WorksheetsLiterary Criticism
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50secs
This is the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.
Literary Theories
Literary Criticisms
Story Criticism
Critical approach
It emphasizes the form of a literary work to determine its meaning, focusing on literary elements and how they work to create
Formalist
Historical
Feminist
Reader-Response
It supports the given idea, “Literature that is ethically sound and encourages virtue is praised while literature that misguides and corrupts is condemned.”
Marxist
Historical
Feminist
Moralist
The question, “To what degree does the protagonist or other characters believe in and live by the prevailing social order?” is under ________ approach.
Marxist
Historical
Moralist
Feminist
It requires the critic to know about the author's life and times.
Reader-Response
Feminist
Historical
Moralist
To observe how sexual stereotypes might be reinforced or undermined in the text– specifically, how the text reflects, distorts, or supports the place of women (and men) in society is an example practice that we can consider using this approach.
Marxist
Historical
Feminist
Reader-Response
To focus on how particular details shape readers’ expectations and responses is an example of practice that we can consider using this approach.
Marxist
Historical
Feminist
Reader-Response
Criticism is concerned with the role, position, and influence of women in a literary text.
Marxist
Historical
Feminist
Reader-Response
The question, “Is the author part of a dominant culture, and how does that status affect the work?” is under _______________ approach.
Marxist
Historical
Feminist
Reader-Response
It is concerned with understanding the role of power, politics, and money in literary texts. a. Feminist c. Marxist b. Historical d. Reader-response
Feminist
Marxist
Historical
Reader-response
