New Critic Notes


The New Critic is known for the "Close Read" and here are the notes from today's class in text and mind map format.

New Criticism
1 Focus
1.1 Literature
1.1.1 Independent
1.1.2 Not Reflection
1.1.2.1 Author
1.1.2.2 History
1.2 Concern
1.2.1 intrinsic
1.2.2 not extrinsic
2 Process
How all of these elements work together
2.1 Diction
selection and use of words to convey meaning; quality, style, and sound of an individual’s speech relative to prevailing standards
2.2 Ambiguity
expression of idea in words that may be interpreted more than one way
2.3 Irony
literary form in which words express something other than, or opposite to, their literal meaning
2.4 Paradox
apparently contradictory statement that is actually true
2.5 Metaphor
word or phrase used in place of another to suggest likeness or analogy between them
2.6 Symbol
something that stands for or suggests something else by association or convention
2.6.1 images
2.6.2 contrasts
2.7 Along with
2.7.1 Plot
2.7.2 Characterization
2.7.3 Narrative Technique
3 Big Question
3.1 How does the work along bring meaning?

Posted: Tue - September 9, 2003 at 06:39 PM        

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