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You Can't Tell a Book by Its Cover but....
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Goldblatt, Patricia F. – English Quarterly, 1997
Comments on the design of a novel's cover, "The Cure for Death by Lightning," and how it mirrors what is inside the book--it recreates a scrapbook belonging to the adolescent protagonist's mother. Finds the use of color and baking smells significant in the novel. States that the protagonist eventually realizes she needs a scrapbook of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices, Novels
Pre-Critical and Critical Responses to Literature.
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Glauser, Lorne – English Quarterly, 1980
Proposes that students can be taught to respond critically to literature through appropriate textual analysis. (RL)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Evaluation, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices
Four Areas to Grasp in Understanding Metaphor.
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Conrow, Margaret – English Quarterly, 1980
Connections and associations in metaphors are examined in terms of "tenor,""vehicle,""bridge," and "framework." (HTH)
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices
Research, Curriculum, Scholarship, and Endowment in the Study of Canadian Literature
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Mathews, Robin – English Quarterly, 1972
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Canadian Literature, College Instruction, Cultural Background
Story Interpretation as a Group Process.
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Golden, Joanne – English Quarterly, 1986
Analyzes how two groups of eighth graders and their teacher create literary texts during small group discussion, and suggests the importance of talk as a means of constructing meaning. (NKA)
Descriptors: Characterization, Critical Reading, Discourse Analysis, English Instruction