Literary Criticism Review

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Literary approaches are also called ______?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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