Edge

At the beginning of English 121, I remember discussing how to separate literature from other forms or writing, and I don’t remember anything alluding to fairy tales or lyrics. The relation I derive is that they may not be in the same category, however if you treat something with the same eye as you would to analyze literature, you seem to receive something different than say, you would were the piece read as something to just get an idea from and write about it.

Ideas of how to draw a deeper meaning from a piece can be taught in a way by encouraging thoughts of what the author might be trying to convey. Even outside of reading, this teaching can help an individual achieve better writing when they think about having a greater underlying meaning. I enjoy looking a little deeper into what an writer might be trying to say in their story, lyrics, poems, etc. However, I still don’t feel satisfied with my own or anyone else’s analysis. I believe an examination can be attempted, but it often feels like a frustrating, hopeless act in that it’s just a vicious cycle of ideas that no one is completely sure about.

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