RIT+Literary+Analysis

RIT Above 240: • Identifies the use of complex literary devices in literary text (e.g., antithesis, paradox, parallelism)

RIT 231-240: • Identifies the following in literary text: • alliteration • symbolism • onomatopoeia • satire • style • rhyme • foreshadowing • point of view • figurative language • flashbacks • tone • similes • suspense • mood • dialogue • descriptions • allusion • Recognizes examples of irony in literary text • Identifies archetypes and symbols used in literary text (e.g., heroes, themes, settings) • Identifies the use of complex literary devices in literary text (e.g., antithesis, paradox, parallelism) • Analyzes the impact of style on the overall quality of a literary work • Analyzes the use of similes in literary text • Analyzes the use of personification in literary text • Analyzes the use of alliteration in literary text • Analyzes the use of hyperbole in literary text

RIT 221-230: • Identifies the following in literary text: • alliteration • symbolism • onomatopoeia • satire • style • rhyme • foreshadowing • point of view • figurative language • flashbacks • tone • similes • suspense • mood • dialogue • descriptions • allusion • metaphors • personification • Recognizes examples of imagery in literary text • Recognizes examples of irony in literary text • Identifies archetypes and symbols used in literary text (e.g., heroes, themes, settings) • Recognizes metaphors in literary text • Evaluates point of view in a literary work • Analyzes the effectiveness of the author's use of language in literary text (e.g., figures of speech, imagery, sounds of poetry) • Analyzes the effects of complex literary devices on the overall quality of a work (e.g., dialogue, irony, symbolism) • Analyzes the impact of style on the overall quality of a literary work • Analyzes the use of similes in literary text • Analyzes the use of personification in literary text • Analyzes the use of alliteration in literary text • Analyzes the use of hyperbole in literary text

RIT 211-220: • Recognizes examples of alliteration in literary text • Identifies foreshadowing (hints that indicate what is to come in a story) in literary text • Identifies flashbacks (interruptions that indicate something that has previously happened) in literary text • Analyzes literary texts to determine how suspense is achieved • Analyzes how details impact descriptions in literary text • Recognizes onomatopoeia in literary text • Identifies metaphors in literary text • Recognizes similes in literary text • Evaluates devices used by an author in literary text (e.g., dialogue, foreshadowing, flashbacks) • Analyzes literary devices used by an author to accomplish his/her purpose • Evaluates author's use of language to convey meaning in text (e.g., description, imagery, sounds of poetry) • Evaluates author's style and its effects on literary text • Interprets the use of metaphors in literary text • Interprets the use of similes in literary text • Interprets the use of personification in literary text • Interprets the use of alliteration in literary text

RIT 201-210: • Recognizes examples of alliteration in literary text • Identifies the use of exaggeration (hyperbole) in literary text • Identifies foreshadowing (hints that indicate what is to come in a story) in literary text • Identifies flashbacks (interruptions that indicate something that has previously happened) in literary text • Recognizes onomatopoeia in literary text • Identifies rhyme as a literary device in literary text • Recognizes similes in literary text • Examines the author's use of language in literary text (e.g., description, sounds of poetry, imagery) • Analyzes literary devices used by an author to accomplish his/her purpose • Evaluates author's use of language to convey meaning in text (e.g., description, imagery, sounds of poetry) • Evaluates author's style and its effects on literary text • Interprets the use of metaphors in literary text • Interprets the use of similes in literary text • Interprets the use of personification in literary text • Interprets the use of alliteration in literary text • Analyzes the use of metaphors in literary text

RIT 191-200: • Recognizes words that imitate sounds (onomatopoeia) in literary text • Recognizes examples of dialogue in literary text • Recognizes figurative language in literary text • Recognizes comparisons using "like" or "as" (similes) in literary text • Examines the author's use of language in literary text (e.g., description, sounds of poetry, imagery) • Examines point of view in a literary work • Analyzes devices used by an author to accomplish purpose in literary text • Analyzes similes in literary text

RIT 181-190: • Recognizes the repetition of words that have the same ending sound (rhyme) in literary text • Recognizes words that imitate sounds (onomatopoeia) in literary text • Identifies the repetition of words that have the same ending sound (rhyme) in literary text • Recognizes examples of dialogue in literary text • Recognizes comparisons using "like" or "as" (similes) in literary text • Analyzes who is speaking in a literary text • Examines point of view in a literary work • Analyzes similes in literary text

RIT 171-180: • Recognizes the repetition of words that have the same ending sound (rhyme) in literary text