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What is the primary function of literature?

  • To provide technical information about science.
  • To express artistic use of language related to human experiences. (correct)
  • To serve as a mere entertainment medium.
  • To convey political propaganda.

    • Which of the following best defines prose?

  • A type of written work that includes both fictional and non-fictional narratives. (correct)
  • A form of literature that relies solely on rhythm and rhyme.
  • A genre where emotions are expressed with intense lyrical language.
  • A category of literature characterized by strict adherence to a script.

    • What is a haiku?

  • A lengthy narrative poem detailing a hero's journey.
  • An informal poem that does not follow any structure.
  • A structured poem consisting of three lines with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5. (correct)
  • A form of poetry that expresses deep emotional tributes.

    • Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of drama?

    <p>Generally follows a strict academic format.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does literature contribute to personal growth?

    <p>By promoting intellectual development and moral judgment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes literary works from other written texts?

    <p>Literary works must express significant ideas with artistic merit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a literary canon?

    <p>To create a collection of works that shape culture over time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of poetry focuses primarily on nature and rural life?

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

    What are the components of literariness that distinguish literary texts from non-literary ones?

    <p>Stylistic variations, thematic depth, defamiliarization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the plot represents the peak of interest in a story?

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

    In identifying types of characters, what best describes a flat character?

    <p>Simple and often stereotypical</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of conflict involves emotional struggles within the protagonist's mind?

    <p>Internal conflict</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element of fiction encompasses the time and place where a story occurs?

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

    What is the term for the lessons about real life conveyed through a story?

    <p>Moral Values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which point of view allows the narrator to focus on one character's inner thoughts?

    <p>Limited Omniscient</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What literary technique is used to create mental pictures appealing to the five senses?

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

    What characteristics define narrative poetry?

    <p>Tells a story with plot, characters, and setting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of poetry is characterized by a focus on varied voices and themes?

    <p>Contemporary Poetry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes closed form poetry from open form poetry?

    <p>Closed form follows fixed rules like rhyme schemes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of hyperbole in figurative language?

    <p>I have told you a million times.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sound device involves rhyming words within the same line?

    <p>Internal Rhyme</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which poet is known for their contributions to modernist poetry?

    <p>T.S. Eliot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure allows for sentences to continue across lines without pause?

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

    What is a key feature of lyrical poetry?

    <p>It expresses personal emotions in a first-person perspective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to a widely recognized symbol, such as a flag symbolizing a nation?

    <p>Conventional Symbol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which literary device hints at future events in a narrative?

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

    What kind of irony occurs when the audience has information that the characters do not?

    <p>Dramatic Irony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient text is known as one of the earliest examples of poetry?

    <p>The Epic of Gilgamesh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of irony is illustrated when an expected outcome is contrasted with an unexpected one?

    <p>Situational Irony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of symbolism is unique to the context of a particular story?

    <p>Contextual Symbol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What literary device is used in the line 'Life were better ended by their hate, than death prorogued, wanting of thy love'?

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

    What characterizes poetry as a form of literature?

    <p>Use of verse, rhythm, and artistic expression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'Euphony' refer to in sound patterns?

    <p>Smooth and melodious sounds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which figure of sound involves the imitation of auditory experiences through words?

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

    What significant contribution did Thespis make to the evolution of drama?

    <p>Added a second character to create conflict</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did medieval drama shift in themes due to external influence?

    <p>Emphasized religious themes due to the Christian Church</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'Deus Ex Machina' imply in the context of Greek drama?

    <p>A plot resolution through divine intervention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of sound does 'Cacophony' primarily involve?

    <p>Harsh and discordant sounds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following correctly describes the purpose of rhyme schemes in poetry?

    <p>To establish patterns of sound and enhance musicality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which major Greek dramatist is known for introducing a third character, allowing for deeper exploration of themes?

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

    What is a defining characteristic of a tragedy?

    <p>A reversal of fortune leading to the hero's downfall.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following types of drama primarily conveys moral lessons through allegorical characters?

    <p>Morality Plays</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What elements are essential in dramatic techniques?

    <p>Monologue and Soliloquy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of catharsis in a tragedy?

    <p>To create emotional release for the audience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the plot establishes the characters and their relationships?

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

    Which type of play focuses mainly on the lives and miracles of saints?

    <p>Miracle Plays</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of staging elements in drama?

    <p>To enhance visual storytelling through sets and props.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes tragicomedy in dramatic literature?

    <p>A blend of tragic and comedic elements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Introduction to Literature

    • Literature is the artistic use of language to express human experiences, helping readers understand both familiar and foreign worlds.
    • Functions include storytelling, expressing emotions, advocating ideas, and providing insight into past and present human conditions.
    • Literature encourages readers to examine values, reconcile cultural identities, and broaden perspectives.

    Why Learn Literature?

    • Personal growth is promoted through intellectual development and moral judgment.
    • Literature fosters cultural insight by connecting to broader contexts, including cultural, philosophical, and religious viewpoints.
    • It stimulates imagination and critical thinking, developing creative and problem-solving skills.
    • Literature enhances language skills (reading and writing).

    Genres of Literature

    • Genres categorize literary works, derived from the French word for "type".
    • Prose encompasses short stories, essays, novels (fiction and non-fiction), and poetry, which expresses feelings intensely (structured and free verse).
    • Drama/plays are written for performance, involving character interaction. Prose uses natural speech and ordinary grammar, lacking strict structure.

    Poetry

    • Poetry encompasses narratives, both fictional and factual.
    • Types include elegies (reflecting on death), odes (tribute to a subject), pastorals (focused on nature), epics/narratives (long poems about adventures), and haikus (three-line poems with a specific syllable pattern).

    Drama and Plays

    • Dramas are literary works meant for stage performance, involving characters acting out a script.
    • Key characteristics include divided acts/scenes, character directions, everyday language, and audience interaction.

    What is and Isn't Literature?

    • Literature should express significant ideas with artistic merit.
    • Technical and journalistic texts typically aren't considered literature.

    Literary Canon

    • A collection of essential works shaping culture over time.
    • Formed by scholars and critics, reflecting collective educational standards.
    • Examples include classics like The Odyssey and Pride and Prejudice.

    Literariness

    • Literariness distinguishes literary from non-literary texts through stylistic variations and thematic depth.
    • Components include stylistic variations, defamiliarization of concepts, and transformations of feelings/ideas.

    Elements of Fiction

    • Prose fiction uses natural speech/grammar and lacks strict structure.
    • Plot is the sequence of events with conflict (struggle between opposing forces).
    • Parts of plot include exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
    • Conflict involves the protagonist against antagonists (internal or external).
    • Setting includes the time and place, impacting character behavior.
    • Characters are round (complex, developed) or flat (simple, stereotypical).

    Themes

    • Themes are central ideas/messages explored through plot, characters, setting, and conflict.
    • Moral values and issues are also explored, reflecting relevant societal problems.

    Literary Techniques in Prose

    • Imagery uses language to create mental pictures appealing to the senses.
    • Symbolism represents something beyond itself; types include conventional/public and contextual/private symbols.
    • Flashback recounts past incidents; flashforward hints at future events.
    • Foreshadowing provides hints about future events.
    • Irony conveys meanings opposite to expectations (verbal, dramatic, and situational).

    Introduction to Poetry

    • Poetry is a concentrated, imaginative form using rhythm, sound, and structure to evoke emotions or experiences.
    • Historical overview includes ancient, classical, medieval, and Renaissance poetry.

    Types of Poetry

    • Narrative poetry tells a story, often with characters, plots, and settings.
    • Lyrical poetry expresses emotions and feelings, often in short, emotional, and first-person style.
    • Dramatic poetry is designed for performance with dialogue and monologues.

    Structures of Poetry

    • Closed form poetry has fixed rules, examples include Sonnets, Haikus, and ballads.
    • Open form poetry follows no strict rules; free verse is an example.
    • Basic structure involves lines and stanzas.

    Figurative Language

    • Types include imagery, simile, metaphor, and personification.

    Interpreting Poetry

    • To interpret, read multiple times, analyze language, imagery, and themes.
    • Consider form, structure, historical/cultural context, and relate to personal experiences.

    Sounds in Poetry

    • Sound devices enhance rhythm, meaning and emotional resonance: exact rhyme, internal rhyme, end rhyme, and rhyme scheme.
    • Figures of sound include alliteration, assonance, consonance, euphony, cacophony, and onomatopoeia.

    Introduction to Plays & Drama

    • Plays/Dramas tell stories with dialogue, pantomime or action in prose/verse designed for performance.
    • Origins of drama include ancient Greek theatre rooted in religious rituals (e.g. Dionysian festival).
    • Key Greek play types include tragedies and comedies with associated literary conventions and characteristics.

    Medieval Drama

    • Shifts to religious themes with liturgical, mystery, miracle, and morality plays.

    Renaissance Theatre

    • Secularity increases featuring famous playwrights like Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson, showcasing new themes and techniques.

    Elements of Drama

    • Key dramatic techniques: monologue, soliloquy, aside.
    • Staging elements include set, props, costumes.
    • Plots usually follow a three-act structure with a setup, confrontation, and resolution.
    • Conflicts are central, while characters, themes, figures of speech and moral values help give the play depth and meaning.

    Staging a Play

    • Plays require carefully considered considerations for audience engagement, effective script tailoring, directional choices, acting/delivering roles and visibility, as well as moving actors for optimal impact. Important to organize stages for effective scenes.

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