After reading this piece by Johnathan Culler, I have a better underwing of why rhetoric language is used in poems and such. A good thing that was mentioned was that in rhetoric poems, you do, have to stop and think…think about the rhyme, think about the meaning of the rhyme and or what the rhyme meant. It also dawned on me that the use of rhythmic words are used in baby songs, and for a bright reason – as Culler stated rhythmic words can “provoke special interpretive attention”, which is good for stimulation and growth in infant development, and even adolescences/adults.

While reading this chapter, I became very intrigued at what the author, Jonathan Culler, had described language as. A lot of the things he pointed out have been my perception on language and what people actually mean, as well. What stood out to me was his mention of the correlation between language & the people who put the words together…the mention that when analyzing any writing it’s very important to understand the background of the piece, like where the person is from, how they view life, asking yourself what is the true meaning behind a particular word or sentence even beyond what it SEEMS to mean on the outside, etc…I think meaning behind language is very important to catch on to, so you can have a better interpretation of the hidden message.

After reading the chapter ‘What is Literature and does it matter’, I still believe that literature VS non literature cannot be distinguished by anyone besides the creator of the piece, and if an outsider can, I believe they must know every single fact about to piece down to where the original thought about the creation of the piece came from. The way the author of this reading describes the two is almost as if they rely on each other to become one. Cullen also says that the word ‘literature’ isnt just a word, it is used to describe many things, i agree with this. I believe literature is used to create non literature.

A question that stood out to me is in fact “What is Literature and does it matter”. I say this because even still, I couldnt describe the difference between literature and non literature. DOES it matter???