ENGLISH (FORMALIST LITERARY CRITICIMS Flashcards
VIEWS A LITERARY WORK AS A SEPARATE FROM THE CONTEXT OF ITS ENVIRONMENT, ERA, AND EVEN ITS AUTHOR
FORMALIST LITERARY CRITICISM
INSTEAD OF VIEWING A LITERARY WORK THROUGH ITS EXTERNAL CONTEXTS SUCH AS CULTURE, POLITICS, AND AUTHOR’S BACKGROUND, FORMALIST CRITICISM DISSECTS ITS PARTS
ONE WAY TO UNDERSTNAD A TEXT IS THROUGH FORMALIST CRITICISM
THIS APPROACH LOOKS AT THE LITERARY TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES USED IN A TEXT TO CREATE MEANING
WHEN USING FORMALIST CRITICISM, FOCUS ON THE LITERARY TEXT
THE FORMALIST CRITICISM CLARIFIES AND EXPLAINS WHAT CAN NE SEEN IN THE LINES OF TEXT, AND NOT WHAT CAN BE SEEN BETWEEN THE LINES
AVOID APPLYING OPINIONS ABOUT THE MEANING OF A TEXT
BELIEVE THAT THE KEY TO UNDERSTNADING A TEXT IS WITHIN THE TEXT ITSELF.
FORMALISTS
IN POETRY, THIS INCLUDES CONSIDERATIONS SUCH AS
- LINE LENGHTS AND BREAKS
- RHYTHM
- SOUND
- SYNTAX
WHICH GUIDE THE READER IN HOW FAST OR SLOW THE TEXT IS MEANT TO BE READ, AND GIVES CUES ON WHEN TO TAKE NATURAL BREATHS BETWEEN SENTENCES OR STANZAS
LINE LENGHTS AND BREAKS
WHICH IS DETERMINED MORE BY MEANING AND FEELING RATHER THAN MEASUREMNETS OF METER OR FEET
RHYTHM
WHICH CAN CONVEY SENSES, MOODS, AND AESTHETICS SUCH AS MOVEMENTNOR NATURAL PHENOMENON
SOUND
REFERS TO THE FLOW OR MOVEMENT OF A LINE
RHYTHM
WHICH CONTROLS WORD ORDER AND INFLUENCES THE READERS’ IMPRESSIONS
SYNTAX
IT CAN BE SLOW OR FAST, CALM, OR WITH HEIGHTED EMOTIONS.
RHYTHM
