LITERATURE QUESTIONS
INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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An awareness of the historical circumstances surrounding a text’s production
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A set of objective criteria for critical analysis
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An awareness of the economic circumstances surrounding a literary text
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Strict criteria for evaluating the quality of a literary text
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Detailed explanation-1: -A formalist critic examines the form of the work as a whole, the form of each individual part of the text (the individual scenes and chapters), the characters, the settings, the tone, the point of view, the diction, and all other elements of the text which join to make it a single text.
Detailed explanation-2: -In literary theory, formalism refers to critical approaches that analyze, interpret, or evaluate the inherent features of a text. These features include not only grammar and syntax but also literary devices such as meter and tropes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Formalist critics spend a great deal of time analyzing irony, paradox, imagery, and metaphor. They are also interested in a work’s setting, characters, symbols, and point of view.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are many types of literary criticism. Some of the more common are traditional criticism, sociological criticism, new criticism, reader-response criticism, Feminist criticism, Marxist criticism, and media criticism.