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Point of View “And so she died… We did not even know she was sick; we had long since given up trying to get information…” (William Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily”) Point of View Third-person narrator (He, She, It, or They) Omniscient Limited omniscient Objective (Dramatic) Point of View Omniscient “in a house, in a suburb, there were a man and his wife who loved each other very much…” (Nadine Gordimer, “Once upon a time”) Point of View Limited omniscient “The wagon went on. He did not know where they were going.” (William Faulkner, “Barn Burning”) Point of View Objective (Dramatic) “‘You’ll be drunk,’ the waiter said. The old man looked at him. The waiter went away.” (Ernest Hemingway, “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”) Style, Tone, and Language Style: word choice, syntax, sentence length and structure, and the presence, frequency, and prominence of imagery and figures of speech; Tone Tone: the attitude of the narrator or author of a work toward the subject matter, characters, or audience. (Word choice and sentence structure ) The tone can be intimate or distant, bitter or affectionate, straightforward or cautious, supportive or critical, respectful or condescending. Language ※Diction (formal diction and informal diction) ※Imagery and figurative language Symbol A symbol is a person, object, action, place, or event that, in addition to its literal meaning, suggests a more complex meaning or range of meanings. Analyzing Poetry Types of poetry Narrative poetry: the poetry that recounts a story Lyric Poetry: Lyric poetry communicates a speaker’s mood, feelings, or state of mind. Narrative Poetry Epic: long narrative poems about heroic figures whose actions determine the fate of a nation or an entire race. The language of epic poems tends to be formal, even elevated, and often quite elaborate. (Iliad and Odyssey, Beowulf ) Iliad Narrative Poetry Ballad: The ballad is another type of narrative poetry with roots in an oral tradition. Originall