Unit One Short Story
1 Preface
1.1 Understanding Short Story
1.2 A Brief History of British and North American Short Story
1.3 How to Read This Unit
2 Atmosphere and Foreshadowing: \"The Signal Man\" (Charles Dickens)
2.1 Lead-in
2.2 Things to Know
2.3 The Text
2.4 Questions for Study
2.5 Creative Writing
2.6 Further Reading
3 Epiphany and Symbolism: \"Araby\" (James Joyce)
3.1 Lead-in
3.2 Things to Know
3.3 The Text
3.4 Questions for Study
3.5 Creative Writing
3.6 Further Reading
4 Point of View and Language: \"Hills Like White Elephants\" (Ernest Hemingway)
4.1 Lead-in
4.2 Things to Know
4.3 The Text
4.4 Questions for Study
4.5 Creative Writing
4.6 Further Reading
5 Juxtaposition and Theme: \"A Woman on a Roof\" (Doris Lessing) ..
5.1 Lead-in
5.2 Things to Know
5.3 The Text
5.4 Questions for Study
5.5 Creative Writing
5.6 Further Reading
6 Plot and Character: \"Everyday Use for Your Grandmama\" (Alice Walker)
6.1 Lead-in
6.2 Things to Know
6.3 The Text
6.4 Questions for Study
6.5 Creative Writing
6.6 Further Reading
Unit Two Poetry
1 Preface
1.1 A Brief Introduction to English Poetry
1.2 Types of Poetry
1.3 Chapter Outline
1.4 Suggestions for Teaching and Learning
2 What Is Poetry?
2.1 Lead-in
2.2 Things to Know
2.3 The Poem
2.4 Understanding the Text
2.5 Discussion
2.6 Writing
2.7 Further Reading
3 How to Understand a Poem
3.1 Lead-in
3.2 Things to Know
3.3 The Poem
3.4 Understanding the Text
3.5 Discussion
3.6 Writing
3.7 Further Reading
4 Images, Moods, and Figures of Speech
4.1 Lead-in
4.2 Things to Know
4.3 The Poem
4.4 Understanding the Text
4.5 Discussion
4.6 Writing
4.7 Further Reading
5 Dramatic Situation, Speaker, and Tone
5.1 Lead-in
5.2 Things to Know
5.3 The Poem
5.4 Understanding the Text
5.5 Discussion
5.6 Writing
5.7 Further Reading
6 Musicality: Meter and Rhyme
6.1 Lead-in
6.2 Things to Know
6.3 The Poem
6.4 Understanding the Text
6.5 Discussion
6.6 Writing
6.7 Further Reading
Unit Three Drama
1 Preface
1.1 A Brief History of Drama
1.2 How to Use This Unit
2 Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
2.1 Lead-in
2.2 Things to Know
2.3 The Text
The Persons in the Play
First Act
Second Act
Third Act
2.4 Writing
2.5 Further Reading
APPENDIX
Literary Terms
Supplementary Reading