Formalist Approach

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Etymology: The word ‘formalism’ derived from the word ‘form’ or structure. The ‘ism’ is a belief or an approach of looking at things.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• I don't know

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It is the evaluation, analysis, description, or interpretation of literary works.

• Critique (verb)

• Literary Criticism

• Critique (noun)

• Critic

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It means to critically evaluate, analyze or give careful judgment in which you give your opinion about a literary work.

• Literary Criticism

• Critique (verb)

• Critique (noun)

• Critic

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It is a detailed evaluation or analysis of a literary piece.

• Literary Criticism

• Critique (verb)

• Critique (noun)

• Critic

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It is a person who judges, evaluates, or analyzes a literary piece

• Literary Criticism

• Critique (verb)

• Critique (noun)

• Critic

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It studies how the elements work together to form unity and to give meaning to a text.

• Reader-response Approach

• Historical Approach

• Formalist Approach

• Feminist Approach

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It discovers the true meaning of a work by giving attention to the form or structure, elements and literary devices operating in it.

• Reader-response Approach

• Historical Approach

• Formalist Approach

• Feminist Approach

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It scrutinizes the plot (chronological sequence) and the conflict in a story.

• Formalism

• Structure/form

• Literary Approach

• Formalist Approach

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It is a person, animal, being , creature or anything personified in a story.

• Character

• Setting

• Tone

• Point of View

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It is not only the place and time a story takes place but also includes the atmosphere.

• Character

• Setting

• Tone

• Point of View

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It is the overall emotion conveyed by both the choices of words, theme, sensory images, symbolism and the narrator of the story such as suspenseful, affectionate, happy or sad.

• Character

• Setting

• Tone

• Point of View

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It is the author’s message to the readers.

• Moral of the Story

• Imagery

• Tone

• Theme

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It consists of descriptive language to create images in the mind of the readers through their senses.

• Moral of the Story

• Imagery

• Tone

• Theme

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It answers the question “Who is telling the story?”

• Character

• Setting

• Tone

• Point of View

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It uses either of the two pronouns “I” or “We”. The narrator is a participant in the story relating his or her own experiences directly or an observer.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

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The story is told to “You”.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

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It uses pronouns “They”, “She”, “He”, “It” or a name. The narrator may be omniscient (all- knowing) or has a full access to the thoughts and experiences of all characters in the story or may be a limited omniscient who usually cannot see into minds or know the future, etc.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person