1. The Formalist Approach to Literary Analysis
There are many approaches to reading and interpreting literature for analysis. ... Formalist critics do not discuss any elements outside of the text itself such as politics or history. ... A strong voice or character in literature must be able to illuminate and be heard by the formalist critic. ... The tone aids in identifying the meaning of the literature giving the formalist the opportunity to further analyze the text. ... Erratic unorganized literature is distasteful to a formalist critic analyzing written literature. ...
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