Intro to Literary Criticism

What is the primary purpose of literary criticism?

• to summarize literary works

• to analyze, interpret, and evaluate literature

• to rewrite classic literature in modern language

Which of the following is not a major theory or approach to literary criticism?

• formalism

• astrology

• deconstruction

• reader response

Which literary theory focuses on class struggle and economic power in literature?

• formalism

• feminism

• marxism

• deconstruction

A systematic study of the nature and methods of analyzing literature.

• literature

• literary texts

• literary theories

• literary stylistics

The following are three main domains influencing literature EXCEPT:

• author

• theory

• reader

• text

The practice of criticism by comparing the focus text to other texts is called ____________.

• author's world

• reader response

• intertextual

• mimetic

Formalism primarily focuses on:

• historical context of the text

• the text's structure, language, and style

• the social and political impact of the text

What does feminist criticism analyze in literature?

• psychological motivations of characters

• relationship between text and the reader

• gender roles and portrayal of women

Reader-response criticism argues that a text's meaning depends only on the author's intent?

• True

• False

What is the main difference of literary analysis and literary criticism?

• Literary analysis focuses on personal opinions, while literary criticism is objective.

• Literary analysis examines specific elements of a text, while literary criticism evaluates and interprets literature as a whole.

• Literary analysis only applies to fiction, while literary criticism applies to all literature.

• Literary analysis is more difficult than literary criticism.