Which of the following approaches focuses on an author’s use of metaphor, irony, symbolism, and characterization and how they contribute to a text’s meaning?
formalist
mythological
psychological
deconstructionist
Deconstruction is a critique of the relationship between the text and the meaning originated by Jacques Derrida. It is a form of literal and philosophical analysis and also known as the theory of literary criticism that questions traditional assumptions about certainty, truth, and identity.Â
The approach which focuses on an author’s use of metaphor, irony, symbolism, and characterization and how they contribute to a text’s meaning is deconstructionist. Deconstructionist is a critique of the relationship between text and meaning.
