Leon Trotsky was born in 1879. He was a communist theorist and a prolific write. Trotsky was also a leader in the 1917 Russian revolution. At the age of 17, He became about of Marxism. Trotsky became consumed with the culture by reading illegal pamphlets and books.

==References==
[http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/p/trotsky.htm history1900.about.com]

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==Introduction==

According to the Collins English Dictionary, literary theory is defined as "the systematic analysis and study of [[literature]] using general principles". A common misconception about literary theory is that it is focused on the meaning of a work of literature, whereas the actual study involves the tools by which people attempt to understand literature. <ref name=Ref1/> With different schools of theory critics of different literary works can focus on those works through different aspects they consider the most important(for example a Marxist theory may focus on how [[character|characters]] in a story react to an economic situation). <ref name=Ref2/> Critics use more than one school of literary theory when analyzing a work.

==Types of Literary Theory==

=== Archetypal/Myth Criticism ===

C.G Jung and Joseph Campbell viewed the genres and plot patterns of literature as archetypes and mythic formulas. Archetypes are "repeated types of experience in lives of ancient ancestors which inherited the collective unconscious of the human race and are expressed in myths, dreams, religion, and private fantasies, also in the work of literature." - C.G. Jung

Examples of Archetypes: the sun, the moon, circles, colors, Wise Old Man, the Great Mother, etc. Another archetype would be the color white, signifies death and is associated with innocence.

===Psychoanalytic Criticism===
Psychoanalytic criticism, is one of the initial approaches within the school of literary criticism. This concept is used by critics to analyze the unconsciousness of the mind; which consists of desires, fears, enjoyments or anything that causes human to be driven without knowledge of their actions. Psychoanalytic method was originally constructed by Sigmund Freud when he was studying patients in an asylum.

The ''Introductory Guide to Critical Theory'' says, Freud began his researches into the workings of the human mind in 1881, after a century during which Europe and America saw the reform of the insane asylum and an ever-increasing interest in "abnormal" psychological states, especially the issue of "nervous diseases" (which was the first phenomenon that Freud studied, examining the nervous system of fish while gaining his medical degree at the University of Vienna from 1873 to 1881).<ref name=Ref3/>

Holland says, the psychoanalytic literary critic's primary job is to foreground that psychological element in what he or she says about books. In other words, the psychoanalytic critics should be interpreting their own, if you will, counter-transference to the text or whatever else they are describing.<ref name=Ref4/>

For example if the literary critic wants to apply the psychoanalytic approach to a specific piece of work or literature, the theory is applied directly with the following the concepts:<ref name=Ref5/>
<ol>
<li>Consider the author’s personality to explain and interpret a text
<li>What psychological theories are present in the characters (Oedipal complex, obsessive compulsive, sexual repression, denial, guilt)?
<li>What repressed material is expressed in imagery or symbols?
</ol>

The literary critic will then be able to exhibit to the reader the images that are needed to properly interpret and grasp the message of the writer.

===Feminist Criticism===

Feminist Criticism is the analysis of the thoughts on feminism, feminist theory, or feminist politics. Authors use this to change the way literature portrays woman characters. Feminist theory has raised questions towards society. It asks if the world values male characters over females or if they feel that females are not as strong as males. When feminist criticism began is focused on politics of women authorship and the representation of woman’s conditions in literature. Currently, feminist criticism focuses on certain aspects of society with women; such as education, politics, and the work force. 
Feminist Writers:
*Mary Wollstonecraft
*Simone de Beauvoir
*Julia Kristeva
*Elaine Showalter

==References==
<references>
*<ref name=Ref1>“Literary Theory” by Vince Brewton, ''The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', ISSN 2161-0002, <http://www.iep.utm.edu/literary/>, accessed 16 April 2014 </ref>
*<ref name=Ref2>"Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism" by Allen Brizee, J. Case Tompkins. ''Purdue OWL'', <https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/722/>. </ref>
*<ref name=Ref3>"Modules on Freud: On Psychosexual Development." by Felluga. Dino.''Introductory Guide to Critical Theory''.<http://www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/psychoanalysis/freud.html>. July 12, 2002. accessed 21 April 2014 </ref>
*<ref name=Ref4>The Mind and the Book: A Long Look at Psychoanalytic Literary Criticism by N Holland, Norman. ''University of Florida'', <http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/nholland/mindbook.htm>.1998. accessed 21 April 2014 </ref>
*<ref name=Ref5>''Literary Theories: A Sampling of Lenses'' by Daniel Mesick.''Como Park Senior High School'', <http://comosr.spps.org/lit_theory>, accessed 21 April 2014 </ref>

</references>

==External Links==
* http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/literary-theory - The Collins English Dictionary's definition page for Literary Theory.

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The word “synesthesia” or “synaesthesia,” has its origin in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Greek] roots, syn, meaning union, and aesthesis, meaning sensation: a union of the senses.<ref name=Foot01/> Synesthesia is usually used in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry poetry]. In Poetry it means the concurrent response of two or more of the senses to the stimulation of one<ref name=Foot02/> . In simple terms synesthesia means the mixing of two or more senses at one time. Several authors use synethesia; such as [[Robert Frost]], [[Emily Dickinson]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokov Vladimir Nabokov], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri Dante Alighieri], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Meredith George Meredith], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare William Shakespeare], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keats John Keats].

== Functions of Synesthesia ==
Synesthesia is used to give writing more meaning. It is to make the reader feel more than what is written on the page or screen. The term gives writers the extra boost of creativity and description. Synesthesia makes writing more interesting and appealing to an audience. This literary device can also be used to add confusion and excitement to writing.<ref name=Foot03/>

==Examples of Synesthesia==
'''Literature'''
* Back to the region where the sun is silent. -'The Divine Comedy' by Dante Alighieri<ref name=Foot04/>
* Drink the pale drug of silence - 'Modern Love: I' by George Meredith<ref name=Foot05/>
*The butterfly and I had lit upon, Nevertheless, a message from the dawn, That made me hear the wakening birds around, And hear his long scythe whispering to the ground, 'The Tuft of Flowers' By Robert Frost<ref name=Foot06/>

'''Everyday Life'''
*Loud Shirt
*Cool Sweater
* Frozen Silence

== References ==
<references>
*<ref name=Foot01>Allen-Hermanson, Sean. Matey, Jennifer. [http://www.iep.utm.edu/synesthe/#H9 Synesthesia]</ref>
*<ref name=Foot02>Harmon, William. Holman, Hugh. “A Handbook to Literature." Ninth Edition. (2002). Prentice Hall.</ref>
*<ref name=Foot03>Trent, Ann. What Is Synesthesia in Poetry? [http://classroom.synonym.com/synesthesia-poetry-1824.html classroom.synonym]</ref>
*<ref name=Foot04>Greggor, Chad. ''Examples of Synesthesia in Language and Literature.'' Retrieved 9 April 2014 from [http://suite.io/chad-greggor/4g3s25v suite]</ref>
*<ref name=Foot05>Meredith, George. "Modern Love: I". ''Poetry Foundation.'' Web. 9 April 2014.</ref>
*<ref name=Foot06>Frost, Robert. "The Tuft of Flowers" ''Poetry Foundation.'' Web. 9 April 2014.</ref>

</references>

==Notes==
*Bavota, C. Synesthesia. [http://literarydevices.net/synesthesia/ Literary Devices]
*Bureman, Liz. ''Synesthesia In Literature: Definition and Examples'' Retrieved 9 April 2014 from [http://thewritepractice.com/synesthesia/ The Write Practice]