focuses narrowly on the literary work as a well-wrought urn.
crafted beautifully and self contained.
7 Matching Annotations
- Feb 2025
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a close reading demonstrates how a literary work's meaning is unified, balanced, and harmonized by its aesthetic—or literary—structure.
there is balance in literary work, again emphasis on fluidity and harmony.
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Remember, a close reading will examine a literary work and find some objective meaning (a theme) that is harmonized with structure, thus balancing theme and form.
There is a great emphasis on the fluidity of readings; they should guide the reader.
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concentrated on summarizing a work's plot rather than analyzing its meaning.
more often than not its easy to mix summarizing as a form of analyzing.
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and they should also eliminate their emotional involvement in the reading experience.
When critics are tasked to disregard there true emotions, it would prove to be ironic. As a critic you should be honest and with that feelings that may may influence a fallacy will be disregarded of. though it wouldn't be the full truth.
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other poet returns to the same metaphor 118 years later.
regarding my last annotation, ironically this metaphor with urns is passed down as if a legacy with this metaphor transcends different generations.
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provides a metaphor that is useful for close reading.
urns become metaphorical, which can be interpreted as memories or a legacy.
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