Which school of theory believes that art reflects the artist's unconscious desires and fears?
A. psycholanalytic criticism
B. feminist criticism
C. formalism
D. structuralism
answer
A. psycholanalytic criticism
question
Consider the principles of the school of formalism. Which type of theory (according to M. H. Abrams) explains the focus of the school of formalism best?
A. formal
B. rhetorical
C. mimetic
D. expressive
answer
A. Formal
question
Which statement about literary theories is true?
A. Each theory is a different eyeglass through which to look at literature.
B. Each theory reveals the exact interpretation of a given piece of text.
C. Theories are not practical and should not be considered when analyzing literature.
D. Theories are complex and should not be used unless one has a degree in English literature.
answer
A. Each theory is a different eyeglass through which to look at literature
question
Theories that focus on the aesthetic relationship between parts within a work are known as __________ theories.
expressive
formal
rhetorical
mimetic
answer
Formal
question
Consider a target circle. As one moves further from the center for the circle, what happens to the interpretation?
A. The interpretation moves farther away from the text.
B. The interpretation moves closer to the text.
C. The interpretation gets more specific and less general.
D. The interpretation becomes more scientific.
answer
A. The interpretation moves farther away from the text
question
Read the poem below and answer the question that follows.
"Introduction to Poetry"
by Billy Collins
I ask them to take a poem
and hold it up to the light
like a color slide
or press an ear against its hive.
I say drop a mouse into a poem
and watch him probe his way out,
or walk inside the poem's room
and feel the walls for a light switch.
I want them to waterski
across the surface of a poem
waving at the author's name on the shore.
But all they want to do
is tie the poem to a chair with rope
and torture a confession out of it.
They begin beating it with a hose
to find out what it really means.
Which type of literary theory would examine the relationship between the poem and Billy Collins?
mimetic
expressive
rhetorical
formal
answer
Expressive
question
According to M. H. Abrams, theories that are focused on the relationship between the work of art and the artist are called __________ theories.
formal
mimetic
expressive
rhetorical
answer
Expressive
question
What are the four types of literary theories according to literary historian M. H. Abrams?
A. critical, theoretical, practical, and otherworldly
B. mimetic, rhetorical, expressive, and formal
C. critical, reflective, analytical, and quarterly
D. reflective, persuasive, emotional, and structural
answer
B. mimetic, rhetorical, expressive, and formal
question
How many literary theories are still acceptable to use in literary analysis?
A. All literary theories are acceptable to use.
B. Five literary theories are still in use today.
C. Seven literary theories are still in use today.
D. No literary theories are still in use today.
answer
A. All literary theories are acceptable to use
question
According to the lecture, to examine one piece of literature through the viewpoint of multiple literary theories is __________.
destructive
forbidden
backward
informative
answer
Informative
question
"Apology"
by Richard Wilbur
A word sticks in the wind's throat;
A wind-launch drifts in the swells of rye;
Sometimes, in broad silence,
The hanging apples distil their darkness.
You, in a green dress, calling, and with brown hair,
Who come by the field-path now, whose name I say
Softly, forgive me love if also I call you
Wind's word, apple-heart, haven of grasses.
Source: Wilbur, Richard. "Apology." Collected Poems: 1943-2004. Orlando: Harcourt Books, 2004. Print.
What would a formal interpretation of the poem focus on?
a reflection of patriarchal society in the poem
the author's biography and psychology
the reader's interaction with the poem
the literary qualities and elements
answer
The literary qualities and elements
question
Which word belongs in the circle marked "1"?
historical
formal
biographical
poem
answer
Poem
question
As one moves further from the center fo the circle, what happens to the interpretation?
The interpretation moves farther away from the text.
The interpretation moves closer to the text.
The interpretation gets more specific and less general.
The interpretation becomes more scientific.
answer
The interpretation moves farther away from the text
question
Consider the principles underlying Aristotle's theory of dramatic construction. According to M. H. Abrams, which type of theory is dramatic construction?
mimetic
rhetorical
expressive
formal
answer
rhetorical
question
"Introduction to Poetry"
by Billy Collins
I ask them to take a poem
and hold it up to the light
like a color slide
or press an ear against its hive.
I say drop a mouse into a poem
and watch him probe his way out,
or walk inside the poem's room
and feel the walls for a light switch.
I want them to waterski
across the surface of a poem
waving at the author's name on the shore.
But all they want to do
is tie the poem to a chair with rope
and torture a confession out of it.
They begin beating it with a hose
to find out what it really means.
Source: Collins, Billy. "Introduction to Poetry." Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2011.
What would a dramatic constructionist critic focus on when interpreting this poem?
the extent to which the poem achieves its intended objective
the frustration that Billy Collins must feel
the main lesson or instruction of the poem
the literary elements and qualities in the poem
answer
the extent to which the poem achieves its intended objective
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