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How Literature Makes Meaning: Denotation, Connotation, and Symbol

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An introduction to the mechanics of literary meaning-making, examining how texts communicate beyond their literal content through connotation, association, allusion, and symbol — and how readers learn to recognize and interpret these layers of significance.

Inhaltsübersicht

  • Denotation and Connotation: The Layered Word
  • Imagery and Metaphor: Making the Abstract Concrete
  • Symbol: When Objects Mean More Than Themselves
  • Allusion and Intertextuality: Literature in Conversation with Itself
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