Understanding Literature

Question 1

Type of literature that tells a story. Often associated with fictional writing.

Answer 1

Narrative; novels, adventure, fable, legend, folk tale, fairy tales etc

Question 2

A story that uses animals or plants to provide a moral lesson. The animals are anthropomorphized, meaning they have human characteristics.

Answer 2

A fable

Question 3

A type of folk tale that contains elements of magic or magical beings, such as a dairy or dragon.usually contain far fetched stories but contain a moral.

Answer 3

Fairy tales

Question 4

Traditional story that can date back many centuries. Past down originally orally

Answer 4

Folk tale

Question 5

Fictional story based around historical events. A made-up love story that occurs during the civil was or titanic

Answer 5

Historical fiction

Question 6

A story while based on a supposed event in human history is most likely a fictional tale. Do not contain unbelievable events

Answer 6

Legend

Question 7

A fairy tale that instead of including magical elements usually includes a god or hero to explain a phenomenon

Answer 7

Myth

Question 8

A narrative that takes place in the future. The setting plays a large role as do the science and technology of the future.

Answer 8

Science fiction

Question 9

What are the parts of a plots five star pyramid

Answer 9

1. Exposition 2. Complication 3 climax 4. Falling action 5. Resolution or denouement

Question 10

The hero or main character of the story. The one who faces the conflict and undergoes change

Answer 10

Protagonist

Question 11

The person, force or idea that works against the protagonist. ( examples disease, natural disaster, prejudice)

Answer 11

Antagonist

Question 12

This occurs when there is incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.

Answer 12

Situational irony

Question 13

Second person point of view

Answer 13

The writer uses the pronoun you and this the reader becomes a character in the story

Question 14

Author uses the pronouns he, she and they to tell the story. The author is removed from the action so the story is more objective

Answer 14

Third person narrator

Question 15

Literature that is defined by truth based recount of actual events. Real people real events

Answer 15

Nonfiction

Question 16

How can you determine a theme of a story?

Answer 16

Evaluate the whole and consider the questions the story has raised, the points it has made and the positions it has taken. Because stories have several themes the key is to ask yourself what the story adds up to in the end.

Question 17

Types of essays.

Answer 17

1. Descriptive
2. Narrative
3. Expository exploring and explaining an idea or position.
4. Persuasive

Question 18

A form of comedy in Which the writer exposes and ridicules someone or something in order to inspire change.

Answer 18

Satire

Question 19

An extreme exaggeration as well as sarcasm and understatement in order to convey their ideas

Answer 19

Hyperbole

Question 20

What is the difference between autobiography an a memoir?

Answer 20

Memories are less comprehensive an more exploratory. Cove less ground and spend more time examining the impact of people and events.