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