Critical Approaches to Literature

Which critical approach primarily focuses on the text's structure and language?

• Historical

• Formalist/Structuralist

• Marxist

• Reader-Response

Which approach examines a work's moral and ethical implications?

• Formalist/Structuralist

• Historical

• Marxist

• Moralist

What is the focus of Marxist approach?

• The author's intentions.

• The representation of class struggle.

• The moral dilemmas.

• The reader's connection to the text.

How might a feminist critic approach a text where women are largely absent?

• Ignore the absence.

• Focus solely on male characters.

• Analyze the implications of this absence.

• Assume the author was a misogynist.

Which of the following factors are least analyzed in a historical approach?

• Social norms of the time.

• Political climate.

• The author's personal beliefs (without external evidence).

• Cultural values.

What is a key difference between Moralist and Marxist criticism?

• Both focus on ethics.

• Neither considers historical context.

• Moralist focuses on individual morality, Marxist on societal structures.

• Both prioritize reader response.

What does a reader-response critic might analyze?

• Only the text's structure.

• Only the author's biography.

• The interaction between text and reader.

• Only the historical context.

What does a Feminist analysis would likely NOT focus on:

• Gender roles.

• Patriarchy.

• The economic systems depicted in the text.

• Female representation.

What does a Reader-Response analysis would likely NOT focus on?

• Reader interpretation.

• Subjective experiences.

• The author's intended meaning (solely).

• Personal connections to the text.

Which critical lens examines the relationship between literature and power structures?

• Formalist

• Marxism

• Reader-Response

• Moralism