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Reading / References / Notes |
weeks |
Content :Topics (subject matter)for each week |
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What is literature ? |
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Where does literature come from? |
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Significance of literature |
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Genres of literature: drama, poetry, prose |
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Types of drama: tragedy, comedy, farce |
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Poetry: lyrical, dramatic monologue |
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Poetry: elegy, epic, ode |
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Prose: fiction , non fiction |
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Prose: fiction such as myth, novel, short stories |
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Prose: non-fiction such as news reports essays, biographical works |
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Poetic devices: hyperbole, irony, metaphor, |
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Poetic devices: simile, metonymy, paradox, personification, pun, euphemism |
No specific textbook is assigned the instructor will pick and choose material that fulfills the objectives of the course.