Penn Foster Chapter 1 Summary

Introduction Summary

In the introduction of the book, the author explains to us why the book was written. He also explains the differences between how a student would read literature versus how a teacher would read literature. He explains that this book is basically a guide to show how to fully understand and enjoy literature. Foster says that the key three features that you should recognize to help you decipher literature are; memory, symbol, and pattern. Concluding to the end of the paragraph, Foster explains that he will cover more ground to give the reader a deeper and they will finish this book appreciating literature.

Chapter 1 Summary

In chapter one, Foster talks about the quest. The quest is any trip or journey that a
More specifically sonnets, he chose sonnets because he claims that it is the mode of poetry most likely to be encountered by a literature student, and knowledge of its structure, use and the effect is essential. Foster continues on by the square geometry of the sonnet as its most notable feature, sonnets are fourteen lines long filled with stressed and unstressed syllables. He also includes that sometimes poems are just poems, but in most cases they are made to hint at something. To give us an example these features and their impacts on literature, Foster analyzes Christina Rossetti 'An Echo from Willowwood'.

Chapter 5 Summary Foster tells us that one of the great things about being a professor is being able to recognize recurring characters and patterns in literature, which he compares to “meeting old friends.” He states that for beginner readers, it can be hard to identify the connections between different texts, authors, characters, and genres. Reading allows people to learn how to look for patterns in and between books. Foster emphasizes that “there is no such thing as a wholly original work literature.” To demonstrate this point, Foster cites Tim O’Brien’s Going After