Chapter 7: Literature Flashcards
The basic medium of literature is
c. spoken language
Literature is what kind of art?
b. serial
Dylan Thomas’s “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” is written in which of the following forms?
a. villanelle
The lyric is best described as
c. revealing feelings
Language used to help the participant picture what is being described is called
d. imagery
A comparison between two things—made by the poet to help the participant perceive new aspects of one or both of them—is called
a. metaphor
When a literary artist uses a concrete or perceptible thing to suggest something abstract and not clearly defined, he or she is using
a. symbolism
Which of the following implies contradiction of some kind?
c. irony
The poem “Paralytic” illustrates the fact that the first person
a. may be employed to create a character separate from the poet
The episodic narrative is a story
b. relating a series of events not closely connected
The quest narrative is a story in which
a. the leading character or characters search for something of great importance to themselves
One example of a quest narrative is
c. Huckleberry Finn
Of the following references to symbolism, the most accurate statement is
b. symbolism is a comparison of two things, only one of which is clearly stated
What type of comparison is contained in the line, “tissue of mist that veils a valley’s lap”?
d. metaphor
