What form of verse is usually sung and details a dramatic or exciting episode ?

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As a mode of literary criticism or theory, formalism attempted to bring which of the following to literary studies ?

A. An awareness of the historical circumstances surrounding a text’s production B. A set of objective criteria for critical analysis C. An awareness of the economic circumstances surrounding a literary text D. Strict criteria for evaluating the quality of a literary text...

Which of the following statements best represents Lacan’s view of Ophelia in his essay, “Desire and the Interpretation of Desire in ’Hamlet’” ?

A. Hamlet desires his mother, not Ophelia. B. Hamlet desires revenge, not Ophelia. C. Hamlet desires Ophelia, but only when she is unattainable. D. Hamlet desires attaining the throne of Denmark, of which Ophelia is a symbol....

In her text, “History of the Novel”, How does Dr. Agatha Taormina define the novel ?

A. A narrative that emphasizes character development B. A narrative with a unified, plausible plot structure C. A narrative that conveys the illusion of reality D. All of these...

Which of the following offers the best definition of a frame narrative ?

A. A narrative that introduces readers to the main characters of a story B. A narrative that summarizes the plot of the novel C. A story within a story D. A story that reminds the reader that the story is fictional...

Gerald Graff’s “They Say, I Say” encourages students to become______________?

A. passive readers and critics of literary texts. B. involved in critical conversations about literary texts. C. capable of realizing that the viewpoints of some critics are more important than others. D. aware that Hamlet is a remarkable work of literature....