english

Question 1

is a literary piece which is written
in the pattern of ordinary spoken
language and within the common
flow of conversation. It is derived
from the Latin word prosa which
means “straightforward”.

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prose

Question 2

what are the types of prose

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fiction, non-fiction

Question 3

is a series of imagined facts
which shows the truth about human life.

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fiction

Question 4

examples of fiction

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short story, novel

Question 5

brief, artistic form of
prose which is centered on a major main
incident.

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short story

Question 6

an invented prose narrative
that is usually long and complex and deals
especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events.

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novel

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example of non fiction

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essay

Question 8

these are literary
works that are based mainly on
facts rather than on the imagination.

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non-fiction

Question 9

a composition with
moderate length, usually expository
in nature.

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essay

Question 10

refers to those expressions in
verse, with measure, rhymes,
lines, stanzas and melodious
tones. It came from the Greek
word poiesis which means
“making”.

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poetry

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types of poetry

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Lyric poetry, narrative poetry, dramatic poetry

Question 12

A poem that is very
personal in nature. It expresses in
musical language the poet’s own
thoughts, feelings, moods and
reflections.

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lyric poetry

Question 13

where did the term lyric came from?

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lyre

Question 14

examples of lyric poetry

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simple lyric, song, sonnet, elegy, ode

Question 15

any short poem in which
the lines are especially musical. Its
distinct characteristic is having a
subjective and emotional tone.

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simple lyric

Question 16

short lyric poem which has a
specific melodious quality and intended
to be sung.

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song

Question 17

a poem expressing 14 iambic
lines with a formal rhyme.

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sonnet

Question 18

a poem expressing lament
or grief for the dead.

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elegy

Question 19

a lyric poem of some
length. Its subject is serious and
style is dignified. It is written in the
spirit of extolling some persons or
things. It is considered as the most
majestic among the lyric poems.

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ode

Question 20

it tells a story following
an order of events.

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narrative poetry

Question 21

example of narrative poetry

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ballad, metrical romance, metrical tale, epic

Question 22

a long, majestic narrative
poem which tells the adventures of
a traditional hero and the
development of a nation.

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epic

Question 23

a narrative poem
that consists of a single series of
related events that are simple and
usually do not form a plot.

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metrical tale

Question 24

short simple narrative poem
composed to be sung and is orally told from one generation to another.

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ballad

Question 25

a long rambling
love story in verse which is centered around the adventures of knights and lords, and their royal ladies during the age of chivalry

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metrical romance

Question 26

it has the elements that are closely related to drama because it is written in dramatic form or makes use of dramatic technique

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dramatic poetry

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examples of dramatic poetry

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dramatic monologue, soliloquy, character sketch, dramatic history

Question 28

poem which the writer is
concerned less with complete or implied matters of a story, but rather with arousing sympathy or antagonism for, or some interest in an individual

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character sketch

Question 29

the art of presenting
historical events through narrative. It is based on actual events and employs literary devices to fill in the gaps of what is unknown. It utilizes historical personages as characters and gets a lesson or
conclusion about the meaning of the events it depicts.

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dramatic history

Question 30

also known as “historical play”

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dramatic history

Question 31

a combination of
drama and poetry which presents the speech of a character in a particular situation at a critical moment.

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dramatic monologue

Question 32

passage spoken by the speaker in
a poem by the character in a play except that there is no one present to hear him except the audience or the reader.

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soliloquy