ENG 108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Lyric Poetry, Blank Verse, Petrarchan Sonnet
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Made up, talks about events that are not real. Talking about events and characters that are non-existent. Comes from the latin fictio something made or fashioned; also fingere- to make or mold. Can express things that are not easily articulated but are relevant to our world. To use of imaginations, develop out creativity. Ancient greeks (via aristotle) thought all art should bear a resemblance to the real world. This correspondence may equal imitation (realism) or verisimilitude (characters behave in a rational, logical or consistent way, even if they"re not necessarily realistic) How we place value on fiction and a lie is different. According to aristotle poetic language mist appear strange and wonderful (viktor shklovsky art as. Poetry uses language for its aesthetic and musical qualities, not just for its ability to convey meaning. Estrangement (ostranenie) = making the familiar unfamiliar; in this case making us pay attention to the sound and shapes of language.
