New Criticism: Quotes Quiz
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around New Criticism? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What method is closely associated with New Criticism?
Close reading
Analyzing how texts reflect their historical moment
Exposing power relations
Over-reading
Q. What were New Critics reacting against?
Marxism
Feminist readings of texts
Historical and biographical readings of texts
Oprah's book club
Q. Which genre did the New Critics most enjoy analyzing?
Novels
Poetry
Essays
Romance novels
Q. If you're reading like a New Critic, what sort of things are you looking for?
Ambiguity, tension, irony, paradox, technique, form.
Clues to the author's love life, dreams, and relationship to his/her parents.
Hints about the author's politics.
Evidence for what life was like back in the day.
Q. What essay title sounds most like a New Critic writing?
"Love in the Elizabethan Court: Poetic Clues to the Queen's Preferences"
"How Victorian Readers Responded to Marriage Plots"
"Ambiguity and Irony in William Carlos Williams's Poetry"
"Sewers and Dumpsters: Modern Waste Collection"