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American literature A little history Native American Literature. Exploration period. Colonial Period. Revolutionary Age.

Early National Period. Romantic Period in America (American Renaissance or Age of Transcendentalism). Realistic Period - Naturalistic Period. Modern Period. Jazz Age. Harlem Renaissance. Harlem Renaissance. Contemporary Period. Genres and Styles Oral Narrative. Prose. Poetry. Narrative. Novels. Drama. Elements of literature Theme. Character. Point of view. Setting. Allegory . Denotation. Diction. Figurative language: Metaphor. Simile. Hyperbole. Personification. Foot: Iamb. Spondee.Trochee. Anapest. Dactyls. Imagery. Meter. Plot Foreshadowing -Suspense - Conflict - Exposition - Rising Action CrisisResolution/Denouement . Narrator - First-person. Second person. Third Person (Objective). Omniscient. Rhythm. Setting . Speaker .Structure (fiction). Structure (poetry). Symbolism . Tone Book Reading and analysis. Books recommended by Anglia for this subject.

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