How to Read Literature Like a Professor

Question 1

The real reason to be on the quest is

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self-knowledge

Question 2

Feminine symbols include

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all of the aforementioned

Question 3

If you see literature through the elements of ___, ___,___, you will gain comprehension.

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memory, symbol, pattern

Question 4

Poetry: which one(s) should we know at a glance?

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sonnet

Question 5

"Spring" signifies:

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youth

Question 6

Anytime the body is used in literary fiction it is making a political statement.

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true

Question 7

Is That a Symbol: "If it can't be reduced to one possible meaning, it's not a symbol. It's..."

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an allegory

Question 8

"Winter" signifies:

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old age

Question 9

Masculine (or phallic) symbols include

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jutted buildings, blades, mountains, the Washington memorial

Question 10

Violence, while it is literal, is usually ________________

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a metaphor

Question 11

We mistakenly expect symbols to be "objects and images rather than...."

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events or actions

Question 12

No matter what country on earth, when writers send characters ____, it's so they can run amok.

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South

Question 13

"Flights of Fancy" argues that when a character flies away, it symbolizes

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freedom

Question 14

The Quest consists of five things:

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a quester, place to go, a reason to go, trials, challenges

Question 15

Physical imperfections can symbolically mirror literal imperfections in a character or society.

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true

Question 16

Issues of class/race/justice/rights, interactions between the sexes/races, and power structure:

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are prevalent political issues in literature

Question 17

At the beginning of the story, Oedipus is literally blind.

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false

Question 18

Remember _______________ trumps everything. Look for it.

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irony

Question 19

When a meal goes well between characters, it is an act of

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communion

Question 20

In "...More Than It's Gonna Hurt You," Foster presents two kinds of violence:

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character & narrative

Question 21

"Fall" signifies

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middle age

Question 22

Ghosts and vampires stand for

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all of these

Question 23

Tiresias can metaphorically see better than Oedipus.

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true

Question 24

Writers often use the following allusions to help us gain a deeper understanding:

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all of these and fairy tales

Question 25

Dialogue between old and new texts is always going to another level: this dialogue is called:

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intertextuality

Question 26

Incestuous relations in literary fiction signify:

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all of the aformentioned

Question 27

Tiresias is literally blind.

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true

Question 28

Weather is symbolic of:

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baptism, purification, and God's promise after the flood

Question 29

Baptism and even traveling on a body of water can symbolically suggest

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Death, Rebirth, New Identity

Question 30

_______ argues that "other objects & activites can stand in for sexual organs and sex acts.

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Freud

Question 31

A character might be a Christ-figure if they are:

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all of the aforementioned

How to Read Literature Like a Professor

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How to Read Literature Like a Professor

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