WorksheetsSB 1.2 Fundamentals of Criticism
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
One person's interpretation of information; sensory or conceptual.
Side of the story
Perception
Idea
Thoughts
Focuses on how readers engage with a text and how the response is affected by personal experience.
Archetypal Criticism
Reader Response Criticism
Marxist Criticism
Feminist
Assumes a text is influenced by the time period in which it was created or a historical event.
Feminist Criticism
Archetypal Criticism
Historical Criticism
Reader Response Criticism
Focuses on relationships between genders; power within the sexes.
Feminist Criticism
Marxist Criticism
Historical Criticism
Archetypal Criticism
Differing religious beliefs, values, customs, ethnicities, or political beliefs shape how text is interpreted.
Historical Criticism
Cultural Criticism
Feminist Criticism
Reader Response Criticism
Focuses on reoccurring character patterns, images, symbols, etc.. in literature throughout different cultures.
Archetypal Criticism
Reader Response Criticism
Feminist Criticism
Cultural Criticism
Focuses on the economic foundations and inequalities of society.
Feminist Criticism
Historical Criticism
Marxist Criticism
Cultural Criticism
The formal practice of interpreting meaning and significance of literary works.
Perception
Literary Criticism
Literary Theory
Analysis
Systematic method of analyzing text to uncover meaning; also known as literary lens.
Perception
Analysis
Literary Theory
Literary Criticism
Write a complete sentence that defines/explains literary criticism in your own words.
Name and define the literary theory that interests you most. Explain your response.
