ELT 200L Third Exam Literary Criticism (Structuralist/Formalist)

It is the evaluation, analysis, description, and interpretation of a literary work.

• Literary Devices

• Formalist

• Feminist

• Literary Criticism

This approach can be used in assessing a literary work base on its intrinsic features which involves the basic elements of the story. What is this approach?

• Historical Approach

• Moralist Approach

• Formalist Approach

• Readers - Response

In this approach, a literary work is open for interpretation. It can be based on the reader's understanding which may involve personal belief, environment, behavior, and moral perception.

• Structuralist Approach

• Feminist Approach

• Marxist Approach

• Moralist Approach

This character is one dimensional with little to no complex emotions, motivations, or personality. What type of character is this?

• Antagonist

• Flat

• Static

• Round

This plot is where the events of the story become complicated and the conflict is revealed. What type of plot is this?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Climax

A person fighting against a bad weather condition such as blizzard is an example of what type of external conflict?

• Character and another character

• Character and the education

• Character and the society

• Character and the environment

What type of point of view is when the narrator has full access to the thoughts and experiences of all the characters in the story?

• Third Person Point of View

• First Person Point of View

• Second Person Point of View

• Antagonist Point of View

This element is the central idea of the story or the moral of the story.

• Conflict

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

In writing a story, authors can use this technique to convey a deeper meaning of a text.

• Sensory Images

• Conflict

• Literary Devices

• Point of View

In the story "How the Grich Stole Christmas", the Grinch hated Christmas season that resulted to him stealing gifts, food, and threes that are related to Christmas. He was mean and angry but at the end of the story, he became joyful and returned the things he stole and also celebrated Christmas. What type of character does the Grinch imply?

• Static

• Dynamic

• Protagonist

• Round