Lit Intro

Question 1

comes from the Latin word Litera or Litteratura which means “letter”

Answer 1

Literature

Question 2

Literature in its broadest sense, is everything that has ever been _____?

Answer 2

written

Question 3

Six Hallmarks of Literature

Answer 3

• Artistry
• Intellectual Values
• Suggestiveness
• Spiritual Value
• Permanence
• Universality

Question 4

quality which appeals to our sense of beauty

Answer 4

Artistry

Question 5

a literary work stimulates thought, enriches our mental life by making us realize fundamental truths about life and human nature

Answer 5

Intellectual Values

Question 6

this is the quality associated with the emotional power of literature, such that it should move us deeply and stir our creative imagination, giving and evoking vision above and beyond the plane of ordinary life and experience.

Answer 6

Suggestiveness

Question 7

a good literature elevates the spirit by bringing out moral values which makes us better persons. This capacity to inspire is part of the spiritual value of literature.

Answer 7

Spiritual Value

Question 8

a great work of literature endures; it can be read again and again as each reading gives fresh delight and new insights and opens new worlds of meaning and experience.

Answer 8

Permanence

Question 9

great literature is timeless and timely forever relevant in terms of its theme and conditions.

Answer 9

Universality