I have a sick little one today.
We are getting started with Literary Theory. You should have by now gone through the literary theory PPT up through Formalism. Make sure you have good notes on the information presented.
Literary Theory is the process of providing a systematic way to study literature. It is a process we are going to learn. We must understand its origin to comprehend how it is utilized in examining the wide-scope of the humanities. I will be explaining Plato and Aristotle on Monday. . . don't worry. But you are expected to review and think about the philosophy of these two great thinkers and how it ties to studying literature.
As we start to understand the school of Formalism, which is the study of the FORM of the text and how form informs meaning, we need to REALLY bulk up on our literary/poetry devices. Therefore, you will need to learn/review the major poetry conventions to do strong Formalist readings.
There is a list of Poetry Terms under the literature links. There are 83 terms. We will be having a test over these. We will do them in 2 installments. The first test will be next FRIDAY, February 5th. It will be up through "hovering stress". You need to start on flash cards immediately. The following test with the remaining terms will be the following Friday, February 12th.
In class today, you need to click on the following Formalism Notes. Read through and take good notes. This will help you understand how we will be approaching the text in a more thorough manner.
Use your time wisely today.
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