The statements below are parts of the steps on “How to Explicate Poetry”. Which comes in as second to the last thing to do before writing a critical essay of a poem ?

The statements below are parts of the steps on “How to Explicate Poetry”. Which comes in as second to the last thing to do before writing a critical essay of a poem ?

A. Interpret the Poem.
B. Introduce External Support.
C. Analyze the Elements of the Poem
D. Evaluate the Poem.

The statements below are parts of the steps on “How to Analyze a Play”. Which comes in as second thing to do before writing a critical essay of a play ?

The statements below are parts of the steps on “How to Analyze a Play”. Which comes in as second thing to do before writing a critical essay of a play ?

A. Identify External Factors Related to the Work
B. Interpret the Play
C. Analyze the Staging
D. Analyze the Essential Elements of the Play

They believe that this approach tends to reduce art to the level of biography and make it relative (to the times) rather than universal. What approach possess this disadvantage ?

They believe that this approach tends to reduce art to the level of biography and make it relative (to the times) rather than universal. What approach possess this disadvantage ?

A. Moral/Philosophical
B. Formalism/New Criticism
C. Historical/Biographical
D. Psychological

A critic of Thomas Otway’s “Venice Preserv’d” wishes to know why the play’s conspirators, despite the horrible, bloody details of their obviously brutish plan, are portrayed in a sympathetic light. She examines the author’s life and times and discovers that there are obvious similarities between the conspiracy in the play and the Popish Plot. She is most likely a critic ?

A critic of Thomas Otway’s “Venice Preserv’d” wishes to know why the play’s conspirators, despite the horrible, bloody details of their obviously brutish plan, are portrayed in a sympathetic light. She examines the author’s life and times and discovers that there are obvious similarities between the conspiracy in the play and the Popish Plot. She is most likely a critic ?

A. Historical
B. Feminist
C. Tory
D. Psychological