Missing Info for How to Read Literature Like a Professor

In the New (2014) Edition (red cover) the following chapters have been added:

“Never Stand Next to the Hero”

  1. “Nearly all literature is character-based. That is, it’s about people. . . .No matter how large or small the actions, though, the most important thing that characters can do is
  1. This is called the surrogacy phenomenon
  1. Characters are ______
  2. They have never existed. . . . The characters are purely textual creations, constructs of words.
  1. Characters are products of ______
  1. One common reason to have the “friend” or “second-in-command” die is to teach the main character ______
  2. It’s not only tragedy that uses this trope (a commonly used device); comedy uses it too
  1. Why do authors uses “this next-man-over mayhem”? The plot______
  1. According to E. M. Forster, the world of fiction is divided into 2 types of characters: flat (static) and round (dynamic). Foster says this “sound(s) binary” but it really is more of a ______
  2. Aristotle’s formulation: ______

“It’s My Symbol and I’ll Cry If I Want To”

  1. “So far we’ve been talking about figures that are fairly common and well-known. . . . Now what if it’s not something seen around the house of literature every day? . . . these implications are secondary. The primary meaning of the text is ______.”
  2. In a situation where we encounter purely private symbols, there are some things we can fall back on.
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. ______and______
  6. “So here’s a strategy [when dealing with private symbols]:______”
  7. “What I’ve learned from all these modern and postmodern works has led me to conclude that it is true of others as well______
  8. “The other thing, aside from immediate context, that helps us with the occasional rough patch is ______

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  1. The reason that this seeming paradox is true is that for the most part ______

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  1. In the original (2003) edition (tan w/magnifying glass) the chapter “If It’s Square, It’s a Sonnet” was includedExplain the title of this chapter- what does Foster mean “if it’s square, it’s a sonnet”?
  1. What are some of the ways in which a poet works his magic on you?
  1. Define/ describe a Petrarchan sonnet.
  1. Research Petrarchan sonnets and write down the title an author of one here and attach a copy of the poem to this packet.
  1. Define/describe a Shakespearean sonnet.
  1. Research Shakespearean sonnets and write down the title of one here and attach a copy of the poem to this packet. (You may not use any that are mentioned in Foster’s book. Bonus points will be given for a Shakespearian sonnet by a poet other than William Shakespeare!)
  1. Why, according to Foster, is it more difficult to write a short poem than a long one?