LITs
What is the central theme of "Speak of Life" by R. Zulueta da Costa?
A. Seeking revenge for past mistakes
B. Living in the present and appreciating life
C. Becoming successful through wealth
D. Escaping from responsibilities
B. Living in the present and appreciating life
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It is the author's attitude toward the subject of the poem.
Tone
A narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters. Which point of view is used?
Third-person omniscient
A narrative technique in which a character's expectations or beliefs eventually cause those expectations to come true.
Self-fulfilling Prophecy
What literary theme is emphasized in "Speak of Life"?
Living in the Present (Carpe Diem)
Which poetic style forms a word vertically using the first letters of each line?
Acrostic
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Which point of view uses the pronouns I, me, and we?
First-person POV
Which narrative technique interrupts the present events to show something that happened in the past?
A. Flashback
In Angela Manalang Gloria's "Words," what message does the speaker want readers to understand?
A. Spoken words always reveal true feelings.
B. Silence is always better than speaking.
C. Genuine emotions are often shown more through actions than words.
D. People should never apologize.
C. Genuine emotions are often shown more through actions than words.
This refers to a poet's unique way of expressing ideas through language, structure, and literary devices.
Poetic Style
Poetic diction refers to the ________.
A. arrangement of paragraphs in prose
B. language and word choices used in poetry
C. sequence of events in a story
D. number of stanzas in a poem
B. language and word choices used in poetry
What point of view reports only what can be seen and heard without revealing characters' thoughts?
Third-person Objective
Read the situation below.
At the end of Chapter 1, the detective opens the mysterious envelope, but the story ends before readers discover what is inside.
Which narrative technique is used?
Cliffhanger
A student failed an important exam and felt discouraged. Based on the message of Speak of Life, what would be the best advice?
A. Keep thinking about your mistakes until you feel better.
B. Blame others for what happened.
C. Learn from the experience and keep improving.
D. Stop trying because success is uncertain.
C. Learn from the experience and keep improving.
Which poetic style does NOT follow a regular rhyme scheme or meter?
Free Verse
Which line from Speak of Life contains a metaphor?
A. "Let yesterday be but a leaf."
B. "Who knows?"
C. "Speak not of what may be."
D. "Today it is enough to be."
A. "Let yesterday be but a leaf."
Which point of view directly addresses the reader using the pronoun "you"?
Second-person POV
Which narrative technique hints at events that will happen later in the story?
Foreshadowing
Who wrote the poem "Words"?
Angela Manalang Gloria
A poem written to praise or celebrate a person, object, or idea.
Ode
What is the literary device that uses descriptive language to appeal to the five senses?
Imagery
What point of view presents only one character's thoughts and feelings while describing the others from the outside?
Third-person Limited
A narrative technique in which one story is told inside another story.
Frame Story