1. + Introduction to Formalism

2. + Piece One:

3. + Piece Two

4. + Piece Three

5. + Piece 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZuBFz6WYfs

6. + Formalism Formalism is a literary theory which argues that how a text is written is a just as important as what is written. A formalist will argue that the form of a text communicates the meaning.

7. If Steinbeck had written East of Eden as a musical instead of a novel, what would that do to its meaning?

8. + The Five Formalist Categories for Analysis Structure: What does the text physically look like on the page? Diction: What words are used? Literal or Figurative Language? Sound: What does the text sound like? Rhythm: What patterns in sound or movement are present? Rhyme (poetry only): What type of rhyme is present?