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Literary Criticism

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A quiz on literary criticism.

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1
A literary lenses
were created to show authors they are bias.
were developed as a way to understand how people read texts.
show people that their view is not always "the right view".
are used to explain plots of stories.
2
Literary Text...
are only critiqued by other published authors.
are stories and narratives.
are always interpreted the same way.
include works of fiction and poetry.
3
Literary Critiques should have research backing it.
true
false
4
New criticism
Focuses only on figurative language and its meaning.
Only compares the text to the current world.
Finds all the literary lenses in the text.
Is an in depth analysis. Outside context does not matter.
5
When addressing the audience
it is okay to use "you".
the writer should never use "you".
6
Legit literary criticism takes place formally. (college, essay, website, magazine)
false
true
7
People only discuss literary views in literary criticism.
true
false
8
The focus of a Literary Criticism should
establish a non- bias argument.
focus solely on why the author wrote the literary piece.
identify the audience,purpose, context etc/give an argument.
Include what literary lenses are in the text.
9
Your claim should
be restated in every paragraph.
come last.
be a fact.
come first.
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Why do people write literary criticism?
To enhance writing techniques and to understand texts better
To give a political/personal view of a text.
To critique authors writings.
To help others understand a piece of literature.