Structuralism and Literary Criticism: Thinking Activity




What is structuralism ?
----> In sociology , anthropology and linguistics, structuralism is the methodology that implies elements of human culture must be understood by way of their relationship to a larger, overarching system or structure. It works to uncover the structures that underlie all the things that humans do, think, perceive, and feel. Alternatively, as summarized by philosopher Simon Blacjburn, structuralism is "the belief that phenomena of human life are not intelligible except through their interrelations. These relations constitute a structure, and behind local variations in the surface phenomena there are constant laws of abstract culture".

  ☆ SIGNIFICANCE OF WORDS ' FIRE ' & ' ICE '

  Both the poems have diffrent meaning and represents the symbol and sign. One Poeam shows us the diffrent one shows the possibillities between fire and ice. Poem represents the desire and hate.

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