23 Introduction to Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts
Writing is not life, but I think that sometimes it can be a way back to life. ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Learning Outcomes![Photo of a jumble of magnetic words used for fridge poetry sets](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/courses-images/wp-content/uploads/sites/1292/2016/12/09180947/fridge-poetry-300x224.jpg)
- Identify the key features of prose
- Identify the key features of poetry
- Identify and describe the major critical approaches to literary interpretation: New Criticism/Formalism, Reader-Response, Feminism, and Marxism