Reader-response criticism

James argues that the novelist is free to approach the task with complete freedom, the only obligation being that the novel should be ‘interesting’ and ‘a personal impression of life’ (2001, p73); it is only the execution that should be subject to criticism (2001, p.78). Additionally, James insists that whilst there are certain ‘rules’ to writing good fiction the novelist must write ‘truthfully and faithfully, but simple, and yet be understood in a far fuller sense than was present in his own…

when you do, and I’m not interested in what lame internet sites say. I want to know what you think. To analyze anything, consider its function (purpose) and form (design), and how the function and form work together. To apply this to literary criticism: Ask yourself what purposes the author has for writing -- what is he/she trying to show, or argue, or criticize, or question? Ask yourself how the author has formed the work -- what structures and techniques do you see him/her using? Ask…

to explain how she feels regarding things she wished she would have done differently in life as well as the choices she has made. She uses diction like grief, stubbornness, carelessness and weariness in comparison to clay, which demonstrates to the reader her despair pertaining to friends and family she has lost in life. Additionally, Hirshfield reveals these feelings through the depiction of clay. In the poem, she describes “the red clay of grief, the black clay of stubbornness… clay that…

to the published author in hopes to receive constructive criticism about his work. The young poet, who was directed to Rilke by the author’s former colleague, wrote an unseen letter asking for advice about his work. Rilke, who stated that he was not accustomed to criticize other works, provides an effective instructive response using specific command words to promote confidence in the young poet. At first glance of the letter, the reader can see that Rilke had spent a few days pondering over…

perception of speed. We measured muscle activations and kinematics as the output of the system. In linear time invariant (LTI) systems the relationship between the input and the output could be described in the frequency domain through frequency response functions (FRFs). In these systems an input with the frequency of f1 creates an output at frequency f2. The gain function of FRFs describes the relationship between input and output amplitudes and the phase function describes the timing…

bring the certainty and motivation up within the road watch unit for the workplace. According to More, Vito, and Walsh (2009), the officers were feeling in the going with courses about their occupation: "act as frustrating, calm affirmation, long response times, and grievances by subjects, inadequacy cases, and quick specialist turnovers." I will make sense of what I would do if I were Captain Strong to raise the soul and get all officers motivated and if E.R.G. would…

This article entitled, “English Language Learners and Response to Intervention: Referral Considerations” is about how to assess whether or not an ELL student has a learning disability or just an English proficiency problem. It starts out with information about a response to intervention model and the steps needed to take to ensure that these students are properly assessed. The RTI model integrates a multitier preventive instructional system that uses evidence-based data to make a decision of…

This is because each functional response has relatively different initial functional response pathways, even though they all are increasing. For analyzing mesozooplankton grazing we would have expected to see the data follow either a Holling type II or III functional response curve. For as Frost discusses in his paper mesozooplankton eventually reach a maximum saturation level, where it no longer matters…

Purpose For my research paper, I have chosen to write about Response to Intervention (RTI) in pre-kindergarten. I became interested in Response to Intervention when I started working with Head Start within the public school system in my city. Throughout my years in the Head Start Program I have worked with many students. The Response to Intervention framework has made me wonder how academics would be differentiated for these children, when our educational system is being scrutinized for…

An analysis of Response to Intervention (RTI) reveals progress in closing the achievement gap in Reading and Math. Numerous studies have been conducted on the effects of Response to Intervention (RTI) in closing the achievement gap in regards to ethnicity and race. Teachers use RTI in classrooms to encourage a positive impact on closing the achievement gap between various ethnicities. In this article, we will determine the effect of RTI on closing the achievement gap between three ethnicity…