First Assignment Fall 2015

August 25 Introduction to Law in Literature and Film

Dr. Lolita Buckner Inniss

--Administrative matters—e-mail; course materials, etc.

--Overview of the course

--Law as literature

--Law in literature 

A. Introduction Questions: Each student should answer all questions below. Be prepared to share your answers in class on day 1. The typewritten answers to all questions should be submitted at the end of the first class.

Questions:

1. Name
2. Year in school
3. City and state of origin
4. Last leisure book read
5. Last leisure film viewed
6. What is law?
7. What do you expect to gain from this course?

B. **Please define in writing and give an example of the following terms**:

metaphor, simile, conceit, rhetoric, irony, post-modernism, paradox, archaism, imagery, symbol, allegory, realism, romanticism, hyperbole, literary style** Be prepared to share your answers in class on day 1. The typewritten definitions and examples should be submitted at the end of the first class.