Denotative: explicit or literal definition as listed in a dictionary.
Connotative: the emotions and associations connected to a word
Persona: Who narrates.
Refers to the speaker, the one who relates the experience:
Lous: What vantage
point the ‘speaker’ speaks; physical and psychological position. Also
encompasses time and space (what affects the speaker)
Climax:
Logical and Emotional
Logical- Conflict is so intense a resolution must occur, only
one outcome possible.
Emotional-Highest emotional impact and involvement for
reader, writer will give clues
Aesthetic Components:
Unity-
combining of all parts to make the whole. Content and form that hold piece
together. Achieved: persona and locus is
strong unifying factor. Consistency.
Harmony
– The idea and the way it’s expressed.
Choice of words, sentence structure; the style
Variety
– two ‘like’ things differ; ie. Characters have unifying qualities by
express differently
Contrast
– Opposition or difference between ‘like’ things
Balance and Proportion (Proportion Provides Balance)
Balance- equal portion of intensity or content on either side of
the central point
Rhythm: Relationship between stressed and unstressed
syllables. Also important aspect of
content, ie. Recurrent shift of attention from one character to another or from
one place or time to another.