Which of the following serves as the best definition of the literary critical practice of formalism ?

A. Formalism focuses on examining the use of literary devices within a literary text.

B. Formalism focuses on examining how a text exemplifies its writers psychology.

C. Formalism focuses on examining the structural dynamics of poems.

D. Formalism focuses on examining the historical contexts and backgrounds of literary texts.

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