Types of Prose Writing Quiz
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Types of Prose Writing Quiz

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Which type of prose writing involves presenting and explaining ideas or telling about real people, places, and events?

  • Memoirs
  • Short Stories
  • Essay (correct)
  • Journals
  • Which literary genre is characterized by fictional stories that have been orally passed down over centuries?

  • Novel
  • Myth
  • Folktale (correct)
  • Legend
  • What distinguishes a parable from a fable?

  • Fables are about real people
  • Fables explain natural phenomena
  • Parables teach moral lessons (correct)
  • Parables have animal characters
  • Which genre of writing reflects cultural values and identity with more focus on history than supernatural beliefs?

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

    What is the main characteristic of a short story?

    <p>Can be read in one sitting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which genre of writing explains the actions of gods or heroes and the causes of natural phenomena with religious significance?

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

    What type of poem is an elegy?

    <p>Solemn and less formal about death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of poem honors or glorifies people, natural scenes, and commemorative events?

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

    In what type of poem would you find simple language, dramatic action, and a focus on adventure or romance?

    <p>Epic Ballad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which genre presents ordinary people concerned with ordinary events in simple, straightforward language?

    <p>Metrical Tale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which literary form presents remote or imaginative incidents rather than realistic experiences?

    <p>Metrical Romance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do literary elements refer to?

    <p>Identifiable characteristics of a text</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes a SONNET from other types of poems?

    <p>It is a 14-line poem with a single theme</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of sonnet is inspired by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE?

    <p>Shakespearean sonnet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In an Italian/Petrarchan sonnet, what does the octave typically do?

    <p>Raises a question, states a problem, or presents a brief narrative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the rhyme scheme of an English or Shakespearean sonnet?

    <p>abab cdcd efef gg</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an elegy typically focus on?

    <p>Mourning the loss of someone or something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes an AUTOBIOGRAPHY from a BIOGRAPHY?

    <p>An autobiography tells the life story of another person, while a biography tells the author's own life story</p> Signup and view all the answers

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