bring immediate focus to …

Unlike so many works in the American literature that deal directly with the legacy of slavery and the years of deeply-imbedded racism that followed, the general storyline of Toni Morrison’s novel, The Bluest Eye does not engage directly with such events but rather explores the lingering effects by exploring and commenting on black self-hatred.

Periods, styles and movements For movements see List of colleges of poetry. (Organised alphabetically, not by date)

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Other Literature Reference Works A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms by Edward Quinn (REF YA803 QUI) * Epics for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Epics

study the following poetic devices. learn the definitions and click on the terms to see examples and get a more detailed explanation. when finished, try one of the quizzes that can be found at the bottom of the page.

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Students are asked to write literary analysis essays because this type of assignment encourages you to think about how and why a poem, short …

Discovering Evidence for a Literary Analysis Essay, Fall 2014. 2 of 6 meaning of a literary work. This handout focuses on how to write an explication essay because