Practice - Analytical Application - 4.4.1.3
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If you are analyzing a poem's rhyme scheme, meter, and use of alliteration to explain its mood, which critical lens are you primarily using?
- Answer: Formalism.
- Hint: Formalism focuses on the "internal elements" and how the text is constructed on the page.
💡 Hint: Formalism focuses on the "internal elements" and how the text is constructed on the page.
True or False: A literary theory is a rigid rule that tells you exactly what a book means.
- Answer: False.
- Hint: Theories are tools or lenses that highlight different aspects; they don't provide a single, "correct" answer.
💡 Hint: Theories are **tools** or **lenses** that highlight different aspects; they don't provide a single, "correct" answer.
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