New criticism & Formalism

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Across
  1. 3. Where something takes place
  2. 4. the problem of trying to judge a work of art by assuming the purpose of the artist who created it.
  3. 6. not from its background, rather from its themes, structure and literary devices.
  4. 11. author of the modernist movement, wrote the Great Gatsby
  5. 12. This movement experimented with blended imagery,___________, symbolism and nonlinear narratives.
  6. 13. thought of themselves as “scientists of literature.”
  7. 14. Founder of New Criticism
  8. 15. the misconception from judging a poem by the emotional effect it has on the reader
Down
  1. 1. One common theme
  2. 2. movement also known as the modernist movement, involved popular authors of the time
  3. 5. Focus on words, rhyme, and rhythm- the sound and style of the piece
  4. 7. thinkers Authors at this time rejected this way of thinking.
  5. 8. Wrote "Death of a Salesman"
  6. 9. an idea that recurs in a work of art or literature
  7. 10. a faulty or erroneous argument