Meaning in Literature In reading literary works, we are concerned with the ’meaning’ of one literary piece or another. However, finding out what something really means is a difficult issue. There are three ways to tackle meaning in literature.I. Meaning is what is intended by【T1】______.【T1】______Apart from reading an author’s work in question, readers need to1)read【T2】______ by the same author:【T2】______2)get familiar with【T3】______ at the time:【T3】______3)get to know【T4】______ and symbols of the time.【T4】______II. Meaning exists ’in’ the text itself.1)some people’s view: meaning is produced by the formal propertiesof the text like【T5】______, etc. 【T5】______2)speaker’s view: meaning is created by both conventions ofmeaning and【T6】______.【T6】______Therefore, agreement on meaning could be created by【T7】______【T7】______and conventions of usage. But different time periods anddifferent【T8】______ perspectives could lead to different interpretations【T8】______of meaning in a text. III. Meaning is created by【T9】______.【T9】______1)meaning is【T10】______:【T10】______2)meaning is【T11】______:【T11】______3)meaning requires【T12】______:【T12】______- practicing【T13】______【T13】______- practicing【T14】______【T14】______- background research in【T15】______, etc.【T15】______

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