What can be written in prose or poetry?
Drama
What is a legend?
A story about the past believed to be based on real events or people.
What is a myth?
A fictional tale about the actions of the gods, interactions with the gods, or to explain natural phenomena.
What is poetry?
Literature written in verse form.
What is an essay?
Brief prose works that are based on fact.
What is characterization?
The process of creating fictional characters.
Are legends completely correct?
No
What is the difference between a myth and a legend?
A myth is completely false while a legend has do do with some kind of historical event.
What is presented in lines called stanzas?
Poetry
What do descriptive essays do?
They present people or places using vivid, sensory details.
What is dialogue and stage directions?
The words and actions of the characters.
Legends are the same things as myths. True or false?
False
Myths cannot contain other kinds of truth because they are made up.
They can contain truth like consequences of someone's actions.
What is literature written in verse form?
Poetry
What do personal essays do?
They provide an informal account of an event ina person's life.
What is plot and conflict?
The events and problems building up to the climax.
What is a story about the past believed to be based on real events or people.
Legend.
What cultures created most of the famous myths?
Greece and Rome.
What is alive in every line with feeling, thought and observation?
Poetry.
What do persuasive essays do?
They try to persuade the reader about certain topics.
What is the theme.
The central idea about life.
What kind of folk literature makes the characters larger than life.
Legend.
What is a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods?
Myth
What has regular rhythms?
Poetry.
What is the difference between an essay and expository text.
Expository text is always about fact while some essays are on opinions.