Finally, Formalism is...

THE BEST THING EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do I think The Legacy is engaging?

Yes, as one becomes interested in the characters over time

What on earth is Formalism??

criticism studying text based on structure,elements, quality

What the heck is Defamiliarisation?

Formal lang. presented as detached from external influences

What's the Syntax in The Legacy like?

Poorly organised, blurring the past and present confusingly

What lesson is taught through Gilbert?

That one should not be selfish and absent

Thomas Stearns Eliot was known for:

Being an essayist and publisher famous for his poetry

Key Individuals include:

Boris Eichenbaum, Yury Tynyanov, & I.R. Richards

The Legacy by Virginia Woolf highlights:

Sexism, Ignorance, and Selfishness

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Formalism

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A short quiz that will test the class' ability to absorb info on the rather staid topic of formalism.

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1
Finally, Formalism is...
THE BEST THING EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boring!
BORING!!!
Boring!!
2
Formalism came to light...
in the early 2000's
in the early 20th Century
in the 1880's
NEVER!!
3
Do I think The Legacy is engaging?
Yes, as one becomes interested in the characters over time
NO!! IT IS BORING!! GET IT AWAY FROM ME!!
Meh, it's okay
Nah, it's old school and irrelevant
4
What on earth is Formalism??
An Anglo-American way of analysis
criticism studying text based on structure,elements, quality
Dressing up fancily, DUH
Russian literary views
5
What the heck is Defamiliarisation?
Formal lang. presented as detached from external influences
Formal lang. being presented as the absolute form of REALITY
To lose conscience.
To be alienated.
6
The two types of Formalism that exist are...
American and British
Russian and German
Japanese and German
Russian, Anglo-American
7
What's the Syntax in The Legacy like?
PERFECTION!!
Straightforward and organised
Straightforward but boring
Poorly organised, blurring the past and present confusingly
8
What lesson is taught through Gilbert?
That one should not read diaries
That one should read diaries
That one should not be selfish and absent
That one should be selfish and absent
9
Thomas Stearns Eliot was known for:
Writing "Practical Criticism" and "The Meaning of Meaning"
Forming the Society of the Study of Poetic Language
Being the only American formalist
Being an essayist and publisher famous for his poetry
10
Key Individuals include:
Agnetha Faltskog, Yury Tynyanov, & I.R. Richards
Boris Eichenbaum. Juri Tereshyn, Zack Spencer
None of the above, LOL
Boris Eichenbaum, Yury Tynyanov, & I.R. Richards
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The Legacy by Virginia Woolf highlights:
Ignorance and nothing else
Old British politics
Sexism, Ignorance, and Selfishness
Sexism, Violence and Forgetfulness

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