Take the Iambic Pentameter Quiz and Test Your Poetic Skills

What literary device creates an interrelationship between texts?

Which type of intertextuality is described as not deliberately crafted by the author?

What is an example of intertextuality mentioned in the text?

Which type of intertextuality is characterized by a deliberate connection between texts?

'Accidental, Optional, and Obligatory' are types of what in the context of intertextuality?

What does hypertext refer to in the context of text meaning development?

'Intertextuality' mainly revolves around the relationship between:

'Activating Prior Knowledge' in the text refers to:

'Optional Intertextuality' is most likely to involve:

Intertextuality Definition

Intertextuality is the modeling of a text's meaning by another text.
It is the connection between language, images, characters, themes, or subjects depending on their similarities in language, genre, or discourse.

Types of Intertextuality

Obligatory Intertextuality: When the writer deliberately involves a comparison or association between two or more texts.
Optional Intertextuality: When the writer pays homage to the original writers, or to reward those who have read the hypotext.
Accidental Intertextuality: When readers connect a text with another text, cultural practice, or personal experience without a tangible anchor point within the original text.

Examples of Intertextuality

The music video for "Love Story" by Taylor Swift uses imagery from Romeo and Juliet, a classic novel.
J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series shares many similarities with J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The Netflix series "Stranger Things" is comparative to the 'Star Wars' series.
The connection between the Biblical allegory "Jona and Whale" to "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville.

Purpose of Intertextuality

It gives importance and elucidates the reader's understanding of the text.
It recognizes that the text is always influenced by previous texts.

This quiz covers a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter, as well as the concept of intertextuality where writers borrow ideas from existing works to add depth to their own writing. Test your knowledge of these literary topics!