I.
Six
main elements of Fiction:
1.
Plot
2.
Setting
3.
Character
4.
Point
of view
5.
Symbol
6.
theme
II.
Comparison
among oxymoron, paradox and irony
1.
Oxymoron
- e.g., wise fool, sweet sorrow [phrase, multiple meanings]
2.
Paradox
– e.g., Sometimes we can learn a lot from a wise fool.
Paradoxical (a.)
3.
Irony
àsituational, condition
– e.g., Roman Fever
Ironic (a.)
III.
Writing
with imagination and creation
1. Imaginative,
creative àhow
to have furthermore explanation?
2. THESEUS, “The lunatic, the lover, and
the poet/ Are of imagination all compact.
3. “The poet’s pen / Turns them to shapes and gives to
airy nothing /A local habitation and
a name.” (No Fear Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 5, Scene 1)
IV.
Mention
points of midterm
A.
Multiple choice
*multi- many, much
B.
Identification (ID)
*author/
title/ significance/ 經典名句
C.
Term explanation
*3-4
sentences and an example
D.
Essay
*Organize your thoughts in 5 simple steps.
1.
Introduction: begins with a hypothesis (*hypo – under)
2.
Body (3 supporting paragraphs)
3. Conclusion: briefly re-emphasizes the previous
discussion without additional information.
V.
More
余心之所善兮，雖九死猶無悔
è If there’s something I
do care about is, I will take my life to fulfill it without regret. (S. V. O. àmake sense)