Concept · Foundations
Genre Expectation
The interpretive norms associated with a text's genre — poetry invites figurative reading; legal statutes demand literal reading; philosophical treatises require careful attention to defined terms.
Why it matters
Genre tells you which register to expect. Misidentifying the genre produces systematic misinterpretation.
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