Critical Perspectives ELA

Some of the types of literary criticism covered in the PowerPoint are Formalist, Feminist, and _________________.

• Psychoanalytic

• Structuralist

• Archetypal

• Sociological

Feminist Criticism includes all these except for _________________.

• how to make feminist readings visible to readers

• how to make feminist readings visible to readers

• how women read about themselves

• how women do not like male writers

One of the strengths of Feminist Criticism is ___________.

• it only examines one element of the text

• it examines how women and men are represented

• it ignores the author's intentions

• it divorces literature from its larger cultural context

Reader Response Theory includes the belief that ______________________________.

• interpretation changes each time that the text is read the text due to experiences

• interpretation depends on the structure of the text

• meaning is in the text itself

• meaning is not emotionally charged

Reader Response Theory charges that a community of readers are likely to read and interpret a text _________________.

• differently

• critically

• quickly

• similarly

Formalist Criticism studies all of the following elements except for ________________________.

• reader's emotions

• point of view

• character development

• character's motivations

Formalism is sometimes analyzed and written as ________________________.

• a focus on inter-textual connections

• a study of patterns

• a gender study

• a close reading

Archetypal Criticism examines _______________________.

• how texts rely on patterns for their meanings

• how texts are an isolated unit

• how and what effect ancient sources are used

• how readers emotionally respond to the text

A weakness of Archetypal Criticism is that _____________________.

• it requires a careful reading

• it only analyzes one aspect

• it is based on emotions

• it does only relies on the text alone

Marxist Criticism is not only a mirror which reflects society but is also a(n) _______________________________.

• look into how genders react to each other

• dynamic participant in the shaping of culture

• examination of the elements of the plot

• a neutral or unemotional process