A critic examining Pope's "An Essay on Man" asks herself: How well does this poem accord with the real world? Is it accurate? Is it moral? She is most likely a critic?
Correct answer: D. Mimetic
- A. Feminist
- B. Reader Response
- C. Formalist
- D. Mimetic
Explanation
Mimetic criticism judges a work by its relationship to reality, asking whether it is accurate, truthful, or morally sound. Formalism would instead concentrate on the poem's internal language and structure, while reader-response criticism centres on the reader's experience.
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