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Module 3: Literary Terms and Conventions

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Activity 1 : : Activity 2 : : Activity 3 : : Activity 4

Activity 2: Readings

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, 10th ed., by X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia (Pearson Longman, 2007)

Conceptual Readings:

  • Reading a Story
    • Literature: Chapter 1
  • Evaluating a Story
    • Literature: Chapter 8
  • Figurative Language – Metaphor and Simile
    • Literature: Chapter 18, “Figures of Speech”
    • Literature: Chapter 18, “Metaphor and Simile”
    • Literature: Chapter 18, “Other Figures of Speech”
  • Diction
    • Literature: Chapter 14, “Listening to a Voice - Tone”
    • Literature: Chapter 14, “Listening to a Voice - Irony”
  • Other Reading
    • Glossary
Be sure to take notes as you read; use highlighting, underlining, bracketing, and marginal notation as needed to keep track of ideas and examples.
Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. sguy. (2007, September 27). Module 3: Literary Terms and Conventions. Retrieved December 02, 2008, from Western Governors University Web site: http://ocw.wgu.edu/liberal-arts/literature-parts-i-and-ii-after-10-19-2007/m3a2.html. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Creative Commons License