Genres

Question 1

allegory

Answer 1

form of extended metaphor in which object and persons are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself

Question 2

biography

Answer 2

an account of a persons life

Question 3

chronicle

Answer 3

an extended account of historical events without interpretation or comment

Question 4

diary

Answer 4

daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

Question 5

essay

Answer 5

short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author; analytic or interpretive

Question 6

parody

Answer 6

literary form in which the style of an author or particular work is mocked in its style for the sake of comic effect

Question 7

prose

Answer 7

writing distinguished from poetry by its greater variety of rhythm and its closer resemblance to the patterns of everyday speech

Question 8

satire

Answer 8

literary work which exposes and ridicules human vices or folly; historically perceived as tending toward didacticism, usually intended as moral criticism directed against the injustice of social wrongs

Question 9

sermon

Answer 9

oration by a prophet or member of the clergy

Question 10

stream-of-consciousness

Answer 10

technique that records the multifarious thoughts and feelings of a character without regard to logical or narrative sequence; writer attempts to reflect all the forces, external and internal, influencing the psychology of a character at a single moment