Literary Criticism

This approach talks mainly about the elements of form– style, structure, imagery tone etc.

• a.) Historical

• b.) Marxist

• c.) Structuralist/Formalist

• d.) Feminist

an approach that seeks to understand the literary work by investigating the social, cultural, and intellectual context.

• a.) Reader-response

• b.) Historical

• c.) Feminist

• d.) Structuralist/Formalist

It views literary pieces as a product of one’s work and whose practitioners emphasize the role of social status.

• a.) Marxist

• b.) Moralist

• c.) Reader-response

• d.) Feminist

analyze and describe the ways in which literature portrays the narrative of male domination

• a.) Feminist

• b.) Historical

• c.) Reader-response

• d.) Marxist

A transaction between the physical text and the mind of a reader.

• a.) Marxist

• b.) Feminist

• c.) Reader-response

• d.) Historical

It focuses mainly on the structure and form of the literary piece

• Historical Approach

• Formalist Approach

Reader's Response approach is very much concerned with content and values.

• True

• False

This approach views literary works as reflections of the social institutions of the places where the pieces came from.

• Historical

• Marxist

This is an approach that aims to understand the impact of the piece to its original audience.

• Marxist

• Reader-Response

Feminist tries to convey views of women regarding various principles

• True

• False