Critiquing A Literary Selection Formalist Approach

Critiquing a Literary
Selection:
Formalist Approach
Learning Objectives
Show
Explain the Critique a
appreciation of
selection
principles the value of
critiquing a using the
of formalist literary piece; formalist
criticism; and approach.
I RACE YOU!
❑ You will be divided into 4 groups (team Charot, Charizz, Uwu, and
Gora).
❑ I will present here jumbled letters, and each group will just have
to raise your group name if you know the answer.
❑ The first one to raise their group name will be the one to answer.
❑ If your answer is correct the points will be given to the group, and
if not, other groups will have the chance to steal.
❑ The team who got the highest score will be declared as the
winner.
LTEIRRYA
RICTIMSIC
FROTMALSI
RETCARACH
TEEHM
CAAPPHOR
Literary Criticism
Formalism or
Formalist Approach
❖
Formalism or
Formalist Approach
Formalism or
Formalist Approach
It analyzes the work as a whole, the form of
each part of the text from the individual
scenes and chapters, the characters, the
settings, the tone, the point of view, the
theme, and all other literary elements and
devices such as imagery.
Formalism or
Formalist Approach
It is the overall emotion
It is not only conveyed by both the
It is a person, the place and choices of words, theme,
animal, being, time a story sensory images,
creature, or takes place symbolism and the
anything but also narrator of the story
personified in a includes the such as suspenseful,
atmosphere. affectionate, happy or
story. sad.
Formalism or
Formalist Approach
- It answers the question “Who
is telling the story?”
- It uses either of the two

pronouns “I” or “We”. The - It uses pronouns
narrator is a participant in “They”, “She”,
the story relating his or
- The story is
“He”, “It” or a
her own experiences told to “You”. name.
directly or an observer.
PLOT 1 EXPOSITION
- A traditional plot diagram includes five key components:
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. The
plot is a series of events arranged in a certain sequence to achieve
a meaningful and organized frame of thought. 2 RISING ACTION
3 CLIMAX
4 FALLING ACTION
5 RESOLUTION
Formalism or
Formalist Approach
-It consists of descriptive

It is the author’s language to create
message to the images in the mind of the
readers. readers through their
senses.
Formalism or
Formalist Approach
➢It examines a text exclusively as a self-contained
object in isolation from the world, biographical
information about the author, or the text’s effect
on the reader.
➢It emphasizes the value of the text as an entity in
itself.
Characteristic of a
Formalist Approach
Identify the characteristics of a formalist literary critic.
Say YES if the statement describes a formalist critic and
NO if not.
must be a close or careful reader who
examines all the elements of a text
individually to discover how they form an
organic unity.
Characteristic of a
Formalist Approach
NO if not.
looks beyond the work by reading the

author’s life, or literary style.
Characteristic of a
Formalist Approach
NO if not.
examines the work’s historical

background and condition of the
society.
Characteristic of a
Formalist Approach
NO if not.
allows the text to reveal itself.

Characteristic of a
Formalist Approach
NO if not.
analyzes how the elements work

together to form the unity of structure
and to give meaning to the text.
Characteristic of a
Formalist Approach
NO if not.
studies how the text’s influences or

figures out similarity with other works.
Characteristic of a
Formalist Approach
NO if not.
scrutinizes the point of view,

structure, symbols, tone, theme, and
other elements or literary devices.
Read the story from Benguet and discover
the origin of rice and small streams
The Origin of Rice and Streams

(Ibaloy Tale)
Once upon a time, there were two blind women. They were
kindhearted, but they were very poor. In order to eat, they had
to beg from their neighbors and sometimes they were driven
away or given nothing. Nevertheless, they did not complain but
went on living each day as best as they could.
Once when they had no food for some time, they decided to walk
to the next village to try their luck there. They walked slowly, feeling
footholds among the hilly paths. When they had walked some
distance, they bumped into a large rock. The impact sent their bodies
reeling. Dazed, they held on to each other and tried to get back on
their feet. But they had gone too long without food, and now they
could not even stand.
The rock opened magically, and out of its granite depths a young
woman emerged. She took the two blind women by the hand and let
them inside. An old woman seated them at a stone table and gave
them food to eat. “Now tell what you need,” said the old woman to
them when they had finished their meal.
One of the blind women said, “I am always hungry. I need
food, but I am too blind and I cannot work for a living in the
fields.”
The other replied, “I am always thirsty. I always need
something to drink, but I, too, am blind and I cannot find my
way even to the smallest spring.”
The old woman gave the first woman a sack of rice that
would never be empty. To the other she gave a bottle of water
that would never be drained dry. They both thanked the old
woman profusely and they felt their way back home. They lived
together happily, never wanting any more than what they
already had.
After some time, though, they told each other that it was
not right to keep to themselves the good fortune that they
had been given. So, the one who owned the magic sack of
rice took a handful of grain and sowed it; when the grain was
harvested she gave it to the people in the village. The one
who owned the magic bottle poured some of the water out
onto the land where it changed into many small brooks and
streams. On their banks flowers soon grew, and to the
streams people came to fetch water for their various needs.
Elements Descriptions
1. Characters:
• Who are the characters
in the story?
• How are they related to
one another?
2. Setting:
• Where did the story
happen?
• Describe the
environment/
atmosphere.
3. Conflict:
Man vs. Supernatural
• What is the main
problem in the story?
Man vs. Society
4. Plot:
• How did the story
begin?
• What happened in
the story? How did it
end?
5. Tone:
• What was the author’s
attitude towards the
subject?
• What kind of emotion or
feeling did you get after
reading?
6. Point of view:
• Who is telling or narrating
the story?
• Is one character acting as a
narrator (First Person), or
someone telling what is
going on (Third Person)?
7. Theme:
• What lesson does the
author want me to learn
from the story?
• What lesson does the
author want me to learn
about life?

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Critiquing a Literary

- It uses either of the two

-It consists of descriptive

looks beyond the work by reading the

examines the work’s historical

allows the text to reveal itself.

analyzes how the elements work

studies how the text’s influences or

scrutinizes the point of view,

The Origin of Rice and Streams

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