Eng 4 review 1st semester

Match each critical lens with its definition. Formalist

A literary device that is also known as a “play on words" is a

The act of interpreting literature using a variety of different approaches is called literary criticism.

How does the story reflect the attitudes and beliefs of the time in which it was written or set?

How does the writer's diction (word choice) help reveal the work's overall meaning?

Highlighting and annotating a text are the same thing.

How do your values impact your perceptions of the text?

You should write in the present tense when discussing events in a book or story.

Shakespeare is a playwrite

Are there recurring themes or symbols throughout the text

A formalist lens asks the reader to approach a text as if it is a literary "work of art."

All of the following are subtypes of the historical lens EXCEPT:

Critical lenses often lead to bias and assumptions on the part of the reader.

All of the following are elements of the reader response lens EXCEPT:

Highlighting and annotating a text are the same thing.

The reader response lens pays little attention to the individual reader

Match each critical lens with its definition. Historical

A soliloquy helps a character express his true feelings or intentions to the other characters

Does the story reveal or contradict the prevailing values of the time in which it was written?

A Symbolic image or idea that appears in a story in a logo

What aspects or characters of the text do you identify or not identify with

Match the following colors with the what they often symbolize in literary texts. White

How does the text reflect the time in which it was written

In the play, Iago is the only character who speaks a soliloquy.

A speech spoken to no one but oneself, even if other people are around, especially by a character in a play is a

Match each critical lens with its definition. Reader responce

A literary device where the audience seems to know more about an event, a situation, than the characters do

Match the following colors with the what they often symbolize in literary texts. Blue

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From what point of view is the story told? What effect does the point of view have on the meaning of the text?

A reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary which the reader is most likely familiar is called 

Match the following colors with the what they often symbolize in literary texts. Yellow

What historical events or movements might have influenced this writer

Analyzing literature using a historical lens can reveal important intersections in literature

Shakespeare's timeless themes, relatable characters, and contributions to the English language make him relevant today

The reader response lens recognizes that reading is a process

A symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story is called a

Match the following colors with the what they often symbolize in literary texts.Black

Match the following colors with the what they often symbolize in literary texts RED

Soliloquies have been used for centuries in plays, but were made famous by Shakespeare.