Cenlit SA1

Literature

when it is no longer specifically relevant to the immediate context of its origin

Literature is Language

critics believe that there has to be enough language in a work for it to be considered literature

Denotation

literal or face value meaning

Connotation

additional figurative meaning

Defamiliarization

writer offers familiar, common things in an odd unorthodox way, also known as ostranenie

Literature is Fictional

something in them lets readers know they are different from real life

Invented Material

authors make up or imagine some or all of the material.

Stylized Material

the artistic control the writer exercises over the work.

Literature is True

even though they are "fictional" they have the capacity of being "true"

Factual Accuracy

can be true to the facts

Directly Stated Ideas

directly states an idea in the text using a sentence

Typical Characters, Probable Actions

fictional characters that exhibit similar traits of real life people

Literature as an Expression

an expression of the individuals who compose it

Experiential

another kind of truth conveyed by literature is the experience of reality

Literature is Aesthetic

aesthetic quality of literature

Order and Form

literary conventions such as metaphor, plot, symbolism, irony, suspense, & poetic language

Literature is Intertextual

relates to other works of literature, incorporates established literary conventions

Literary Genre

rich source of meaning for the interpretation of individual works

21st Century Literature

any literary work written by contemporary authors and published from the 2000s to the present

Fiction

- presence of a narrator
- features a telling of made-up events

Plot

events of a narrative, emphasis on causality

Story

narrative of events arranged in their time sequence

Freytag Pyramid Purpose

to present causal relationship or connections of events in a narrative

Exposition

conflict that sets plot in motion

Rising Action

interconnection of events in a story

Climax

turning point of the story

Falling Action

events and complications start falling into place

Resolution

point at which conflict is resolved

Happy Ending

everything ends well and all is resolved

Tragic Ending

doesnt end pleasantly, readers contemplate the complexities of life

Characterization

way characters are introduced and developed

Flat Characters

only one or two personality traits, often recognizable as stereotypes

Round Characters

multiple personality traits, harder to understand and more like real people

Static Characters

remain the same throughout a work

Dynamic Characters

grow throughout story, sometimes through a self-realized epiphany

Point of View

narrators relationship to the world of the work

Third Person Omniscient

narrator from "outside" the story world tells the story

Third Person Limited

perspective is limited to the mind of one character

Objective Point of View

refer to characters in third person and display omniscient knowledge but does not enter characters mind

First Person Point of View

character is narrator

Setting

where and when the story takes place

Irony

contrast between appearance and reality

Symbol

object that has meaning beyond itself

Public Symbols

conventional and symbols most people would recognize

Private Symbols

unique to an individual work

Themes

underlying message or idea in a text, not directly stated