It is the comparison, analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of works of literature. Literary criticism is essentially an opinion, supported by evidence, relating to theme, style, setting or historical or political context. Literary Criticisms
Types of Literary Criticisms FORMALIST MORALIST MARXIST FEMINIST HISTORICAL CRITICISM
FORMALIST APPROACH iT REFERS TO THE STUDY OF A TEXT THAT FOCUSES ON language, imagery, point of view, plot structure, and/or character development and motivation.
Types of Literary Criticisms FORMALIST MORALIST
If you will to choose what road to take, what will you have?
Poem Analysis Instructions: Read the poem of Robert Frost and answer the questions that will follow.
Question Why is the poem entitled “The Road Not Taken”? answer It was entitled "The Road Not Taken" because the author of the poem chose to take that road that is grassy and for others are uncomfortable to walk on.
Question What attitude of the speaker is revealed by choosing the road less traveled by? answer Based from the poem, the traveler (speaker of the poem) is someone who want to take adventure in discovering things. Also, the speaker is very indifferent to the most who would then choose the road to comfort and to limelight.
Question What do you think would have happened had the traveler made a different choice? answer If the traveler had to take the different way, there may be some kind of incontentment on his part. There will be questions and doubts, of what is there on the other side of the road.
Question Recall a time when you had to make a difficult decision. Do you think you made the right choice? Was the outcome favorable or not?
Moralist Approach It is a type of literary critique that judges the value of the literature based on its moral or ethical teachings. It's concern is not only to discover meaning but also to determine whether works of literature are both true and significant.
Moralist Approach It is used to determine whether a work conveys a lesson or message and whether it can help readers lead better lives and improve their understanding of the world. Using this approach, literature that is ethically sound and virtuous is praised while literature that misguides and corrupts is condemned.
Instruction: Watch the video and answer the given question. Activity
Based on your own understanding, what is the moral lesson of the story in the video?