ETL 102 Literary Terms and Genres Quiz
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ETL 102 Literary Terms and Genres Quiz

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Which literary term describes a character or mask assumed by an author?

  • Persona (correct)
  • Theme
  • Imagery
  • Simile

    • What is the primary purpose of imagery in literature?

  • To introduce abstract concepts
  • To exaggerate realities
  • To represent ideas through sensory details (correct)
  • To compare two different ideas

    • Which of the following statements best defines a simile?

  • An explicit comparison using 'like' or 'as' (correct)
  • A hidden comparison between two things
  • A relationship comparison between two ideas
  • An exaggerated statement for effect

    • How does a metaphor differ from a simile?

    <p>A metaphor indirectly compares two unlike things.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term is used to describe an outrageous exaggeration in literature?

    <p>Hyperbole</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an analogy establish between two concepts?

    <p>A relationship based on similarities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an allusion in literary terms?

    <p>An indirect reference to a person or event</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following examples best represents an analogy?

    <p>Writing is as essential for her as breathing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What literary device is used in the phrase 'deafening silence'?

    <p>Oxymoron</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best defines irony?

    <p>A contrast between appearance and reality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of literature, what distinguishes poetry from prose?

    <p>Poetry is set in verse while prose is in sentences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of a rhetorical question?

    <p>To create a dramatic effect without expecting an answer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which literary device contrasts two seemingly contradictory concepts, like 'sick health'?

    <p>Oxymoron</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is alliteration?

    <p>The practice of beginning consecutive words with the same sound</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT an example of irony?

    <p>Describing soft butter as hard as a rock</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which phrase indicates the use of alliteration?

    <p>Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What key theme does David learn throughout the novel?

    <p>To rise above challenges and master his own destiny</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic is NOT typical of a Gothic novel?

    <p>Uplifting themes of love</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary advantage of the epistolary novel format?

    <p>It presents events with dramatic immediacy and character insights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a work that is considered a detective novel?

    <p>Moonstone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the detective novel primarily revolve around?

    <p>The discovery and solving of a mystery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way does the epistolary novel format influence readers' perception?

    <p>By providing multiple points of view</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the form of drama?

    <p>A work meant to be performed by actors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a significant characteristic of the detective novels written by authors like Wilkie Collins?

    <p>They involve mysterious crimes and logical unraveling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical word count range for short stories?

    <p>2000-6000 words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best defines a novella?

    <p>A medium-length fiction focusing on a single event</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect is generally true about novels compared to short stories and novellas?

    <p>Novels typically have a wider range of plots</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended reading time for a short story according to Edgar Allan Poe?

    <p>Thirty minutes to one or two hours</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a distinguishing feature of short stories?

    <p>They usually have at least one round character</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How long is a typical novella in terms of pages?

    <p>50-150 pages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is implied about character development in shorter fiction compared to longer works?

    <p>Character development is often limited in shorter fiction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement is generally true about the plots of novellas?

    <p>Novellas usually revolve around a single event</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of a tragedy according to Aristotle?

    <p>The downfall of a good person through a fatal error</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following playwrights is NOT considered one of the major Greek tragedians?

    <p>Shakespeare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of Greek comedies?

    <p>Revelry and humor in celebration of Dionysus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which dramatic form thrives on a portrayal of strict poetic justice?

    <p>Melodrama</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does realism in drama primarily seek to achieve?

    <p>To portray real life accurately on the stage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant emotional response does tragedy aim to elicit from the audience?

    <p>Pity and fear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best describes melodrama?

    <p>It often involves an innocent protagonist who eventually triumphs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a key aspect of Greek comedy's competitive nature in Athens?

    <p>It began to incorporate mime and phallic rites.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary characteristic of Epic Theatre?

    <p>A series of loosely connected scenes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which main practitioner is associated with the development of Epic Theatre?

    <p>Bertolt Brecht</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements best describes a feature of the Theatre of the Absurd?

    <p>Actions and dialogues are often contradictory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What theme prominently features in works of the Theatre of the Absurd?

    <p>The meaninglessness of man's struggle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Theatre of the Absurd, how is language typically portrayed?

    <p>As something that often contradicts physical actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Literary Terms and Genres

    • ETl 102 is the course code.

    Introduction to Literary Terms

    • Persona: A character or mask assumed by an author or poet in a written work. An example is Dylan Thomas's voice in "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night".
    • Theme: The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work, which can be stated directly or indirectly. Examples include death and defiance.
    • Imagery: Words or phrases used to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas. It uses the five senses. Examples include blazing meteors, raisins drying in the sun, and meat rotting.

    Simile

    • Simile: A comparison of two different things or ideas, using "like" or "as". It's an explicit comparison, unlike a metaphor. Examples: "She is as beautiful as a rose," "He was as red as a lobster".

    Metaphor

    • Metaphor: A hidden comparison of two unlike things, without using "like" or "as". Examples: "Ali is a lion!" (If Ali is not a literal lion in a zoo).

    Analogy

    • Analogy: A literary device that establishes a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas. Examples: "Writing is as essential for her as breathing".

    Metaphor vs. Analogy

    • Metaphors: Compare object to object (e.g., "The stars were diamonds in the night sky")
    • Analogies: Compare relationship to relationship (e.g., "Her writing was as essential to her as water was to fish").

    Image vs. Metaphor vs. Symbol

    • Image: Shows what it is (e.g., "A shaggy brown dog was rubbing his back against a white picket fence").
    • Metaphor: Means something other than what it is (e.g., "Some dirty dog stole my wallet at the party").
    • Symbol: Means what it is and something more (e.g., "You can't teach an old dog new tricks").

    Hyperbole

    • Hyperbole: A deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration. Example: "I've told you a million times!"

    Allusion

    • Allusion: An indirect reference to a person, place, event, or artistic work, assuming familiarity on the reader's part. Example: "Then I was back in it. The War was on...and it was still the fifth of February, 1918." (alluding to WWI).

    Oxymoron

    • Oxymoron: A figure of speech where two seemingly opposing or contradictory elements are juxtaposed. Examples: "open secret," "deafening silence," "Act naturally!"

    Alliteration

    • Alliteration: The practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same sound. Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

    Rhetorical Question

    • Rhetorical Question: A question asked to make a point, create a mood, or convey an idea rather than to elicit an answer. Example: "Are you really gonna eat that dish?! Really?! It is greasy and unhealthy for you!"

    Poetry

    • Poetry: A form of literary art using aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning in addition to ordinary intended meaning.
    • Prose vs Poetry: Poetry uses lines instead of sentences.

    Lyric Poetry

    • Lyric Poetry: A comparatively short, non-narrative poem where a single speaker expresses a state of mind or emotional state. Example: The excerpt from a poem by Shelley to the west wind

    Narrative Poetry

    • Narrative Poetry: A verse that describes a series of connected events. It's narrated by a voice/narrator. Example: Milton's Paradise Lost

    Types of Prose Fiction

    • Short Story: 2000-6000 words, one main conflict (conflict might have multiple aspects). Examples are those penned by Edgar Allan Poe.
    • Novella: 50-150 pages; a single event/situation, often leading to a point of suspense and unexpected outcome.
    • Novel: Varies greatly in length (60,000-200,000 words). More characters, plots, complex themes and character development are possible. More freedom to work with plot and characters and develop subplots.

    Types of Novel

    • The Picaresque Novel: 16th-century Spain. A rogue wanderer/bandit tells about their exploits and adventures. First person account, frequently autobiographical. Example: The Unfortunate Traveller
    • Bildungsroman: Novel of education/development. A single individual's personal development, usually in youth. Focusing on psychological/moral growth, often starting in youth and going to adulthood. Example: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.
    • Gothic Novel: Dark, ghostly, filled with madness, outrage, superstition. Example: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
    • Epistolary Novel: A novel told through letters written by one or more characters. View of character is subjective. Subjective points of views make it a forerunner of the modern psychological novel. Example Samuel Richardson's Pamela.
    • Detective Novel/Mystery/Thriller: Focuses on crimes/mysteries which are solved logically or through a puzzle-like approach, frequently featuring a detective or investigator. Example: Edgar Allan Poe's unfinished Edwin Drood and others by Wilkie Collin.

    Drama

    • Drama: A work intended for stage performance by actors. Actors take on roles, perform dialogue, actions. Common name: play

    Greek Tragedy and Comedy

    • Tragedy: A drama depicting the downfall of a good person by error/misjudgment leading to suffering/insight for the protagonist and arousing pity/fear for the audience. Major Greek tragedians: Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles.
    • Greek Comedy: Competitive in the Lenaea winter festival (Athens). It fused earlier traditions of popular entertainment (mime, rites to Dionysus).

    The Theatre of the Absurd

    • The Theatre of the Absurd: Features an absence of plot, insignificant actions, vagueness in elements (time, place, characters), reduced/contradictory language, pauses, silences, mimicking, farcical situations, incoherent dialogue, and themes of alienation/human life cruelty, meaninglessness. Example: "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett

    Additional

    • Melodrama: Utilizing music extensively; portrayal of a protagonist and antagonist. Evil punished; good rewarded.
    • Realist Drama: 19th-century theatrical movement, seeking to portray real life on stage with Stanislavsky as a key part.
    • Epic Theatre: Didactic drama with loosely connected scenes, interrupts storyline to analyze/argue/document to the audience directly

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