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The document provides an overview of different approaches to critique, including formalism criticism, structuralist criticism, moralist criticism, Marxist criticism, and feminism criticism. It discusses what each approach focuses on, such as formalism criticism emphasizing examination based solely on a work's internal structure, form, and literary devices. The document also provides examples of different literary devices like simile, metaphor, and hyperbole that can be analyzed under these critical approaches.

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Eapp Topic 1

The document provides an overview of different approaches to critique, including formalism criticism, structuralist criticism, moralist criticism, Marxist criticism, and feminism criticism. It discusses what each approach focuses on, such as formalism criticism emphasizing examination based solely on a work's internal structure, form, and literary devices. The document also provides examples of different literary devices like simile, metaphor, and hyperbole that can be analyzed under these critical approaches.

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USES APPROPRIATE CRITICAL

WRITING A CRITIQUE SUCH AS


FORMALISM, FEMINISM, ETC.
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• WHAT IS CRITIQUE?
WHAT IS CRITIQUE?
• A CRITIQUE IS A GENRE OF ACADEMIC WRITING THAT BRIEFLY
SUMMARIZES AND CRITICALLY EVALUATES A WORK OR
CONCEPT. CRITIQUES CAN BE USED TO CAREFULLY ANALYZE
A VARIETY OFWORKS SUCH AS:

Creative works – novels, exhibits, film, images, poetry


Research – monographs, journal articles, systematic reviews,
theories.
Media – news reports, feature articles, etc.
A CRITIQUE USES A PRECISE, ACADEMIC
WRITING STYLE AND HAS A CLEAR
FRAMEWORK,
THAT IS, AN INTRODUCTION, BODY AND
CONCLUSION. NEVERTHELESS, THE
BODY OF A CRITIQUE
• INCLUDES A SUMMARY OF THE WORK
AND A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT.
1. CRITICIZE-TO JUDGE OR TO EVALUATE
SOMEONE OR SOMETHING

2. CRITIQUE-THE PAPER OR ESSAY –THE


PRODUCT OF CRITICIZING

• 3. CRITIC-THE PERSON DOING THE


CRITICISM
CRITICAL APPROACHES
DIFFERENT TYPES OF APPROACHES

• Structuralist criticism • Feminism criticism


• Formalism criticism •Reader- response criticism
• Moralist criticism
• Marxist criticism
STRUCTURALISTS CRITICISM
• STRUCTURALIST CRITICISM IS A LITERARY THEORY AND
ANALYTICAL APPROACH THAT FOCUSES ON UNDERSTANDING A
TEXT’S MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE THROUGH AN
EXAMINATION OF ITS UNDERLYING STRUCTURE, PATTERNS, AND
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ELEMENTS. IT SEEKS TO IDENTIFY
RECURRING THEMES, SYMBOLS, BINARY OPPOSITIONS, AND
NARRATIVE DEVICES WITHIN THE TEXT TO UNCOVER DEEPER
MEANINGS AND UNIVERSAL THEMES. STRUCTURALIST
CRITICISM OFTEN EMPHASIZES THE IDEA THAT MEANING IS
DERIVED FROM THE INTERPLAY OF ELEMENTS WITHIN A TEXT,
RATHER THAN RELYING ON EXTERNAL FACTORS LIKE
AUTHORIAL INTENT OR HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Guide Questions:

• What patterns in the text reveal its similarities to other texts?

• What binary oppositions (e.g., good/evil, old/young, etc.) operate in the text?

• How each part of the binary valued? Does the binary imply a hierarchy (e.g., light is
better than dark)?

• How does this relate to culture as a whole?


FORMALISM CRITICISM
• FORMALISM CRITICISM IS A LITERARY THEORY AND ANALYTICAL
APPROACH THAT EMPHASIZES THE EXAMINATION OF A LITERARY
WORK BASED SOLELY ON ITS INTERNAL STRUCTURE, FORM,
AND LITERARY DEVICES, RATHER THAN CONSIDERING
EXTERNAL FACTORS SUCH AS HISTORICAL CONTEXT OR
AUTHORIAL BIOGRAPHY. IT FOCUSES ON THE INHERENT
QUALITIES OF THE TEXT, INCLUDING ITS LANGUAGE, SYNTAX,
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE, SYMBOLISM, AND OTHER FORMAL
ELEMENTS, TO UNCOVER DEEPER MEANINGS AND INSIGHTS.
FORMALIST CRITICS BELIEVE THAT THE FORM AND STRUCTURE
OF A WORK ARE ESSENTIAL IN UNDERSTANDING ITS ARTISTIC
VALUE AND THE WAYS IN WHICH IT COMMUNICATES WITH
READERS.
3 FORMS OF POETRY

A. LYRIC POETRY – A SHORT POEM,


HIGHLY MUSICAL VERSE, EXPRESSES
STRONG THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS
B. NARRATIVE POETRY – TELLS A
STORY
C. DESCRIPTIVE POETRY – DESCRIBES
THE WORLD, A PERSON, OR AN OBJECT
LITERARY DEVICES
 VARIOUS ELEMENTS OR TECHNIQUES USED IN
WRITING TO ACHIEVE THE PURPOSE OF THE AUTHOR
•  HELP READERS TO APPRECIATE, INTERPRET, AND
ANALYZE A LITERARY WORK.
a. SIMILE – compare two things using “as” or “like”

Examples:
• Filipinos are as tough as the molave tree.
• Learning math is like traveling to your favorite place.
For students: Compare two things using like or as
• B. METAPHOR – COMPARES TWO THINGS BUT DOES NOT USE “AS” OR
LIKE”.
EXAMPLES:
• DR. JOSE RIZAL IS A WALKING GOOGLE.
• GENERAL SANTOS CITY IS A PARADISE.
FOR STUDENTS: COMPARE TWO THINGS WITHOUT USING LIKE OR AS.
C. HYPERBOLE – SHOWS EXAGGERATION OF ACTIONS AND IDEAS FOR
SAKE OF EMPHASIS
EXAMPLES:
• I HAVE REMINDED YOU FOR A MILLION TIMES.
• I AM HUNGRY, I COULD EAT AN ELEPHANT.
FOR STUDENTS: GIVE AN EXAGGERATED STATEMENT
B. PERSONIFICATION – GIVES AN INANIMATE OBJECT HUMAN-LIKE QU
EXAMPLES:
• THE TREES DANCE AS THE WIND BLOWS.
• THE SUN SMILES WHEN I LOOK AT THE SKY.
FOR STUDENTS: MAKE A SENTENCE USING PERSONIFICATON.
E. IMAGERY – USES SENSORY WORDS TO CREATE IMAGE IN THE READE
MIND

Visual Auditory Tactile Gustatory Olfactory


•Sense of • Sense of hearing • Sense of • Sense of • Sense of
sight touch taste smell
Elements Description/s

Persona
Addressee
Rhyme
Theme
Mood
Literary Devices
MORALIST CRITICISM

• MORALIST CRITICISM IS A TYPE OF LITERARY


CRITIQUE THAT JUDGES THE VALUE OF THE
LITERATURE BASED ON ITS MORAL LESSONS OR
ETHICAL TEACHINGS.
• ITS CONCERN IS NOT ONLY TO DISCOVER MEANING
BUT ALSO TO DETERMINE WHETHER WORKS OF
LITERATURE ARE BOTH TRUE AND SIGNIFICANT.
MARXIST LITERARY CRITICISM
• A LITERARY CRITICISM THAT EXAMINES
HOW THE TEXT REPRESENTS AND TREATS
THE POWER DYNAMICS BETWEEN SOCIAL
CLASSES. IT DEALS WITH ANALYZING
ECONOMIC AND OTHER CLASS
DIFFERENCES IN A TEXT AND ECONOMIC
AND POWER HIERARCHY IN THE WORLD
OF THE TEXT.
FEMINISM CRITICISM
• FEMINISM IS A SET OF IDEOLOGIES, POLITICAL AND
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SHARING A COMMON GOAL OF
DEFINING CREATING AND ACHIEVING EQUALITY
AMONG DIFFERENT SEXES, MOSTLY ON THE SIDE OF
WOMEN. LITERATURE PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN
EXPRESSING THE GOALS OF THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT
THUS, FEMINIST LITERATURE CAME OVER, IT IS A
FICTION, NONFICTION, DRAMA OR POETRY, WHICH
SUPPORTS THE FEMINIST GOALS OF DEFINING,
ESTABLISHING AND DEFENDING EQUAL CIVIL,
POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL RIGHTS FOR
WOMEN.
REFER
(Questions ) TO?
A. WOMEN B. MOTHER C. LADY
____2. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE WORD “BLAZING”
IN THE POEM?
A. UNEMOTIONAL B. GLOWING C. RAVAGING
____3. WHAT DOES THE WORD “YOU” IN LINE NUMBER 6
REFER TO?
A. THE WORLD B. OTHER WOMEN C. OTHER
PEOPLE
____4. WHAT METAPHOR IS USED FOR THE WORD
WOMAN?
A. FEARLESS B. WAR C. BLAZING
____5. WHAT IS THE OVERALL MOOD OF THE POEM?
•READER- RESPONSE CRITICISM

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