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Tables of Contents for Responding to Literature
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xii
Introduction
1
2
PART 1 THE SHORT STORY
3
90
Plot
5
12
Reading the Story for Plot
5
2
Why Plot is Important
7
1
Writing the Plot Summary
8
1
Exercise: Plot Summary Preliminaries
9
2
Organizing The Data: Thesis and Topic Sentence
11
2
The Outline of a Plot Summary
13
1
Transitions for a Plot Summary
13
1
Sample Plot Summary: Flannery O'Connor's ``A Good Man Is ``Hard to Find''
14
1
Exercises: Plot Summary
15
1
Exercise: Using Transitions
15
2
Character
17
24
Literary Terms Related to Character
19
2
Exercise: Details of Character
21
8
Writing the Character Analysis Essay
29
1
Thesis and Topic Sentences
29
2
A Rough Outline
31
1
Writing Lead-ins
32
1
Writing the Conclusion
33
1
Outline for the Character Analysis
34
1
Transitions Within and Between Paragraphs
35
1
Quoting From the Story
36
1
Sample Character Analysis: Sherwood Anderson's ``Death in the Woods''
36
3
Writing the Character Analysis: A Checklist
39
1
Exercise: Comparison/Contrast of Characters
39
2
Techniques in the Short Story
41
30
Common Literary Techniques
41
4
Exercise: Color Images in Context
45
2
More on Literary Techniques
47
4
Exercise: Point of View
51
2
Exercise: Irony
53
2
Exercise: Images
55
2
Exercise: Symbolism
57
2
Writing the Techniques Essay
59
1
Grouping Details
59
1
Writing a Thesis
60
1
Writing the Conclusion
60
2
Sample Techniques Outline: John Cheever's ``The Swimmer''
62
1
Sample Techniques Essay: John Cheever's ``The Swimmer''
62
5
Exercise: The Techniques Essay
67
2
Exercise: A Skeleton Outline
69
2
Theme
71
6
Identifying Theme Through Conflict
71
4
Exercise: Identifying Theme
75
2
The Complete Critical Analysis
77
16
The Basic Parts
77
1
Structure and Content of Each Part
78
3
Sample Key Scenes Analysis: Flannery O'Connor's ``A Good Man Is Hard to Find''
81
2
Sample Critical Analysis Outline: Eudora Welty's ``A Worn Path''
83
1
Sample Critical Analysis Essay: Eudora Welty's ``A Worn Path''
84
6
Exercise: The Complete Critical Analysis
90
3
PART 2 DRAMA
93
100
Some Introductory Terms
95
7
Exercise: The Importance of Dialogue in a key Scene---Antigone
97
2
Exercise: The Importance of Drama in a Key Scene---Any Play
99
2
Exercise: Stage Directions
101
1
Dramatic Conventions
101
1
The Structure of a Play
102
9
Exercise: Exposition
102
1
Characters and Conflict
103
2
Exercise: Character in Key Scenes---Anton Schill in the Visit
105
2
Exercise: Character in Key Scenes---Any Play
107
2
Exercise: Identifying Theme
109
2
Greek Tragedy and Its Influence
111
52
Dramatic Conventions of Greek Tragedy
114
3
Exercise: The Chorus
117
2
Exercise: Dramatic Moments
119
2
Exercise: The Tragic Hero
121
2
Analyzing Character in Drama
123
1
Exercise: Analyzing Creon in Antigone
123
2
Exercise: Completing a Sample Outline
125
1
Sample Partial Outline Character Analysis: Creon in Antigone
125
6
Exercise: Analyzing Antigone
131
1
Comparing and Contrasting in a Character Analysis: Antigone and Ismene
131
1
Sample Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs: Antigone and Ismene
132
2
Exercise: Comparison/Contrast Paragraphs
134
2
Exercise: Completing a Sample Comparison/Contrast Outline
136
1
Sample Outline: Comparing/Contrasting Ismene and Antigone Point by Point
137
4
Writing About Techniques in Drama
141
2
Exercise: Images in Antigone
143
1
Exercise: Images in Oedipus
144
1
Writing a Techniques Essay
145
2
Exercise: Outlining the Techniques Essay
147
2
Writing a Complete Critical Analysis of a Tragedy
149
2
Exercise: Completing a Sample Outline
151
4
From Outline to Essay
155
1
Sample Critical Analysis: Sophocles' Antigone
155
6
Exercise: An Alternative Critical Analysis of Antigone
161
1
Exercise: The Enduring Concerns of Antigone
161
1
The Influence of Greek Tragedy
161
1
Exercise: Modern Plays and Greek Tragedy
162
1
Comedy---The Classic Form
163
18
The Comic Approach
163
4
Exercise: Characters As Types---Tartuffe
167
2
Exercise: Characters As Types---Any Comedy
169
2
Exercise: Characteristics of Comedy
171
2
Exercise: Characters---Ideal Vs. Real
173
2
Exercise: The Real World of Comedy
175
2
Exercise: Completing the Sample Outline---Tartuffe
177
4
Other Kinds of Drama and Ways to Write About Them
181
12
Types of Drama
181
1
Other Ways to Write About Drama
182
2
Sample Critical Analysis: Friedrich Duerrenmatt's The Visit
184
7
Exercise: More on the Visit
191
1
Exercise: Classic Tragedy and the Visit
191
2
PART 3 POETRY
193
50
How Poetry is Different From Other Literary Forms
194
3
The Ideas of the Poem
197
13
Exercise: Paraphrasing
199
4
Exercise: Complete Paraphrase of a Poem
203
2
Exercise: Paraphrasing Shakespeare's Sonnets
205
4
Exercise: A Complete Paraphrase---Shakespeare's Sonnet 116
209
1
From Paraphrase to Paragraph
210
3
Sample Paraphrase/Interpretation of Ideas: Edwin Arlington Robinson's ``Richard Cory''
211
2
Deriving a Theme---Lead-In and Thesis
213
3
Incorporating Theme Into Your Essay
214
1
Sample First Paragraph: Edwin Arlington Robinson's ``Richard Cory''
214
2
Emotions in the Poem
216
4
Exercise: Identifying Emotions
217
2
Sample Emotions Section: Edwin Arlington Robinson's ``Richard Cory''
219
1
Identifying Literary Techniques
220
7
Exercise: Literary Techniques
223
2
Sample Techniques Section: Edwin Arlington Robinson's ``Richard Cory''
225
2
Recognizing Style
227
6
Exercise: Identifying Meter
229
2
Completing the Section on Style: Rhyme Scheme
231
1
Sample Style Section: Edwin Arlington Robinson's ``Richard Cory''
231
2
Critique
233
2
Sample Critique Section: Edwin Arlington Robinson's ``Richard Cory''
233
2
The Complete Analysis
235
7
A Checklist
235
1
Sample Critical Analysis: Edwin Arlington Robinson's ``Richard Cory''
236
4
Exercise: Writing the Complete Critical Analysis of a Poem
240
2
Other Ways to Write About Poetry
242
1
PART 4 THE BASICS OF LITERARY RESEARCH
243
32
Selecting a Topic
245
1
Finding Literary Criticism
246
6
Research in Books
247
1
Research in Periodicals
247
2
Taking Notes
249
3
The Outline
252
5
Sample Outline: Edith Wharton's ``The Eyes''
253
4
The Draft
257
18
Incorporating Research
257
1
Plagiarism
257
1
The New Way to Cite Sources
258
2
Avoiding Long Quotes and Transforming them
260
3
Exercise: Paraphrasing, Summarizing and Direct Quotes
263
2
More on the Draft
265
1
Works Cited
265
1
Editing the Rough Draft
265
1
Preparing the Final Copy
266
1
A Sample Critical Research Paper: ``The Eyes''
267
8
Appendix Other Subjects to Write About
275
20
Writing About the Novel
275
2
Writing About Film
277
2
Writing About Two Works: A Comparison
279
3
Sample Comparison Essay: Edith Wharton's ``The Eyes'' and John Cheever's ``The Swimmer'' Subject by Subject
282
7
Sample Comparison Essay: Edith Wharton's ``The Eyes'' and John Cheever's ``The Swimmer'' Point by Point
289
6
Readings in Literature
295
178
Short Stories
295
49
``A Good Man Is Hard to Find''
295
11
Flannery O'Connor
``Death in the Woods''
306
9
Sherwood Anderson
``The Swimmer''
315
9
John Cheever
``A Worn Path''
324
6
Eudora Welty
``The Eyes''
330
14
Edith Wharton
Plays
344
128
Antigone
344
36
Sophocles
Tartuffe
380
38
Moliere
The Visit
418
54
Friedrich Duerrenmatt
Poems
472
1
``Richard Cory''
472
1
Edwin Arlington Robinson
``In A Station at the Metro''
473
1
Ezra Pound
``Sonnet 73''
473
1
William Shakespeare
``Sonnet 116''
473
William Shakespeare