Terms 1-4
An introduction to a literary work
What is Prologue?
Specific devices used in writing to create a literary effect or enhance effectiveness?
What are Rhetorical Devices?
The writer's word choices, which often convey voice and tone
What is Diction?
One person's interpretation of sensory or conceptual information
What is perception?
Criticism that focuses on the elements of culture and how they affect
What is cultural criticism?
Criticism focused on a reader's active engagement with a piece of print or non-print text; shaped by the reader's own experiences, social ethics, moral values, and general views of the world.
What is Reader-Response to Criticism?
The formal practice of interpreting, evaluating, and explaining the meaning and significance of literary works.
What is Literary Criticism
A policy of extending the rule of influence of a country over other countries or colonies.
What is Imperialism?
To relegate or confine a person to a lower or outer limit
What is to Marginalize
A statement that contains two seemingly incompatible points.
What is Paradox?
A study of literature using various methods to analyze texts.
What are Literary Theories?