ENG 1120 Study Guide - Final Guide: Postcolonialism, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Katherine Anne Porter
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The fall of the house of usher edgar allan poe. Plot: select and organized events that have added details and leads towards a satisfying conclusion. Exposition: the beginning of the plot. is follwed by introduction, development and resolution of a onflict. Provides background info about characters, settings and events. the stories are narrated in the same order in which the events occurred. Rising action: or sequence of actions. follows the exposition, leading to the climax. Flashbacks: interrupting the chronological events to introduce earlier actions. Hermenutics: the art and science of the interpretation of written texts. In a broader sense, hermeneutics refers to the interpretation and understanding of human action. From the 17th century onwards, hermeneutics became more of a science of interpretation concerned with bridging the gaps between interpretations between. 3 cultural groups, between time periods. the art and science of the interpretation of written texts. The actual art about this is about interpreting written texts.