Formalist approaches to narrative text & Extratextual approaches to narrative text
- Question 1
Formalist approaches to narrative text 1 (10 pts):
Choose one of the literary elements from the list below and explain its role and importance in one of the stories we have read in this course. At the beginning, mention the title and the author (the author) of the story you are going to analyze. Describe the literary element as it appears in the story you are analyzing, using the appropriate literary vocabulary we have learned (7 pts). Your explanation of the literary element should relate in some way to the theme of the story: How does the author use this literary element to communicate his message about her in the story? (3pts) · The narrator · The end |
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- Question 2
Formalist approaches to narrative text 2 (10 pts):
Choose one of the literary elements from the list below and explain its role and importance in one of the stories we have read in this course. You cannot use the same story that you discussed in other questions in this part of the test (you are going to talk about three different stories). At the beginning, mention the title and the author (the author) of the story you are going to analyze. Describe the literary element as it appears in the story you are analyzing, using the appropriate literary vocabulary we have learned (7 pts). Your explanation of the literary element should relate in some way to the theme of the story: How does the author use this literary element to communicate his message about her in the story? (3pts) · the climax (in the context of the six parts of the story) · the dialogue vs. narration ( direct , from the narrator) as a source of information about the story · the use of thematic oppositions |
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- Question 3
Extratextual approaches to narrative text 1 (10 pts):
Choose one of the extratextual elements from the list below and explain its role and importance in one of the stories we have read in this course (you must not use the same story twice in this section of the test). Mention the title and the author (the author) of the story you are going to analyze. Describe the extratextual element (definitions, historical explanations, etc.) using the information we have learned in the introductions (7 pts). Your explanation of the extratextual element should relate directly to the theme of the story: how does this extratextual information help us understand the message of the story? (3pts) · the PRI and ‘managed democracy’ · Francoism · ‘Civilization and barbarism’ · Latin American customs |
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- Question 4
Extratextual approaches to narrative text 2 (10 pts):
Choose one of the extratextual elements from the list below and explain its role and importance in one of the stories we have read in this course (you must not use the same story twice in this section of the test). At the beginning, mention the title and the author (the author) of the story you are going to analyze. Describe the extratextual element (definitions, historical explanations, etc.) using the information we have learned in the introductions (7 pts). Your explanation of the extratextual element should relate directly to the theme of the story: how does this extratextual information help us understand the message of the story? (3pts) · the Reconquest and the project to make Castilian a ‘prestigious language’ · existentialism · the surrealism · naturalism |
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