Prose and Poetry Flashcards

1
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It is made up of letters and words; it is from the latin word “litera” - acquaintance with letters or words

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LITERATURE

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2
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What are the two major forms of literature?

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POETRY

PROSE

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3
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It is a form of literature that has figurative form and is strict in form.

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POETRY

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4
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It is a form of literature that is in a normal way of speaking and is conversational.

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PROSE

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5
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What are the categories or genres of literature?

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PROSE FICTION
POETRY
DRAMA
NONFICTION PROSE

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It is a genre of literature that can be narrative fiction, novels, short stories, romances epics or myths.

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PROSE FICTION

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It is a genre of literature that relies on imagery, figurative language, and sound.

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POETRY

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It is a genre of literature that is designed to be performed by actors, presents fictional events as if they were happening at present.

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DRAMA

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It is a genre of literature that consists of news, reports, feature articles, essays, editorials, textbooks, historical, biographical works, and the like.

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NONFICTION PROSE

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10
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What are the kinds poetry?

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LYRIC
NARRATIVE
DRAMATIC

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It is a poem which can be sung and was played with the use of a lyre in the old times.

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LYRIC POETRY

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It is a poem that tells the story.

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NARRATIVE POETRY

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It is a poem which lines can be performed on plays.

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DRAMATIC POETRY

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14
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What are the figures of speech?

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SIMILE
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
LITOTES
METONYMY
ALLITERATION
ONOMATOPOEIA
IDIOMS
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15
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It is a figure of speech that compares unlike or dissimilar objects using the word “like” or “as”

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SIMILE

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16
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It is a figure of speech that a comparison is drawn between two dissimilar or unlike things without the use of “like” or “as”.

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METAPHOR

17
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It is a figure of speech that gives life to the animals, ideas, or objects.

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PERSONIFICATION

18
Q

It is a figure of speech that an exaggeration or overstatement is made to illustrate a point.

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HYPERBOLE

19
Q

It is a figure of speech that deliberates an understatement, especially when expressing a thought by denying or negating its opposite.

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LITOTES

20
Q

A figure of speech that a part represents a whole or a whole represents a part.

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METONYMY

21
Q

Figure of speech that repeats the first letter of a word.

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ALLITERATION

22
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Figure of speech that the words are written like the sound they make.

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ONOMATOPOEIA

23
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Figure of speech that the words has a different meaning other than the literal.

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IDIOMS