The author mainly believes that a critic’s job is to .Answer choices for the above questionA. reveal information that cannot be known simply by reading the text aloneB. go through a play, novel, or poem line-by-line, revealing its significanceC. publish a book or longer work, in order to earn a degreeD. register the personal effects of a work on our own minds and emotions

Learning about an author's personal life gives the reader a chance to:A.interpret the author's work in a new way.B.question the author's honesty.C.read other books the author has written.D.reveal an author's personal bias.

In your own words, what is literary criticism?

7. One of the tenets of New Criticism is that a critic need not tell readers ..... about a story. Which thinking What to think That thinking To think what

The author uses examples, word choices, and tones to persuade readers of her point of view by

6*06* IB/G/Jun21/8700/1Do not writeoutside thebox0 3 You now need to think about the whole of the source.This text is from the opening of a novel.How has the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader?You could write about:• what the writer focuses your attention on at the beginning of the source• how and why the writer changes this focus as the source develops• any other structural features that interest you