Promt #1

I agree with Foster that reading literature is a highly intellectual activity. What he means by "intellectual" is that it takes a reader with the ability of comprehension and they need to be open minded with ideas to access the information given to them within the text they read. Language of reading is an "intellectual activity" because just like the word, intellectual, the reader must use their knowledge and their ability to understand certain words and sentences within the text. In the introduction of xiii, Foster stated that "Every language has grammar, a set of rules to govern usage, and literary language is no different." Grammar of literature indeed is a set of rules and it helps the readers to begin to find patterns and conventions in the text. These are highly important for this kind of reading because readers could learn how to look at different perspectives and open up to different ideas. It could really help get the fulfillment of reading novels and stories. When it comes to reading, there's always some sort of distinction between this kind of reading and affective reading. This kind of reading involves the experienced reader who had years of traing while the "affective" reading involves a former reader or a beginner. The former reader pays attention to the characters and the story, however, they often pay attention to it on an affective level. The former is naturally and emotionally involved. The experienced reader has been past the affective level. They tend to pay attention to the other matters of the story. Paying attention more to the matters of the story really brings the enjoyment of reading it.