Literary Techniques and Theories: A Concise Reference
Literary Techniques and Theories
Stream of Consciousness
The stream of consciousness technique is when text shifts from exterior aspects of the plot almost exclusively to the inner world of a character.
Focalization
Focalization refers to the perspective through which a narrative is presented.
Types of Narration
- First Person: In this point of view, a character (typically the protagonist, but not always) is telling the story. You’ll notice a lot of “I” and “me” or “we” in first-person narrations.
- Second
Literary Analysis: Unveiling Themes and Motifs in Classic Literature
Literary Analysis Questions and Answers
The Devil and Favors
Question: What is the one condition which need not be mentioned, being generally understood in all cases where the Devil grants favor?
Answer: The narrator never claims the stories are true, only that they are widely believed.
Tom Walker’s Motivation
Question: What seems to be Tom’s prime motivation in agreeing to the Devil’s terms?
Answer: His prime motivation in agreeing to the Devil’s terms is greed and money.
Main Lesson
Question: A main lesson
Understanding Sentence Structure, Communication, and Narrative Texts
Impersonal Sentences
Impersonal sentences are sentences without a subject.
- X-shaped potential: Transitive or intransitive verb in the 3rd person plural. Example: Knock at the door.
- One-person: Phenomena of nature, e.g., rain.
- Grammaticalized: Constructed with verbs be, do, and have.
- Reflex: Constituted by ‘se’ + active verb, e.g., life is good.
Attitude or Intention in Sentences
A sentence’s attitude or intention can be:
- Declarative: Informs objectively about an event.
- Affirmative: Claims content.
- Negative:
Understanding Constructive Trusts, Trustees, and Duties
What is a Constructive Trust?
A constructive trust is an equitable remedy that a court imposes against a person who has obtained property by wrongdoing. It is imposed to prevent unjust enrichment.
Who Can Be a Trustee?
The trustee is the person responsible for managing and administering your trust. Any person of full age, sound mind, and legal capacity may be a trustee under an expressed trust. Also, a trust corporation is empowered to act as a trustee. Because this is not a human trustee, there is
Read MoreBaroque to Impressionism: Key Art Movements
Italian Baroque
- Bernini, Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome, 1645-52, Italian Baroque [24-8]
- Caravaggio, Conversion of Paul, Cerasi Chapel, Sta. Maria del Popolo, Rome, c.1601, Italian Baroque [24-17]
Spanish Baroque
- Velázquez, Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor), 1656, Spanish Baroque [24-30]
Flemish Baroque
- Peter Paul Rubens, Elevation of the Cross, from Saint Walburga, Antwerp, 1610, Flemish Baroque [25-2]
Dutch Baroque
- Rembrandt von Rijn, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp,
Understanding Legal Possession and Property Rights
Legal Possession and Property Rights
Legal Possession: The power of an individual over a thing or property in the legal sense.
Requirements for Legal Possession
The three requirements are:
- The active subject is the owner of the property.
- The defendant must be in adverse possession.
- There must be an identity between the thing claimed by the actor and the one in unlawful possession by the defendant.
Possession: Manor and Legal Power
The concept of possession can be viewed in two ways: as a manor and as a
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