Literary Critical Approaches Quiz

Which critical approach focuses on the moral content or judgement of a text?

• Formalist

• Deconstruction

• Ethical

• Feminist

What does the term "Zeitgeist" refer to in critical approaches?

• Women's role in society

• Spirit of the times

• Emotional release

• Literal definition

According to Sigmund Freud, what is the term for young boys being attracted to their mother?

• Electra complex

• Oedipus complex

• ID

• Ego

What is the term for the emotional reaction or how you react to a word or phrase?

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Catharsis

• Epistolary

Which term describes a story told through letters, diary, or journal?

• Pastoral

• Epistolary

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

What does the term "Catharsis" mean in literary terms?

• Emotional release

• Main character

• Literal definition

• Spirit of the times

In literary terms, what does "Symbolism" refer to?

• Moral judgement

• Object representing ideas

• Emotional reaction

• Story told through letters

What is the term for the repetition of the same consonant sounds?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

Which figure of speech involves a comparison using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Allegory

What is the term for words that imitate sounds?

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Irony