Literary Criticism
What is Literary Criticism?
Writing that examines, analyzes, and interprets a particular work or an aspect of literature.
What does parallel mean?
Having comparable or similar parts
What is the central idea of "What is the Horror Genre?"
The genre of horror can defined in different ways.
How do you summarize?
Briefly retell the text's central ideas and most important details in your own words.
How do you parapphrase?
Restate all the information in the text using your own words.
How does literary criticism often appear?
In the form of an essay with persuasive elements.
What does intensify mean?
To grow or strengthen
How does our knowledge create suspense?
Our knowledge of the horror genre creates suspense because we know something bad is going to happen.
A summary should not include what?
Minor details
How long should a paraphrased idea be?
In about the same number of words.
What does literary criticism examine?
One or more works of literature.
What does justify mean?
To prove right or valid
What are themes found in horror?
Good vs. Evil, the pursuit of knowledge, and affects on individuals and society
What should a summary of a story's plot include?
The most important events, conflicts, and characters.
What is plagarism?
Taking another person's ideas or words and presenting them as your own.
What does literary criticism use as support?
Specific examples from the literature or other sources.
To tell about in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge
How can we categorize the genre of horror?
Based on the subjects, conventions like suspense, plots and settings, the sources of evil, and their themes.
What is the order to summarize a literary text?
Identify the title and author, identify the main characters, describe the setting, and tell plot events in the order they occurred.
What are strategies to help you paraphrase?
Identify the main idea of the selection, look up any familiar words or phrases, restate important ideas and details in your own words.
Shaping how readers interpret a particular work.
What does technique mean?
The systematic or orderly procedure by which a task is accomplished
How does the use of "fantastic" connect to the horror genre?
Believing in the fantastic explains one of the ways horror can be defined.
Summarizing an informational text can help you what?
Better understand the main idea and remember what you read
Paraphrasing helps you what?
Check your understanding of what you hear and read.