Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

21st Century Literature > Module 1 > Flashcards

Module 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Latin root word of Literature and meaning? From who?

A

Littera, writing formed with Letters, Lombardi, 2020

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Who said literature was the first and foremost humankind’s entire body of writing?

A

Rexroth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Factors of Literature

A

Intentions of the Author, Audience/Readers Subject Value

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

How do you identify literature according to its factors?

A

Author + Reader must agree: (a) it displays excellence in form and style, (b) foregrounds language, and uses it in artistic ways

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Who paved the way for a broader sense of literature?

A

Belles-Lettres Tradition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

List the 7 Standards of Literature

A
  1. Artistry
  2. Intellectual Beauty
  3. Suggestiveness
  4. Permanence
  5. Universality
  6. Spiritual Value
  7. Style
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

standard that appeals to sense of beauty

A

Artistry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

standard that stimulates thought and enriches our mental life

A

Intellectual Beauty

  • makes you understand by thinking and realize the fundamental truths towards life
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

standard that is the emotional power to make us feel deeply, it triggers visions and ideas

A

Suggestiveness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

standard that is deals with the relevancy and relatability of the work , it deals with an array of individual’s perceptions

A

Universality

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

under universality: it deals with relatability regardless of age

A

timeless

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

under universality: it deals with relevancy regardless of the generation

A

timely

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

standard that - presents moral values that encourages you to reflect on oneself

A

Spiritual Value

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

standard that refers to the way the writer writes

A

Style

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Four Impacts of Literature

A
  1. Personal
  2. Educational
  3. Historical
  4. Global
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What does Personal Impact pertain to?

A
  1. Implants Empathy and Understanding
    - shares awareness = implants a sense of compassion
  2. Enables Imagination
    - escapism, ideas, designs
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

What does Educational Impact pertain to?

A
  1. Establishes Literacy - literature are resources
  2. Builds Critical Thinking Skills - you tend to ask questions
  3. Enhances Communication and Vocabulary Skills - from studies: those who read literary works = higher level of communication proficiency
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

What does Historical Impact pertain to?

A
  1. Preserves Rich History - history is rooted and intertwined w/ lit
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

What does Global Impact pertain to?

A
  1. Establish Global Ties - basta ung works nung author narereflect niya dun ung society at culture ng country niya
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Four Main Branches of Literature

A
  1. Criticism
  2. Prose (Fiction), Prose (Non-Fiction)
  3. Poetry
  4. Drama
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

a style of literature in which stories are extremely short; consists of less than 300 words

A

Flash Fiction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

branch of literature that is written to criticize other literary works

A

Criticism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

branch of literature written in ordinary syntax; written to narrate and categorized to different genres

A

Prose - may be Fiction or Non-Fiction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

how do you criticize a prose literature?

A

special attention to

plot, characterization, setting, theme, language

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

A type of Fiction Prose that is more than 250 pages and above 40,000 words

A

Novels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

How many pages and words for novels?

A

250 pages & 40,000 words

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

A type of Fiction Prose that is long enough to be in chapters, even in volumes

A

Novels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Italian root word of novela and its meaning?

A

novella, new

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

A type of Fiction Prose that is around 200 pages and has 20,000 - 40,000 words

A

Novela

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

How many pages and words for novelas?

A

200 pages and has 20,000 - 40,000 words

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

A type of Fiction Prose that is like a novel but it can be read in one sitting and has no chapters

A

Novela

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

In the construction, how is novela different from novels?

A

It has fewer characters, themes, conflicts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

A type of Fiction Prose that is shorter than a novella but still has a fully developed theme

A

Short Story

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

A type of Fiction Prose that involves imagined future science and technological advances

A

Science Fiction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

A type of Fiction Prose that involves supernatural beings and events

A

Mythology

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

What do mythologies explain and reflect?

A

natural or social phenomenon, early history of people

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Traditional stories in Fiction Prose

A

Myth and Legend

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

A historical but unauthenticated type of Fiction Prose that involves the origin of something

A

Legend

39
Q

Where was legends usually created

A

provinces

40
Q

A type of Fiction Prose that is from the stories Jesus told in the Gospel to teach lessons

A

Parable

41
Q

What makes Non-Fiction Prose and Fiction Prose different

A

Non-Fiction Prose is factual

42
Q

Types of Criticism

A
  1. Moralist
  2. Formalist
  3. Psychoanalytic
  4. Feminist
  5. Marxist
43
Q

type of criticism that focuses on what is being taught (themes, views of the world, lessons)

A

Moralist

44
Q

Who developed structuralism, that was the basis of Formalist Criticism?

A

Ferdinand Saussure

45
Q

type of criticism that analyzes everything inside the work to understand it and doesn’t use outside information

A

Formalist

46
Q

where can you find the key to understanding the work using the formalist approach?

A

all in the work itself

47
Q

it is a type of criticism that analyses the character and their history to understand their actions

A

Psychoanalytic

48
Q

it started as a medical practice and applied in literary to see characters as real people

A

psychoanalysis

49
Q

why do we psychoanalyze?

A

because in characters we can understand the core issues that define our beings in fundamental ways

50
Q

Who is the Father of Psychoanalysis?

A

Sigmund Freud

51
Q

The theory that the human psyche is divided into three parts?

A

Theory of a Tri-Partite Psyche

52
Q

What are the three divisions of the human psyche?

A

d, Superego, Ego -> all three were constantly at war w/ one another

53
Q

type of criticism focused on the oppression of women in economic, political, social, and psychological form

A

Feminist

54
Q

this aspect in our culture greatly affected the need for one type of criticism

A

patriarchy => feminisim

55
Q

who was the notable proponent of feminism that disseminated her work during its second wave

A

Simone de Beauvoir

- 1960s to 1970s

56
Q

type of criticism focused on the division of which two classes?

A

Marxist - bourgeois vs working class

57
Q

it is a political social and economic theory, started by who?

A

Marxism, Karl Marx

58
Q

what is the main idea of marxism?

A

economics is the base for the superstructure of everything (social, politiccal, and ideological, realities)

59
Q

Type of Non-Fiction Prose focused on a particular subject and has an introduction, body, and conclusion

A

Essay

60
Q

Types of Essays

A

descriptive, narrative, persuasive, expository

61
Q

Type of Non-Fiction Prose in the form of a booklet or leaflet with information

A

Pamphlet

62
Q

Type of Non-Fiction Prose where you write your own life story

A

Autobiography

63
Q

Type of Non-Fiction Prose where you write about someone else’s life story

A

Biography

64
Q

Type of Non-Fiction Prose where someone writes about your life story

A

Biography

65
Q

Type of Non-Fiction Prose that was made to teach someone with information, quizzes, and activites

A

Textbook

66
Q

Type of Non-Fiction Prose that can be posted, or printed in a magazine, newspaper

A

Article

67
Q

Type of Non-Fiction Prose where you use scientific methods to investigate

A

Research Paper

68
Q

Types of Prose, Fiction and Non-Fiction

A

Fiction:

  1. Novels
  2. Novelas
  3. Short Story
  4. Science Fiction
  5. Mythology
  6. Legend
  7. Parable
Non-Fiction
1. Essay
2, Pamphlet
3. Autobiography
4. Biography
5. Textbook
6. Article
7. Research Paper
69
Q

Branch of literature characterized by a greater focus on language and rhythm in an aesthetic way

A

Poetry

70
Q

Where does poetry focus more on and in what way

A

use of language and rhythm in an aesthetic way

71
Q

Difference of Prose to Poetry

A

Structure: sentences vs. stanzas

Written to: narrate vs. express

Poetry is far more abstract

72
Q

Types of Poetry

A
  1. Lyric
  2. Elegy
  3. Sonnet
  4. Odes
  5. Hymn
  6. Ballad
  7. Epic
73
Q

Type of poem that is always accompanied by music and is usually in first person

A

Lyric

74
Q

Latin root word of lyric and its meaning

A

lyricus, of/for the lyre

75
Q

mood of lyrics

A

melodic and emotional

76
Q

A type of poem made to express grief for the dead

A

Elegy

77
Q

Tone of elegy

A

serious

78
Q

Italian root word of Sonnet and its meaning

A

sonetto, little song or small lyric

79
Q

a type of poem with iambic pentameter

A

Sonnet

80
Q

What is the metrical construction of iambic pentameter

A

14 lines with 10 syllables each, a regular rhyme scheme, § each line has 10 syllables in five pairs and each pair has stress on the second syllable

81
Q

a type of poem that expresses strong love or respect for someone

A

Ode

82
Q

a type of poem that is religious song praising God

A

Hymn

83
Q

a type of poem that tells a love story in narrative composition but with a rhythmic verse

A

Ballad

84
Q

a long poem about a hero and his heroic deeds and exciting adventures

A

Epic

85
Q

where were epics usually derived from?

A

ancient oral tradition

86
Q

Branch of literature intended to be represented through performance

A

Drama

87
Q

Difference of drama from other branches?

A

It’s more reliant on dialogue and more collaborative

88
Q

Types of Drama

A
  1. Tragedy
  2. Comedy
  3. Melodrama
  4. Tragicomedy
89
Q

a type of drama in where the hero is brought down by a conflict

A

Tragedy

90
Q

a type of drama that aims to amuse or entertain

A

Comedy

91
Q

a type of drama that is exaggerated and highly emotional

A

Melodrama

92
Q

a type of drama that is a mixture of tragedy (sad) and comedy (happy)

A

Tragicomedy

93
Q

standard that refers to literature as something that is not ephemral and is long-lasting

A

Permanence

21st Century Literature (1 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions