EN 3174 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Bildungsroman, Brian Howarth, Verisimilitude
9 May 2016
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Test essay ie importance of magic in 3 texts, discuss regionalism, nostalgia (golden view of childhood) Literature vs anecdote (short account of a particular event/incident: embellishment. Genre: genre means the type of art, literature or music characterized by a specific form, content and style. For example, literature has four main genres; poetry, drama, fiction and non-fiction. All of these genres have particular features and functions that distinguish them from one another. Hence, it is necessary on the part of readers to know which category of genre they are reading in order to understand the message it conveys, as they may have certain expectations prior to the reading concerned. Whimsy: a playful or amusing quality; a sense of humor or playfulness. Anthropomorphism: attributing of human characteristics and purposes to inanimate objects, animals, plants, or other natural phenomena, or to god. Fantasy: genre of fiction that uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting.
