Literary Criticism

Which type of reading criticism has to do with looking at certain themes/symbols in the text?

This question is for which type of criticism: How does the interaction of text and reader create meaning?

This question is for which type of criticism: Does the writer allude to biblical or mythological literature?

This question is for which type of criticism: What are the characters’ beliefs?

These are key words for this type of criticism: ethnicities, races, religion, political views.

This question is for which type of criticism: How do characters from different classes interact or conflict?

This question is for which type of criticism: What themes are in this work?

This question is for which type of criticism: How does the story reflect the experiences of death and rebirth?

Which type of reading criticism has to do with looking at the affects of religion on the people in the text?

These are key words for this type of criticism: social class, values of people based on income.

These are key words for this type of criticism: stereotype, roles of men and women, masculinity.

This question is for which type of criticism: How does this story resemble other stories in plot, character, or setting?

This question is for which type of criticism: What does my audience take from this literature?

This question is for which type of criticism: What social classes do the characters represent?

This question is for which type of criticism: How do myths attempt to explain the explainable?

This question is for which type of criticism: What constitutes masculinity and femininity?

This question is for which type of criticism: Do characters take on traits from opposite genders?

Which type of reading criticism looks at the affect the reading has on the reader in the text?

These are key words for this type of criticism: symbolism, explain the explainable, myths.

This question is for which type of criticism: What views/morals/beliefs are shared?

This question is for which type of criticism: What ethnicities are present?

This question is for which type of criticism: What is the reader’s experience from this literature?

Which type of reading criticism has to do with looking at the effects of gender stereotypes of the people in the text?

Which type of reading criticism has to do with looking at the social class of the people in the text?

These are key words for this type of criticism: reader, not author focused, audience response.

This question is for which type of criticism: Does this work show a specific attitude based off of gender bias?