There are a number of critical approaches to interpreting literature. Specializing in one of these forms of criticism will help you focus your reading and help you construct well supported essays. This article will give you a brief overview of some of those approaches. Historical Criticism During the nineteenth century, the growing faith in science ...
In the world of literature there is no one way to read a book. There are many different ways of approaching any piece of literature no matter what it may be. There are more than five different literary approaches. Depending on the approach you use, they offer a different look at whatever you are reading. ...
Media Ecology is a communication theory that was developed by Marshall McLuhan and focuses on examining the effects of these various types of media on our environments. In essence Media Ecology is the study of how various personal and social environments are created by different communication technologies. Marshall McLuhan was referred to as a “media ...
Time: 47 minutes (one class period) Setting: Classroom (desks in a horseshoe shape to enable/encourage class discussion) Objective: After this lesson, students should be able to identify the following literary devices: alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, and onomatopoeia Background: Students have spent the last two weeks studying the elements of poetry. Usually, we have focused on ...
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