Unit I . Introduction to Practical Criticism ……………………………….7
A. Definition, history, and purpose of Practical Criticism
B. Structure: Stanza forms, line breaks, enjambment.
C. Rhyme and Rhythm
Unit 2. Devices used in Poetry………………………………………………….35
A. Imagery and its types (visual, auditory, tactile).
B. Figures of speech
C. Tone, Voiceand Persona (Identifying tone, Speaker etc.)
(Practice analyzing unseen poems using learned frameworks.)
Unit 3. Introduction to Prose Analysis……………………………………..74
A. Scope of Practical Criticism in prose: Fiction (Short
Stories, novels) vs. non-fiction (essays, speeches).
B. Point of view (first-person, third-person omniscient/
Limited) Focalization and narrative voice.
C. Plot structure (linear, nonlinear, episodic).
Unit 4. Style, Diction and Characters……………………………………….95
A. Diction: Formal vs. informal, jargon, dialect. Use of
Figurative language in prose (metaphor, hyperbole).
B. Characterization, Foils, stereotypes, and archetypes.
(Practice analyzing passages from novels, essays or
speech using learned frameworks)
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………105