Literary Criticism - Prelim quiz

It is the overall emotion conveyed by both the choices of words, theme, sensory images, symbolism and the narrator of the story such as suspenseful, affectionate, happy or sad.

• Tone

• Pitch

• Mood

• Voice

How to analyze a text using formalist approach?

• Examine a text including the biographical information about the author and the effect on the reader.

• Scrutinize the point of view, structure, social and political ideas

• Analyze how the elements work together to give meaning to the text.

Which of these terms is often used interchangeably with the word "critique?

• Summary

• Synopsis

• Review

• Report

Which statement is not true about a critique?

• It is a purely opinionated piece of writing about a story novel film, etc

• It is usually done by experts or people with considerable knowledge about the work

• It does not place emphasis on giving recommendations to possible readers or viewers

• It is an in-depth evaluation or assessment of a piece of work such as a short story or film

What information or details is usually included in a critiques introduction?

• structure of the plot

• authenticity of the conflict

• the context in which the work was created

• significance of the dialogues

Examines the relationship of a literary product to the actual economic and social reality of its time and place

• Formalist

• Moralist

• Marxist

• Criticism

This is an interpretive approach that emphasizes literary form and the study of literary devices within the text.

• Formalist

• Moralist

• Marxist

• Criticism

. Samuel Johnson once stressed in his novel entitled, The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia the following words: "I have here the world before me; I will review it at leisure: surely happiness is somewhere to be found... Happiness must be something solid and permanent, without fear and without uncertainty." He simply recounts the story of a prince 'who escapes from the valley of happiness, to search for perpetual bliss. However, he realizes that this kind of happiness does not exist.

• Formalist

• Moralist

• Marxist

• Criticism

Through Phoenix's strenuous journey in the wild country of Natchez Trace, Eudora Welty uses her protagonist to symbolically show the struggle of African-Americans toward equality and integration in the South after the Civil War.

• Formalist

• Moralist

• Marxist

• Criticism

Which of the following refers to the evaluation, analysis, description, or interpretation of literary works?

• Literary approach

• Literary device

• Literary criticism

• Literary piece