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Interpretating Literature - Coggle Diagram
Interpretating Literature
01.01 Interpretations with American Drama
A story can have different interpretations, each person has a way to think and to interpretate different situations.
An example of multiple interpretations is when two different people live the same situation, but they describe it different.
01.02 Interpretations with Shakespearean Drama
In the Shakespearean drama we can see many sentences with different meanings that sometimes we do not understand until we analyze it.
For example: In the poem "The Seven Ages of Men" there is this verse: "And then the lover, sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad made to his mistress eyebrow." In this verse we interpretate the lover as a teenager.
"Then a soldier, full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel. Seeking the bubble reputation." In this verse we interpretate the soldier as an adult.
01.04 Denotations and Connotations
Connotation is the intended meaning of a word.
Example: House: A place full of love
Denotation is a word’s exact meaning.
Example: House: Place where people live.
01.03 Using Context Clues to Make Meaning
Here are some, you can use
Circle the word or phrase you don't understand.
Underline key phrases and ideas in the sentence. Look for words that give synonyms, antonyms, examples, etc.
Give the main idea of the paragraph the new word is in.
Say the sentence in your own words.
Guess at what the new word means.
