Genres of Literature
Prose
Poetry
Greek Myth
Drama
100
Fiction or Non fiction?
A story that is made-up or not real
Fiction
100
A person who writes a short story prose is called __________.
author
100
A person who writes a poem is called a _________.
poet
100
What darkness existed before the creation of the universe?
Chaos
100
A person who writes a drama/play is called a _____________.
Playwright
200
True or False: Song lyrics can be considered Literature.
True
200
True or False: A high school acceptance letter can be considered prose.
True
200
Poems are organized in __________ and __________.
lines and stanzas
200
The Greeks believed that the gods acted like
humans
200
What do we call the combination of the dialogue and stage directions?
The script
300
A documentary based on World War II would be considered _______ (fiction/non-fiction)
non-fiction
300
The plot of a STORY PROSE consists of exposition, rising action, falling action, resolution, and ________.
CLIMAX
300
"Simply saluting a special someone satisfies the soul" is an example of _________.
Alliteration
300
Greek mythology teaches us history, culture, and l_______.
life lessons
300
What do we call the main message portrayed in the drama or play?
THEME
400
An account of someone's life written by someone else is called ________.
Biography
400
A character who never changes throughout the story is called _________.
a static character
400
True or False: Most poems are to be taken literally. There is no deeper meaning to what is written.
False
400
What life lesson do we learn from Prometheus' story?
That we must sacrifice for the ones we love
OR
True love is not selfish
400
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something that another character in the play doesn't.
500
If a story is about an event or character that COULD have been real, what kind of fiction is it?
Realistic Fiction
500
We can tell more about a character through his/her _________,_________,__________,______,and _______.
speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks
500
Light sweet air blows softly, scented by sweet cherry blossom in bloom.
Delicate, pretty petals lifting to dance in harmony with summer's tune.
The sounds and scents of summer, its melody light and free.
Sands of gold that glisten, embracing waves of a warm and whispering sea.
What is the RYHME SCHEME?
AABB
500
What do we learn from the story of Pandora's box?
We learn that there is always hope in bad times.
OR
Curiosity leads to bad things.
500
What is the MAIN difference between an aside and a monologue?
the aside is meant for only the audience to hear but not for the characters on stage to hear while a monologue is a long speech intended for all to hear