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formalist Approaches literature as a whole and self- contained work Explication Repetition Rhyme Analysis

deconstruction Language is unstable Example: How hot is hot? No meaning to the work

marxist criticsm The incessant pushing of Green Eggs and Ham, by Sam-I-Am is yet another move by the bourgeois elite to control individuals and create more profit for themselves.

reader response Culture Knowledge Socioeconom ic Status

[psychoanalytical criticism An adolescent’s coming to terms with their sexual awakening.

biographical criticism There is no point in writing books if there is no one left to read them. Gambling man? Creating beginner books Spreading messages

historical criticism Generationa l Split Radical ideas Individuality

archetypal/ (/ myth archetypal/ (/ myth Classic retelling of a Hero’s journey

gender, gayand l;esbian critcism The lack of designated gender roles allows the reader to break free of traditional stereotypes.

new historical criticism How does Sam-I-Am know Green Eggs and Ham are good?

In Conclusion – what is Criticism as it applies to literature? }A lens that focuses on certain aspects of the text and expands on the texts implications in a way the writer may not have necessarily intended. }It also serves as a guideline to illuminate aspects of a text that the reader may have missed originally. }A tool to open dialogue and create understanding