List of top English Questions on Literary criticism asked in CUET (PG)

Who pioneered the "Touchstone Method" of literary criticism?
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A.Verbal IronyI.The introduction of a structural feature that serves to 
sustain a double meaning throughout the work.
B.Structural IronyII.A mode of narrative writing in which the author builds up 
the illusion of representing reality and then shatters it.
C.Dramatic IronyIII.A statement in which the meaning that the speaker
implies differs from the meaning that is expressed
D.Romantic IronyIV.A situation in which the reader audience shares with
the authors knowledge of circumstances of which the character is ignorant.
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A.MotifI.It is a general concept in a literary text which is
designed to involve and persuade the reader to 
believe in it.
B.PlotII.It is the general locate, historical time and social 
circumstances in which the action occurs
C.SettingIII.It is a conspicuous elements which occurs 
frequently in works of literature
D.ThemeIV.It is constituted by its events and actions that
achieve particular artistic and emotional effects.
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A.Fin-de-siecleI.God from the machine
B.Deucox machinaII.Comic drama
C.Commedia dell'arteIII.A name which is different from his/her real name is used by an author
D.Nom de plumaIV.end of a century
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Intentional fallacy is the error of interpreting and evaluating a literary work by reference to evidence outside the text.
Statement II: Pathetic fallacy is the representation of inanimate objects with human attributes.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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A.The School of AbuseI.Thomas Wilson
B.An Apology for PoetryII.Stephen Gesson
C.A Defence of RhymeIII.Philip Sidney
D.The Art of RhetoricIV.Samuel Daniel
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The essay "Death of the Author" was written by:
In which essay of T.S. Eliot, the phrase "dissociation of sensibility" occur?
According to Judith Butler, Gender identity is ____ .
In which of the following works was the concept of "Gynocritism" introduced?
Who praised Dryden as the Father of English Criticism?
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(A)New Criticism(I)A literary text is situated within the totality of the institutions and social practices of a particular time of and place
(B)New Historicism(II)A positive programme which has undertaken to connect formal aspects of literature to the historical, political and worldly concerns.
(C)New Formalism(III)It argues for a return to humanistic education.
(D)New Humanism(IV)The concern of literary criticism with the detailed consideration of the work itself.
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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Discourse analysis (developed in the 1970s) concerns itself with the use of language in a running discourse continued over a number of sentences and involving the interaction of the speaker (writer) and the auditor (reader) in a specific context.
Reasons (R) : In Discourse analysis, the meaning of a discourse is dependent on specific cultural condition and circumstances.
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What were the new criticisms reacting against?
Who wrote the seminal critical work 'Principles of Literary Criticism'?