Notes for the first 6 chapters
How time flies! Well, when your self paced. Making notes for my midterm of things I feel I might need. My brain works best when I write information down, so I always write down key aspects from the text that may be covered on the midterm. I actually have no idea what the midterm will cover, we have learned about such a diversity of literary devices. I will give it a go, though!
Close reading- involves a method of dividing up material in 3 step-
1. What you know
2.What you can figure out
3. What you need help with
Consider the "author'', purpose, and audience it is intended for.
Literary form- the way in which a writer has chosen to organize thoughts and words.
Parts of a letter-
Salutation
Body
closing
signature
Conventions= typical components
Genre- type
Combining the unfamiliar with the familiar is a hallmark of literary writing.
In order for nonsense to make sense, it must take a form we can recognize.
Forming literal meaning- pg.5
Figurative meaning- pg.5
Reading critically- a process of constantly judging between greater and lesser degrees of certainty.
Homophones- sound alike words.
ambiguity- uncertain meaning.
homonyms- words with the same sound and spelling- but with different meanings, like bow and bow.
cognates- words that have the same meaning in two languages.
false cognates- words that look like cognates but have different meanings in one language than in the other.
metaphor- equates one thing with another to which it bears no obvious connection.
Enigma- mystery.
Read critically by- pre-reading, reading, processing
Analysis
Interpretation
Ambiguity of syntax-different grammatical possibilities of reading a sentence.
enjambment- poetry- makes us thing on thing about a sentence at the end of the line
before continuing into the actual meaning in the next line.
parse- scanning the grammar of a sentence.
clauses- individual units of subjects- all sentences divide into these.
independent clauses- makes sense on their own
dependent clauses - depend on context for their meaning.
syntax- grammatical construction.
Ambiguity of syntax- pg. 18
Ambiguity of diction-pg. 18
Ambiguity of words- pg. 18
Summary- clarification of the read subject. Helps you to understand the basic meaning of the text.
Summary parts--
Title- includes author, title, and initial date of publication.
Body- Contains at least 3 sentences
opening sentence- expresses main idea of the text.
second sentence- identifies the texts formal features.
Rest of the paragraph- states what happens in the text.
Setting- where the story is taking place.
Ambiguity of situations- uncertainty about the basic meaning of what is happening
Ambiguity of plot- surprises about the events we thought we had understood.
parable- a story, usually quite brief, with an ambiguous moral.
segmentation- when you break down a story into individual narratives.
plot- the events that happen and in what order they happen.
characters- maintain similar qualities or traits from movie to movie-book to book.
iconography- the way in which visual features reoccur in particular features- like good=white, bad=black.
Visual assumptions- pg. 35
trompe L'oeil- deceiving the eye.
Argumentative essay- an essay that seeks to persuade the reader to agree with what it says.
leading argument- argument one leads with.
truism- a statement so obvious that it doesn't require stating.
narrative arguments- pg.41
evaluation arguments -pg.41
definition- emerges from evaluation arguments. -pg. 41-42
A good argument appeals objectively (as observers) and subjectively (as passionate individuals).
Through narrative because someone experienced it and evaluation because it is a good thing, causal because these are its causes, definitional because it has these qualities, and rebuttal- because assumptions about it are not true.
Position- the side you align yourself with.
Proposal- what should be done to change the situation.
Thesis- summary of your developed argument.
explication- seeks to explain the central meaning of text.
comparison paper- would compare and contrast an analysis of another paper.
Outline- this is an outline! Notes, images, etc.
Things- objects that are primarily what they appear to be.
signs- visual objects that signify or mean something in addition to what they are as a thing.
symbols- change radically from culture to culture and often have very different meaning. Prone to misunderstanding when take n out of context.
Patterns of meaning- create harmonious images and establish the illusion of 3d reality in a 2d space.
sequential images- form a sequence of meaning.
temporal space- the time tha passes from one frame to the next.
Graphic novel- comics bound together as a book.
Manga- Japanese comic.
persistence of vision-
a visual phenomenon that causes or brain to fill in the gaps.
Shot- the basic unit of meaning in moving images.
Cuts- the gaps between shots.
Scenes- individual shots combine to form these.
interactive images- pg. 89
Planning, writing, and revising a research paper- pg. 92 +
annotated bibliography- summary and evaluation of your sources. Likely required beforehand.
primary sources-texts and documents from the time period of your topic or written by your subject.
secondary sources- history and criticism about your subject, published within the last 30 years.
Call number- location in the library.
Working bibliography- one that is evolving as you go.
work cited list- what work you referenced.
plagiarism- the use of someone else's work without giving the creator of the work proper credit.
fair use- allows you to use a limited amount of anothers work in your own.
Pg. 101- plagiarism, works cited, common knowledge- etc.
troubleshooting the first draft- pg. 116
FICTION- pg. 126
Story- description of a set of events.
Story world- the sum total of events we infer or imagine in fiction.
plot- result of shaping process.
structure- the way it has been put together to create the illusion of a chain of story events in our minds as we read.
temporal relations- Are events recounted in chronological order? How much time passes between specific plot events? how clear are the temporal relations?
Every narrative includes at least one character or actor.
Characters- pg. 129
Narration- pg. 130 +
Indirect free discourse- 3rd person narration that reproduces the inner thoughts and perceptions of a character primarily as narration, rather than through dialogue.
POETRY- 141
took many notes on paper for this section.
PLAYS- 160
Dramatic structure- 167
Close reading- involves a method of dividing up material in 3 step-
1. What you know
2.What you can figure out
3. What you need help with
Consider the "author'', purpose, and audience it is intended for.
Literary form- the way in which a writer has chosen to organize thoughts and words.
Parts of a letter-
Salutation
Body
closing
signature
Conventions= typical components
Genre- type
Combining the unfamiliar with the familiar is a hallmark of literary writing.
In order for nonsense to make sense, it must take a form we can recognize.
Forming literal meaning- pg.5
Figurative meaning- pg.5
Reading critically- a process of constantly judging between greater and lesser degrees of certainty.
Homophones- sound alike words.
ambiguity- uncertain meaning.
homonyms- words with the same sound and spelling- but with different meanings, like bow and bow.
cognates- words that have the same meaning in two languages.
false cognates- words that look like cognates but have different meanings in one language than in the other.
metaphor- equates one thing with another to which it bears no obvious connection.
Enigma- mystery.
Read critically by- pre-reading, reading, processing
Analysis
Interpretation
Ambiguity of syntax-different grammatical possibilities of reading a sentence.
enjambment- poetry- makes us thing on thing about a sentence at the end of the line
before continuing into the actual meaning in the next line.
parse- scanning the grammar of a sentence.
clauses- individual units of subjects- all sentences divide into these.
independent clauses- makes sense on their own
dependent clauses - depend on context for their meaning.
syntax- grammatical construction.
Ambiguity of syntax- pg. 18
Ambiguity of diction-pg. 18
Ambiguity of words- pg. 18
Summary- clarification of the read subject. Helps you to understand the basic meaning of the text.
Summary parts--
Title- includes author, title, and initial date of publication.
Body- Contains at least 3 sentences
opening sentence- expresses main idea of the text.
second sentence- identifies the texts formal features.
Rest of the paragraph- states what happens in the text.
Setting- where the story is taking place.
Ambiguity of situations- uncertainty about the basic meaning of what is happening
Ambiguity of plot- surprises about the events we thought we had understood.
parable- a story, usually quite brief, with an ambiguous moral.
segmentation- when you break down a story into individual narratives.
plot- the events that happen and in what order they happen.
characters- maintain similar qualities or traits from movie to movie-book to book.
iconography- the way in which visual features reoccur in particular features- like good=white, bad=black.
Visual assumptions- pg. 35
trompe L'oeil- deceiving the eye.
Argumentative essay- an essay that seeks to persuade the reader to agree with what it says.
leading argument- argument one leads with.
truism- a statement so obvious that it doesn't require stating.
narrative arguments- pg.41
evaluation arguments -pg.41
definition- emerges from evaluation arguments. -pg. 41-42
A good argument appeals objectively (as observers) and subjectively (as passionate individuals).
Through narrative because someone experienced it and evaluation because it is a good thing, causal because these are its causes, definitional because it has these qualities, and rebuttal- because assumptions about it are not true.
Position- the side you align yourself with.
Proposal- what should be done to change the situation.
Thesis- summary of your developed argument.
explication- seeks to explain the central meaning of text.
comparison paper- would compare and contrast an analysis of another paper.
Outline- this is an outline! Notes, images, etc.
Things- objects that are primarily what they appear to be.
signs- visual objects that signify or mean something in addition to what they are as a thing.
symbols- change radically from culture to culture and often have very different meaning. Prone to misunderstanding when take n out of context.
Patterns of meaning- create harmonious images and establish the illusion of 3d reality in a 2d space.
sequential images- form a sequence of meaning.
temporal space- the time tha passes from one frame to the next.
Graphic novel- comics bound together as a book.
Manga- Japanese comic.
persistence of vision-
a visual phenomenon that causes or brain to fill in the gaps.
Shot- the basic unit of meaning in moving images.
Cuts- the gaps between shots.
Scenes- individual shots combine to form these.
interactive images- pg. 89
Planning, writing, and revising a research paper- pg. 92 +
annotated bibliography- summary and evaluation of your sources. Likely required beforehand.
primary sources-texts and documents from the time period of your topic or written by your subject.
secondary sources- history and criticism about your subject, published within the last 30 years.
Call number- location in the library.
Working bibliography- one that is evolving as you go.
work cited list- what work you referenced.
plagiarism- the use of someone else's work without giving the creator of the work proper credit.
fair use- allows you to use a limited amount of anothers work in your own.
Pg. 101- plagiarism, works cited, common knowledge- etc.
troubleshooting the first draft- pg. 116
FICTION- pg. 126
Story- description of a set of events.
Story world- the sum total of events we infer or imagine in fiction.
plot- result of shaping process.
structure- the way it has been put together to create the illusion of a chain of story events in our minds as we read.
temporal relations- Are events recounted in chronological order? How much time passes between specific plot events? how clear are the temporal relations?
Every narrative includes at least one character or actor.
Characters- pg. 129
Narration- pg. 130 +
Indirect free discourse- 3rd person narration that reproduces the inner thoughts and perceptions of a character primarily as narration, rather than through dialogue.
POETRY- 141
took many notes on paper for this section.
PLAYS- 160
Dramatic structure- 167
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