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MIvkovic - Approaching Textual Analysis (3)
by MIvkovic - (2011-10-11)
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WHAT LITERATURE IS IN MY OPINION





I think literature is a form of art like music, painting, because, as happens in each these forms of arts, literature can provide emotions and feelings.
So the writer is an artist, who uses words to express and share his thoughts and feelings.
This is one of the main aspects of literature. The writer acquaints us through his works with his thoughts. In this way we learn new things or think over what we already know. We transform the vision of the world that we have.
Just as a photograph or a piece of music evokes a reaction in the viewer or listener, a poem evokes feelings in the reader. It is that reaction that is important in art, not the statement. The reaction is the personal message sent by the artist and received by the individual.
There are many ways in which to view any work, and this is not intended to impose on any existing, individual views, but to hopefully inspire new lines of thought. That is why I love reading. I love arts.

Can I just assert that <any analysis is good> is complete nonsense. There's a text here; and, only if you read It, you will understand It. If you look up historical facts, you will understand its context. Poems aren't fluffy lands in which one can self-indulgently claim that <this is how I see it> just because he or she is arrogant enough not to look things up. You have to prove what are you saying.



In a literary text, the language used is not the practical one. Each word has its importance and the writer chooses it carefully. He uses it with some techniques, making rhymes, figures of speech. By the use of the figures of speech, the text gets a particular musicality. This makes the reading so pleasant. It is as if you listened to a song, words make a lasting impression in your mind and follow you during the whole day, sometimes during the whole life.