Terms
A careful judgement in which you give your opinion about the good and bad parts of something (such as a piece of writing or a work of art).
Critique
The author or producer wants to instruct the audience in some way through right vs. wrong, the purpose of mankind, or the meaning of life.
Moral/Philosophical
Mrs. Ronquillo's Birthday
July 19
What literary lens would focus on the mind of a character?
The evil stepmother in both Cinderella, Tangled, Snow White is an example of a character across every work. This is what type of criticism?
Archetypal
Commonly use symbols, themes, or characters across works
Archetypes
Examines a piece of the movie or story through motivations or the mind of the character or even the author
psychological
The old cub painted on the gym wall used wear what type of hat?
Sailor Cap
Which two lenses would be impacted by or focus on the time period of the author's or character's life?
Historical and biographical
Biographical Criticism
a person who judges the merits of literary, artistic, or musical works, especially one who does so professionally.
critic
Based on the when the movie or work was written, can include facts about the author's life and the circumstances of that given time period
Historical
The brain
Which lens would look at how the reader/audience responds to the text or work?
Jackie Robinson breaks MLB's color barrier in 1947, based on a true story and understanding the time period adds to the movie. What kind of lens can you apply to this?
Historical Criticism
personal and cultural principles that help people decide between right and wrong.
morals
Examines the reflection of an author's life
Biographical
This common household condiment was actually sold in the 1830s across the United States as a medicine meant to treat indigestion.
Ketchup
Which lens helps see meaning in our own lives by relating us to very common characters and lessons over each piece?
Archetypal
Inside Out looks deeply into main character Riley's thoughts, fears, and emotions. What lens can be use to analyze this?
Psychological
dealing with a particular person's life
biography
Use common characters and symbols and lessons in every work, even if we don't notice it, that usually try to teach and relate the audience with their own lives
Archetypal Criticism
This bird is famously known as the only one that is capable of flying backward
This is a tough one!!! Which lens focuses on the literary devices you learned sophomore year? (Metaphor, symbolism, imagery, foreshadowing, setting, POV)
Formalism
Charles Manson interpreted a song wrong by the Beatles and murdered his family.
The Beatles wanted the song to be about an amusement park slide from their childhood.
Interpreting the work in a reader's own way is...
Reader Response Criticism