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Structuralism/Formalism Flashcards

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an object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else.

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Sign

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is the mental concept that a signifier
refers to.

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Signified

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is a marker like a word that refers to a specific concept

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Signifier

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is the observation of the utilization linguistics (the study of language) and semiotics (study of sign and symbols) to portray major ideas of the piece

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Structural criticism

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(the study of language)

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Linguistics

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(study of sign and symbols)

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Semiotics

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Culture is part of Structuralism in a way that a single ‘text’ or ‘concept’ may represent the system of codes and conventions of the culture

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Structuralism considered as an intelligent movement and a method rather than just being a group of thoughts and a theory.

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It is an approach that analyzes what the work means (theme), and how it conveys its meaning (style), the relation of theme to style. Literature is a form of knowledge with intrinsic elements-style, structure, imagery, tone, and genre.

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Structuralist/formalist

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Structuralist / formalist approach gives a literary work status as art, or as a great work of art, and how all of its elements work together to create the reader’s total experience

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is evaluative, it differentiates great works of art from poor works of art

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Formalist critisicm

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Sign- is any word you may see in english language
Signified- is the mental concept
Signifier-is marker (word)

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Sign- there is no fixed meaning attached to the word

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emphasize the form of a literary work to determine its meaning, focusing on literary elements and how they work to create meaning.

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Formalist criticism

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holds that the true meaning of a text can be determined only by analyzing the literary elements of the text and by understanding how these elements work together to form up a cohesive whole

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Structuralist/formalist

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It is an interpretive approach that emphasizes literary form and the study of literary devices “within” the text.

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Formalism

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It deals about discovering the structures or rules that govern groups of literary works.

e.g. narrative elements (plot, character, conflict, setting, point of view); there are certain principles or structures that can be found inallnovels, or other types of literature.

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Structuralism

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It is essentially an opinion, supported by evidence, relating to theme, style, setting or historical or political context. It also includes discussion of the work’s content and integrates your ideas with other insights gained from research.

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Literary criticism

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These are the various elements or techniques used in writing to achieve the purpose of the author

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Literary devices

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TRUE OR FALSE
FORMALISM connects the work of a particular author with works of similar structures, while STRUCTURALISM only analyses one particular work at a time.

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False

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TRUE OR FALSE
FORMALISM analyses the genre, mode, form and discourse while rejecting bibliographical, cultural, historical and social contexts, while STRUCTURALISM analyses universal, underlying structures in a text.

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True

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TRUE OR FALSE
For structuralists, language can beanyform of signaling—not just speech or words, but anything that involves communication.

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True

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TRUE OR FALSE
The signifier is the thing, item, or code that we ‘read’ – so, a drawing, a word, a photo, while the signified is the idea or meaning being expressed by that signifier

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True

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TRUE OR FALSE
The SIGNIFIED can be broken into two parts: the SIGN and the SIGNIFIER

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False

25
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Which of the following taglines can be associated with “structuralism”

Love Me for What I Am”

“Getting Deeper With the Signs”

“Loving Deeper With What I Am”

“Getting Love Deeper With the Signs

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Getting deeper with the signs

26
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Which of these features of a text would a formalist critic be most interested in?

Context
Structure
Author’s biographical information
Meaning of words

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Structure

27
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Which type of text would be most useful when applying Formalism?

Poem
Play
Novel
News Report

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Poem

28
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True or false
Formalism can be easily applied to most text.

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True

29
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Formalist Criticism studies all of the following except for ___________

The plot of the story
Structure of the text
Readers’ emotions

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Reader’s emotion

30
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Formalism is sometimes analyzed and written as _____________.

A. A gender study
B. A study of inter-textual connections
C. A study of patterns and forms

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C

31
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What implications does structuralism have for the ways in which we perceive reality?

A.That language is the only requirement in creating meaning.

B.That the world is not something that we discover, but rather what we construct through language.

C.That the relationship of Language and thought is not important in conceptualizing meaning.

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B

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TRUE OR FALSE
Structuralists are believing that if readers don’t understand the signs, they may misread a text.

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True

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TRUE OR FALSE
In doing structuralism, the critic should not focus on the deep and other hidden structures but must analyze the surface manifestations of meaning.

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False

34
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The signifier in this kind of sign does not resemble the signified. Meaning the thought process is arbitrary.

A.Icon
b. Symbol
C. Index

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B

35
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These are signs where the signifier is caused by the signified.

A. Icon
B. Symbol
C. Index

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C.

36
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The signifier is perceived as resembling on imitating the signified. Which sign is being described?

Icon
Index
Symbol

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Icon

37
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The vehicles through which we conceptualize things

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Symbols

38
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In semiology, this is the part of how we perceived a sign as a mental concept

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Signified

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True or False
In doing formalism, the cultural, historical, social, and political realities and ideals inside the text are neglected

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True

40
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It is the term used to describe the abstract system of language in the structuralism approach of literary criticism.

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Langue

41
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He is known as the founding father of the Structuralist Method of Analysis.

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Ferdinand de Saussure

42
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It is the concrete use of the language or known as the actual utterances

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Parole

43
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In doing the structuralism approach, the critic may find it difficult to know who controls the meaning of the text.

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True

44
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Which of the following supports the idea of structuralist/formalist?

-It studies the text without considering any external influence.

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45
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Formalism is sometimes analyzed and written as closed reading

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