Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and DramaKennedy and Gioia's Literature, Second Compact Edition, offers an excellent introduction to the study of fiction, poetry, and drama. Reflecting a balance of canonical works along with contemporary and diverse literature, the new edition includes more coverage of writing and more student research papers. As in past editions, the authors' voice invites students on a journey of discovery by sharing their knowledge in an intelligent and down-to-earth style. |
Common terms and phrases
ain't asked began blind breath called character child Choragos Creon critical dark death door E. E. Cummings Edgar Allan Poe Emily Emily Dickinson English eyes face father feel felt fiction girl Gregor hair Hale hand head hear heard heart John knew laughed light listen living looked mean Miss Brill mother moved narrator never night novel Oedipus Oedipus the King once play poem poet poetry reader rhythm rime Robert Frost seemed short story sister smile song sonnet Sonny sound stood SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITING symbol T. S. Eliot talk Teiresias tell theme things thought told took turned voice W. H. Auden walked watched wife William Butler Yeats window woman women words X. J. Kennedy