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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, performative language phrases are not required to be _____________.

2. What adjective describes a narrator who knows everything, even thoughts of other characters?

3. What is the literary device that is an over exaggeration of a word or idea?

4. Who is the narrator in "What Maisie Knew"?

5. According to Chapter 7, why can the study of utterances be confusing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In terms of the "I," what do literary works offer?

2. According to Aristotle, what three points must be contained within a plot?

3. What is the occasional confusion that results from the use of metaphor?

4. Into what three classes did the Greeks divide literature?

5. Why do some theorists believe that popular characterizations in novels create bad influences?

6. During the Renaissance, what was the definition of rhetoric?

7. According to Chapter 7, what is accomplished by attempting to identify literary performatives?

8. According to Culler, how is rhetoric defined today?

9. What is the ultimate goal of literary theory, according to "Chapter 8, Identity, Identification, and the Subject"?

10. In terms of the "I," what is the product of someone's core?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, words can limit the ability of thought and, therefore, the reading experience.

1) What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

2) Who created it?

3) What are the implications of this theory, in terms of its impact upon classical literature?

Essay Topic 2

Within literature, there are several models of identity. Identify and analyze at least three models of identity, citing examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Literary theorists use poetics and hermeneutics to translate the meaning of a text. Write a brief essay examining these two methods and their function in understanding literature.

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