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Structuralism analyses literary works as systems of:

  1. Free individual expressions
  2. Differential signs governed by underlying codes
  3. Religious revelations
  4. Political slogans
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Correct answer: B. Differential signs governed by underlying codes

1. Structuralism (Saussure → Lévi-Strauss → Barthes) reads texts through code-systems. 2. Meaning emerges from differences within a system, not from referent alone. 3. The brief names it among the theory schools to seed. _Source: Coverage brief — Theory canon — "Literary Theory & Criticism — ... Structuralism"_

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