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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. What is the literary device that substitutes a part for the whole or vice versa?

2. When did J.L. Austin define the distinction between the various forms of utterance?

3. According to Nancy Armstrong, what is a product of 18th century novels?

4. What is accomplished by literary performatives, according to Culler?

5. Who was Judith Butler?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Chapter 7, who developed the idea of performative language?

3. According to theorists, what gives the reader the most pleasure when reading a novel?

4. According to Chapter 5, genre is very important to a reader. Why?

5. Who believed that performative language could be somewhat humorous?

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

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

8. What is poetics, as explained by "Chapter 5, Rhetoric, Poetics, and Poetry"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Literary performatives shape the use and meaning of language. Write an essay, examining the following:

1) What are the rules of literary performatives?

2) What is accomplished by literary performatives?

3) Why is the study of literary performatives significant to literature?

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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