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How to Read Literature Like a  Professor  Thomas C. Foster


When I read the first couple of pages, I realized that the author, Thomas C. Foster, is very analytical.When I
read the opening example of Kip, who went on a trip for some bread, I was thinking it was a trip. But no, it was much more-a quest.I never thought about it that way. A creative analysis. I really like the author, he's funny at times and gets the point across using examples. Every trip is a quest was his first sentence in bold. Followed by whenever people eat or drink together, it's communion. I mean think about it, why would the author throw in boring dinner scenes without a descent reason. It makes sense to me, it's to show how the characters relate to each other as a community at a shared table. I really like the author's style of writing- pretty colloquial, so that you can relate. I also like the chapter about sonnets, where he talks about what makes  up a well-structured sonnet. "It's a square." Funny. I learned that there's more to it: a 14- lined poem that follows iambic pentameter(10 syllables), ending with a couplet. There's one thing he mentioned that I don't quite agree with 100%- there's only one story. Well yes, you can find parallels between many written works, but are they really that related. Maybe if I keep reading, I'll find out that it's perfectly true. I really like this assignment. I think it's pretty cool that we get to write about what we read and tell our observations online-much better than writing it all by hand!

I learned some new vocab:

1. Apocryphal- (adj.) not genuine; false; spurious
2. Propriety- (n.) the quality of being proper or suitable
3. Convoluted- (adj.) intricate; involved
4. Expatriate-(adj.) living in another country
5. Dynamic- (adj.) of or relating to physical force or energy

Well, I hope this blog wasn't too long. Until next time! :)