In her essay "The Poem as Event," Louise M. Rosenblatt sees the reader as performing what function ?

Correct answer: D. All of the above.

  • A. The reader is acted upon by the text.
  • B. The reader acts upon the text.
  • C. The reader brings individual knowledge to his or her reading of the text.
  • D. All of the above.

Explanation

Rosenblatt’s transactional theory treats reading as an interaction: the text affects the reader, the reader actively interprets it, and personal experience contributes to the transaction. Therefore all three statements apply.

Written and checked by , editorLast updated
Report an error

The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.

Prefer email? [email protected]

Practise Literary Criticism

268 free Literary Criticism MCQs from English Literature, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.

Discussion

Stuck on an option, or know a faster way to get there? Ask or explain it here.

No comments yet. Be the first to explain this one.

Exams that ask English Literature questions like this

English Literature is on 2 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.

More Literary Criticism questions