Q3_Formalism & Structuralism (Q5_RIZAL)

Which of these features of a text would a formalist critic be most interested in?

• Context

• Structure

• Author's biographical information

• Meaning of words

Which type of text would be most useful when applying Formalism?

• Poem

• Play

• Novel

• News Report

Formalism can be easily applied to most text.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Formalist Criticism studies all of the following except for ___________.

• The plot of the story

• Structure of the text

• Readers' emotions

Formalism is sometimes analyzed and written as _____________.

• A gender study

• A study of inter-textual connections

• A study of patterns and forms

What implications does structuralism have for the ways in which we perceive reality?

• That language is the only requirement in creating meaning.

• That the world is not something that we discover, but rather what we construct through language.

• That the relationship of Language and thought is not important in conceptualizing meaning.

The signifier in this kind of sign does not resemble the signified. Meaning the thought process is arbitrary.

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• Symbol

• Index

Structuralists are believing that if readers don't understand the signs, they may misread a text.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In doing structuralism, the critic should not focus on the deep and other hidden structures but must analyze the surface manifestations of meaning.

• TRUE

• FALSE

These are signs where the signifier is caused by the signified.

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