Rules of Reading
From Peter Rabinowitz, Before Reading (1987)
Rules of Notice
titles, names, places, tone, patterns, first lines, last lines, etc.
Rules of Signification
interpreting the things you notice
Rules of Configuration
rules of the genre
Rules of Coherence
assume that the world of the text is supposed to make sense and that deviations are intentional
Rules of Reading
Notice
Signification
Configuration
Coherence
