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prelims Flashcards

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any printed matter written within a book, a magazine, or a pamphlet.

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LITERATURE

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examples of literature

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NOVELS, SHORT STORIES, NEWSPAPER, ESSAY, RESEARCH

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written by Homer. these have been the source of myths and legends of Greece. contains Gods and Goddesses.

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ILLIAD AND THE ODYSSEY

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The sacred writing of the Catholic church and has become the basis of Christianity originating from Palestine and Greece.

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BIBLE

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The longest epic in the world. It contains the culture, tradition and history of Religion in India.

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MAHAB-HARATA

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The central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature.

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KORAN

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A Koran is organized in how many chapters?

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114

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It depicts the religion and customs of the English people in the early days.

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CANTERBURY TALES

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Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?

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GEOFFREY CHAUCER

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This depicted the sad fate of slaves; this becomes the basis of democracy later on.

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UNCLE TOM’S CABIN

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He wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

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HARRIET BEECHER

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12
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From Arabia and Persia (Iran). It shows the ways of government, of industries and of the society of the Arabs and Persians.

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THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

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This includes the cult of Osiris and the mythology and theology of Egypt.

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THE BOOK OF THE DEAD

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Who wrote The Book of the Dead?

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KARL RICHARD LEPSIUS

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The Analects is the book that collects the daily teachings of Confucius recorded by his students.

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THE BOOK OF THE DAYS

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16
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This includes Doce Pares and Roncesvalles of France. It tells about the Golden age of Christianity of France.

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THE SONG OF ROLAND

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17
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He wrote The Song of Roland.

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TUROLD

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18
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This shows the cultural characteristics of the Spaniards and their national history.

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EL CID COMPEADOR

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Who wrote El Cid Compeador?

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ANTONIO DE TRUEBA

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20
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This shows the religion and customs of the early Italians.

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THE DIVINE COMEDY

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21
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The Divine Comedy is divided into three major parts, namely

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INFERNO, PURGATORIO, PARADISO

22
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The Divine Comedy begun writing in ______ and was completed by ______.

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1308, 1320

23
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He wrote The Divine Comedy.

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DANTE ALIGHIERI

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This is a long narrative divided into chapters. The events are usually taken/inspired from true to life stories and the spans of long period of time.

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NOVEL

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This is a narrative involving one or more characters, one plot and one single impression. Usually ends in an open-ended conclusion.

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SHORT STORIES

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This is presented on a stage, is divided into acts and each act has many scenes.

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PLAYS

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These are merely products of the writer’s imagination, and the main aim is to bring out lessons to the reader. It can be stories about animals or children.

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ANECDOTES

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These are also fictitious and they deal with animals and inanimate things who speak and act like people.

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FABLES

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These are fictitious narratives, usually about the origin of a certain thing or being.

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LEGENDS

30
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A formal treatment of a subject and is intended to be spoken in public. It appeals to the intellect, to the will or to the emotions of the audience.

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ORATION

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This deals with the story life of a person written by someone else.

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BIOGRAPHY

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This expresses the viewpoint or opinion of the writer about a particular problem or event. The best example of this is the editorial page of a newspaper.

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ESSAY

33
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This refers to that kind of poetry meant to be sung to the accompaniment of a lyre.

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LYRIC POETRY

34
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This form describes important events in life either in real or imaginary.

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NARRATIVE POETRY

35
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This is considered as the shortest and simplest. It has also a simple structure and tells of a single accident.

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BALLADS

35
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This is an extended narrative about heroic exploits often under supernatural control. It may deal with heroes and Gods.

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EPIC

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This is a narrative which is written in verse and can be classified either as a ballad or a metrical romance.

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METRICAL TALE

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These are short poems intended to be sung. The common theme is love, despair, grief, doubt, joy, hope and sorrow.

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FOLKSONG

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This is a lyric poem of 14 lines with an emotion, a feeling or an idea. These are two types: the Italian and the Shakespearean.

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SONNET

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These have measures of eight syllables and recited to a martial beat.

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CORRIDOS

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This is lyric poem which expresses feelings of grief and melancholy, and whose theme is death.
A lament for the dead.

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ELEGY

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This is a poem of a noble feeling, expressed with dignity, with no definite number of syllables or definite number of lines in a stanza.

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ODE

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These have measures of twelve syllables and slowly sung to the accompaniment of a guitar or banduria.

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AWIT

42
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This is a song praising God of the virgin Mary and containing a philosophy of life.

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PSALMS

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This form usually is light and written with the purpose of amusing, and usually has a happy ending.

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COMEDY

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Greek term which means festivity of revelry.

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KROMOS

45
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This is usually used in musical plays with the opera.

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MELODRAMA

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This is an exaggerated comedy.

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FARCE

47
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This form is either purely comic or tragic and it pictures the life today.

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SOCIAL POEMS

48
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The repetition of every last word in every phrase, and sentences.

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EPIPHORA

49
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A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

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EUPHEMISM

50
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An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

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ALLUSION

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