Question

Both historical and feminist criticisms

look for repeated words and ideas.
are concerned with language and form.
seek to understand the role of gender in a text.
connect literature to the society it was written in.

Answer 1

The statements that apply to both are:
- are concerned with language and form.
- connect literature to the society it was written in.

Explanation: Historical criticism situates a work in its social/historical context (and may analyze form where it reflects that context); feminist criticism examines how language, narrative voice and form represent gender and how texts reflect and reinforce social gender norms. The other items (repeated words/ideas; specifically seeking the role of gender) are more characteristic of other or only one approach.