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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lesbian theory that broke away from feminism and made new allegiances, in particular, with gay men rather than with other women is called "queer theory" or ________.

2. In the chapter titled "Lesbian / Gay Criticism," it states that lesbian and gay literary theory emerged prominently as a distinct field only in the ________.

3. A poem of which author is provided by Peter Barry as an example of ecocriticism?

4. Who does the narrator describe as a prominent contributor to "Inside/Outside," who pointed out that "identity categories," like "gay" and "straight," "tend to be instruments of regulatory regimes"?

5. Who argued in 1905 that literature must become an instrument of the party and that "literature must become Party literature"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Cheryll Glotfelty and Harold Fromm? Explain the ecocriticism movement.

2. Briefly define "mimesis" and "diegesis" as determined by Peter Barry.

3. What is discourse as it relates to new historicism?

4. According to the narrator, what is one significant effect of post-colonial criticism?

5. Who was Karl Marx?

6. What does ecocriticism study? What is another term for ecocriticism?

7. Is stylistics confined to just the analysis of literature? Explain.

8. What were some of the influences on early Marxist thinking?

9. How does stylistics differ from standard close reading?

10. Briefly discuss what post-colonial critics do according to the narrator.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an argumentative essay, state whether you believe stylistics is a theory or a practice.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the background and history of Marxism theory.

Essay Topic 3

Identify, list, and describe the specific functions ecocritics perform in their analysis of literary text.

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