Essential Literary Terms With Exercises /
Sharon Hamilton.
- Second edition.
- New York : W. W. Norton & Company , 2017.
- 333 pages. : 24 cm.
Poetry -- Specialized forms -- Fiction -- Drama -- Figurative language: Figures of thought (tropes) ; Tropes dependent on contrasting levels of meaning ; Figures of speech (schemes) - Rhetorical strategies Narration: Voice ; Point of view ; Characterization ; Roles in the plot ; Dialogue ; Setting ; Theme ; Tone Structure Syntax Prosody: Meter ; Rhyme ; Sound and sound patterns Poetic forms: Stanzas ; Blank verse ; Free verse (open form verse).
"Essential Literary Terms offers clear, concise definitions over 220 must-know literary terms for introductory students. Drawing on her extensive teaching experience, Sharon Hamilton uses classroom-tested examples and exercises to reinforce students' understanding and help them apply what they learn in their own writing."