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Duplicate of Literary Devices and Theories
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Which literary theory examines the relationship between literature and the environment, emphasizing ecological concerns?
Formalism
Marxist Theory
Historical Theory
Eco Criticism
2
Pelajia and Philomena are on the roof of the house at the beginning and end of The Rez Sisters. This is an example of..?
Circular return
Foreshadowing
Irony
Parody
3
The following is an example of what? "These blazes, daughter, / . . . You must not take for fire.”
Omission
Iambic pentameter
Contraction
Inversion
4
Which example is NOT written in iambic pentameter?
"It is not very strange, for mine uncle is King of Denmark"
"A little more than kin, and less than kind"
"O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!"
"And can you, by no drift of circumstance"
5
Examining the cultural dominance and imposition of one culture over another in literature is an example of...?
Historical Criticism
Postcolonial Theory
Marxist Theory
Psychoanalytical Theory
6
What theory suggests that the meaning of a text is created by the reader's interpretation and response?
Reader-response
Formalism
Historical Theory
Biographical Theory
7
Which is an example of comic relief?
"Oh that this too too solid flesh would melt"
"Doubt truth to be a liar; but never doubt I love"
"Brevity is the soul of wit"
"If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry"
8
What literary theory has been the default way of teaching literature in schools? (themes, metaphors, symbolism, etc.)
Freudian Theory
Formalism
Historical Criticism
Eco Criticism
9
Examining archetypes such as the mentor or damsel in distress in literature is an example of...?
Postcolonial Theory
Freudian Theory
Jungian Theory
Formalist Theory
10
The following is an example of what? "We'll
ha't
tomorrow night"
Inversion
Omission
Contraction
Pun
11
Examining how male characters utilize misogyny to maintain their position of power is an example of...?
Freudian Theory
Gender Theory
Marxist Theory
Postcolonial Theory
12
Which is an example of a pun?
"I must be cruel only to be kind"
"A little more than kin, and less than kind"
"His canon 'gainst self-slaughter!"
"To be or not to be, that is the question"
13
Using this theory includes examining how Tomson Highway's childhood experiences influenced his literary works.
Reader Response
Formalist Theory
Historical Theory
Biographical Theory
14
Which example below is a paradox?
"I must be cruel only to be kind"
"To be or not to be, that is the question"
"A little more than kin, and less than kind"
"His canon 'gainst self-slaughter!"
15
In Shakespeare's writing, "you" is the formal way of addressing someone, whereas "thou" is informal.
False
True
16
The following is an example of what?
“Therefore I have entreated him along / With us”
Iambic pentameter
Inversion
Contraction
Omission
17
What literary theory emphasizes the role of power, ideology, and social structures in shaping literature?
Marxist Theory
Formalist Theory
Postcolonial Theory
Gender Theory