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

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Page 1: Formalist Approaches literature as a whole and self- contained work Explication Repetition Rhyme Analysis

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

•Analysis

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•Language is unstable

•Example: How hot is hot?•No meaning to the work

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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.

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•Culture•Knowledge•Socioeconomic Status

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

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There is no point in writing books if there is no one left to read them.

•Gambling man?•Creating beginner books•Spreading messages

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•Generational Split•Radical ideas•Individuality

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Classic retelling of a Hero’s journey

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The lack of designated gender roles allows the reader to break free of traditional stereotypes.

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

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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