Literary Knowledge Challenge
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What does literature encompass?

  • Only prose and fiction
  • Only drama and poetry
  • Prose, fiction, drama, poetry, and digital writing (correct)
  • Only digital writing

    • What has the definition of literature expanded to include in recent centuries?

  • Music composition
  • Oral literature (correct)
  • Visual arts
  • Dance forms

    • What is the etymological origin of the term 'literature'?

  • Latin literatura/litteratura (correct)
  • Old English literature
  • Greek mythology
  • French literature

    • What is the role of literature as an art form?

    <p>Recording, preserving, and transmitting knowledge and entertainment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does literature encompass within its broad definition?

    <p>Non-fictional books, articles, or other written information on a particular subject</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was 'A Poison Tree' published?

    <p>1794</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What themes does 'A Poison Tree' explore?

    <p>Indignation and revenge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was Songs of Experience published?

    <p>1795</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many known copies of the original collection of Songs of Innocence and Experience were published during Blake's life?

    <p>28</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Songs of Innocence and Experience show about the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul?

    <p>The fallen state of mankind</p> Signup and view all the answers

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