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Tables of Contents for Study Guide Literary Visions
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
v
Introduction
1
44
First Sight: An Introduction to Literature
3
12
Ways of Seeing: Responding to Literature
15
14
A Personal View: The Art of the Essay
29
16
Short Fiction
45
94
Reflected Worlds: The Elements of Short Fiction
47
16
The Story's Blueprint: Plot and Structure in Short Fiction
63
12
Telling Their Tales: Character in Short Fiction
75
12
In That Time and Place: Setting and Character in Short Fiction
87
12
The Author's Voice: Tone and Style in Short Fiction
99
14
Suggested Meanings: Symbolism and Allegory in Short Fiction
113
12
The Sum of Its Parts: Theme in Short Fiction
125
14
Poetry
139
104
The Sacred Words: The Elements of Poetry
141
14
A Sense of Place: Setting and Character in Poetry
155
12
Tools of the Trade: Words and Images in Poetry
167
14
Seeing Anew: Rhetorical Figures in Poetry
181
14
An Echo to the Sense: Prosody and Form in Poetry
195
18
Distant Voices: Myth, Symbolism, and Allusion in Poetry
213
14
Artful Resonance: Theme in Poetry
227
16
Drama
243
118
Image of Reality: The Elements of Drama
245
20
Playing the Part: Character and Action
265
18
Patterns of Action: Plot and Conflict in Drama
283
14
Perspectives on Illusion: Setting and Staging in Drama
297
18
Speech and Silence: The Language of Drama
315
14
The Vision Quest: Myth and Symbolism in Drama
329
14
A Frame for Meaning: Theme in Drama
343
18
Conclusion
361
26
Casting Long Shadows: The Power of Literature
363
12
Continuing Vision: The Uses of Literature
375
12
APPENDIX A - Additional Reading
387
28
A Love that Transcends Sadness
389
4
Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book (An excerpt from the novel)
393
18
The Bear and the Colt
411
4
APPENDIX B - Answer Key
415
2
Answer Key for the Self-Test
417