Unit 5

Question 1

recurring types or categories of literature

Answer 1

Genre

Question 2

A force or character who struggles against the protagonist

Answer 2

Antagonist

Question 3

The main character of a story

Answer 3

Protagonist

Question 4

Character types, plot patterns, or mages that recur throughout world literature

Answer 4

Archetype

Question 5

A changing or developing character

Answer 5

Dynamic Character

Question 6

A character with little individuality or whose mindsets the reader knows little about

Answer 6

Flat Character

Question 7

A character used to emphasize another character’s opposing traits within a work

Answer 7

Foil

Question 8

A character who is complex and often undergoes changes in his actions and thoughts

Answer 8

Round Character

Question 9

A character who remains essentially the same throughout a story

Answer 9

Static Character

Question 10

Short tale, usually anonymous, passed along by word-of-mouth.

Answer 10

Folktale

Question 11

Brief, focused, fanciful stories that present a moral of practical wisdom to teach character and life wisdom through practical examples. ( embodies a common problem in action)

Answer 11

Fable

Question 12

An element of the fantastical or magical, an indefinite setting (time and place), and a broad picture of good and evil.

Answer 12

Fairy tale

Question 13

A myth is a story that explains a specific aspect of life or the natural world, usually in terms of supernatural forces or beings

Answer 13

Myth

Question 14

Explanation of how the world came to be as it is.

Answer 14

Mythology

Question 15

Long, stylized narrative poems celebrating the deeds of a national or ethnic hero of legend. There are two main categories of epics: traditional and literary

Answer 15

Epic

Question 16

A type of simile common in traditional epics in which the vehicle of the caparison is described at considerable length

Answer 16

Epic Simile

Question 17

Four major convention of content:

Answer 17

The setting is large — everything is larger than life and full of significance
The hero is unusual both in his gifts and his national or historical importance
The supernatural is actively involved.
The story concerns supernatural actions, usually in battle or on a difficult journey that must be made.

Question 18

Four major conventions of form:

Answer 18

The poet states the main topic and invokes the help of guiding spirit to address his subject.
The poem begins in media res (in the middle) at some important point in the action
It includes descriptive catalogues (lists) often of characters the audience recognizes
It employs some of the verbal formula of oral poetry, including epic similes and Homeric epithets

Question 19

The ant and the grasshopper moral:

Answer 19

The moral is that you should prepare for future events.

Question 20

Beast fable:

Answer 20

A fable whose main characters are animals.