Formalism Review

Question 1

Formalists believe the author's intentions are unavailable and irrelevant.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Formalists assume:

Accepted Answer

The text will teach you how to read it., The work itself (the text) is the only thing of interest.

Question 3

Formalists explicate a text by showing how it resolves its ambiguities.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

As a Formalist critic, your goal is to...

Accepted Answer

Determine oppositions, ambiguities, ironies, and complexities in the text.

Question 5

Formalism is primarily concerned with:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 6

Formalists believe a complex work will reveal a unifying theme.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

What makes a text valuable in a Formalist analysis?

Accepted Answer

The careful resolution of all of the above

Question 8

What is one limitation of Formalist study?

Accepted Answer

It perpetuates Euro-centric conceptions of literary merit., It fails to question the status quo., It relies too heavily on close reading.

Question 9

Formalism asks: "What does analysis of the text's form reveal about the meaning of its content?"

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Which is most important to the Formalist critic when reading poetry?

Accepted Answer

Forms such as meter, rhyme, stanza, etc.

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