Critical Appreciation in Education

1. The author's attitude toward the subject, revealed through word choice and style.
5. Describes how reader-response theory values personal interpretation of texts.
8. The act of making meaning from a text based on individual understanding.
10. The distinctive style or personality of the narrator or speaker in a text.
12. The central message or underlying idea explored in a literary work.
16. The first level of literary appreciation; the enjoyment gained from reading a text.
18. Describes the dynamic exchange between text and reader in constructing meaning.
19. An archetype representing bravery and self-sacrifice in literature.
20. The symbolic gateway between the known and the unknown in an archetypal journey.

2. A response where readers connect the text to their personal memories or emotions.
3. To write notes or personal reactions alongside a literary text while reading.
4. The highest level of literary appreciation where the reader values artistic qualities.
6. A theoretical reader assumed by the author to interpret the text in a certain way.
7. A fallacy in which non-human things are given human emotions or traits.
9. Refers to the unconscious shared by all humans, central to archetypal theory.
11. A wise character archetype who guides the hero on their journey.
13. A Jungian archetype symbolizing a character’s dark or hidden side.
14. A literary form known for expressive language, rhythm, and often emotion.
15. A common archetypal plot involving a hero’s journey toward a goal or transformation.
17. A story where characters and events symbolically represent deeper moral or political meanings.