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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. According to Chapter 5, how should poems be read?

2. According to Culler, theory demands a promise to keep ____________.

3. Who is not a character in third-person narration?

4. According to Chapter 5, what is the goal in using a metaphor?

5. Culler reports that the use of a genre can do what for a reader?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What extra understanding does performative language allow an audience, according to theorists?

6. Who created a portrait of the "modern individual"?

7. According to Chapter 6, "Narrative," why is narrative appealing to readers?

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

9. What type of work did Judith Butler pioneer?

10. According to Chapter 6, from where does unreliable narration typically come?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Within a novel, there are several different forms of narration. Identify one form of narration and answer the following questions:

1) What does this type of narration accomplish?

2) What is the relationship between the reader and this type of narrator?

3) What are the positives and negatives with this form of narration?

Essay Topic 2

The use of the individual or the "I" as a focal point in literature causes alarm for some theorists, as some of them feel that the focus on the individual detracts from potential influence on a group mentality. Write an essay arguing for or against this concern, citing examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Literary theory is made up of works that strive to have an effect that stems beyond the basic story. Identify three examples of literary works that strove to be a part of literary theory. Determine whether or not this objective was achieved, citing examples from the text.

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