Literary Criticism Review

Question 1

This story invites an analysis of how a story fits into the rebirth plot structure, providing deeper meaning of the text

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Structuralist

Question 2

"Sleeping Beauty" supports ideas of powerful people, while also showing how unfair it can be between different classes

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Marxist

Question 3

Which definition best applies to the idea of "literary criticism"?

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The act of interpretation, analysis, and judgement of literature.

Question 4

This definition is to what word: It is the comparison, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of works of literature

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Literary Criticism

Question 5

In "Sleeping Beauty" I believe princess parents show a lack of good parenting skills toward their daughters

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Post-Structuralist

Question 6

This lens states that most “literature” throughout time has been written by men, for men.

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Feminist

Question 7

The lesson of "Hansel and Gretel" is to trust your instincts.

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Post-Structuralist

Question 8

Under the economic power as one of the areas in Marxist Criticism, these are people who do all the work & are controlled

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Proletariat

Question 9

A Criticism that views a text as a revelation of its author’s mind and personality. It's based on work of Sigmund Freud.

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Pyschoanalytical

Question 10

In "Sleeping Beauty" the wise woman isn’t evil, she's just a lady who is upset about not being given a spot at the feast

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Post-Structuralist

Question 11

One way colonialism is defended, was the idea that the colonizers were making the lives of colonized citizens better

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True

Question 12

Thesis: This story does not show strong, lasting female connections and instead forces male, female relationships

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Feminist

Question 13

"Rumpelstiltskin" is a narrative that reflects power dynamics and exploitation reminiscent of colonialism

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Post-Colonial

Question 14

My clock yelled at me in the morning and scared me to death. This is an example of what type of literary devices?

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Personification

Question 15

In the story "Sleeping Beauty" the prince is the archetypal character of hero and saves the princess

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Structuralist

Question 16

The miller's daughter exploits Rumpelstiltskin by making him spin straw into gold and she takes all the credit.

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Post-Colonial

Question 17

This lens examines a text as independent from its time period, social setting. A text is an independent entity.

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Structuralist

Question 18

These are the different perspectives we consider when looking at a piece of literature.

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Literary Criticisms

Question 19

"Sleeping Beauty" uses familiar character and plot types, to express important themes such as the power of love

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Structuralist

Question 20

What type of criticism focuses mainly on your own reaction to the text?

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Post-Structuralist

Question 21

When might a reader-response lens be beneficial to you as a reader?

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Anytime!

Question 22

In marxist criticism, these people are the ones who control the means of production and wealth.

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Bourgeoisie

Question 23

"Cinderella" reflects the struggle between social classes. Cinderella is exploited by making her do all the housework.

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Marxist

Question 24

A response about a novel that focuses on how a character relates to us because of 'shared experiences' is what criticism

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Post-Structuralist

Question 25

This story argues to conform to gender norms, which is problematic in encouraging gender equality between sexes

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Feminist

Question 26

“Rumplestiltskin” demonstrates a reclaim of power from the country of power

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Post-Colonial

Question 27

Which Critical Len examines the gender roles and power dynamic between genders at play in a piece of literature

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Feminist

Question 28

Post-Structuralist is a literary approach that focuses on social status of the characters in the literary work.

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False

Question 29

You can use more than 1 literary approach in doing a Literary Criticism for the same literary work.

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True

Question 30

'Winnie-the-Pooh' shows men can pursue various roles however, the only role available to female character is motherhood

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Feminist

Question 31

The story "Sleeping Beauty" shows how the two wise women abused their power to oppress the princess and her entire cas

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Marxist

Question 32

This critical perspective deals with literature produced in countries that were once, or are now, colonies

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Post-Colonial

Question 33

Feminist tries to convey views of gender regarding various principles and societal change

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True

Question 34

In "Sleeping Beauty" the King and Queen's unconscious fear becomes conscious when the wise woman curses their daughter

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Psychoanalytical

Question 35

Angie reads "Little Red Cap" and admires Red's bravery and outsmarting the wolf. What criticism is she using?

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Post-Structuralist

Question 36

The element of short story which means the central idea or the message of the story.

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Theme

Question 37

This Criticism focuses on analyzing literary elements of the text and understanding how they fit into traditional ways

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Structuralist

Question 38

This literary approach is used to examine the social and economic issues emerged in the story.

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Marxist

Question 39

The Queen is a top lead who uses all the power she has to control lower people for her desire.

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Marxist

Question 40

Literary approaches are also called ______?

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Lenses

Literary Criticism Review

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Literary Criticism Review

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