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____ founded New Criticism
I.A. Richards
True or False: It is important to gather as much background information as possible before reading a text according to New Criticism.
False
The Poem "I wake and feel the fell of dark not day" follows an A B B A C D D C E E F G G F _____ ______
Rhyming Structure
Your friend Dan gives you his poem and asks you to read it, but before you do he tells you it's about the struggles of the lower class.
Intentional Fallacy
I.A. Richards both attended for study and taught at _____ College
Magdalene College
New Criticism does not consider ____ when reading a text.
Author, History, Background Info
The narrator alludes to God and spirituality, meaning he is likely ____
A priest, Christian, or follower of god
You read a synopsis of the poem "The Raven"
Paraphrase Fallacy
_____ named New Criticism.
John Crowe Ransom
____ is what a change in rhyme structure could mean.
Something important happens in the text
Daily Double
I.A. Richards studied to draw cartoons at ________
Walt Disney Studios
While waiting for "Wicked: For Good" to come out you decide to read an interview about the directors thought process behind the movie.
Intentional Fallacy
Despite being founded in the 1920's it wasn't until ____ that New Criticism got it's official name.
1941
_____ is a literary device which uses an object, person, or concept to represent a deeper, abstract idea or theme. It is also extremely helpful to look for when using New Criticism.
when the poem says "Bones built in me, flesh filled, blood brimmed the curse. Selfyeast of spirit a dull dough sours." it uses an important literary device known as _____ to get its point across.
Imagery
Your classmate Dawson tells the class about the 2017 live action movie "Beauty and the Beast" and how amazing it was due to it making him laugh and cry.
Affective Fallacy
The founder of New Criticism notably used it in his books _______ & _______ (name 1)
The only person a new critic does focus on when reading a text is ____
The speaker/narrator
When the poem says "...my lament is cries countless, cries like dead letters sent to dearest him that lives alas! Away." it is likely a _____
Metaphor
You read the TL;DR a friend left at the bottom of a text.
Paraphrase Fallacy