Lit

Cards (40)

  • what is the meaning of “litera”?
    Letter
  • is humanity itself?
    Literature
  • Literature must be an analysis

    American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  • literature always anticipates life
    Oscard Wilde
  • Literature consists of writings
    Henry Van Dyke
  • It describes important events in life?
    Narrative Poetry
  • it is a story-telling verse all about love?
    Narrative Poetry
  • it is a long narrative poem
    Epic
  • an ordinary story told in verse?
    Metrical Tale
  • it is a story of ordinary people?

    Ballad
  • it is a narrative ballad?
    Corrido
  • it is meant to be sung, expresses emotions and feelings?
    Lyric Poetry
  • Traditional songs

    Folk songs
  • it consists of 14 iambic pentameter lines?
    sonnets
  • lyric poem that talks about death
    Elegy
  • Lyric poem that expresses enthusiasm
    Ode
  • sacred songs
    Psalm
  • also known as dramatic verse or verse drama. tells a story and connects the reader to an audience.
    Dramatic Poetry
  • converses with silent listener
    Dramatic Monologue
  • Recites in long verse his or her private thoughts 

    Soliloquy
  • Humorous sense
    Comedy
  • sensational and romantic
    Melodrama
  • admirable or courageous character 

    Tragedy
  • Literary genre and type of comedy
    Farce
  • written for public use or concerns public attention
    Social Poems
  • a question, puzzle, phrase, or a statemen.
    Riddles
  • short saying/ piece of folk wisdom
    Proverbs
  • Has all the characteristics of poetry
    Prose Poetry
  • long narrative divided into chapters
    novel
  • involving one or more character, one plot and one single impression
    short story
  • presented on stage
    Play
  • fictitious narratives
    legends
  • fictitious deals with animals
    fables
  • product of the writers imagination
    anecdotes
  • expresses viewpoints
    Essay
  • Deals with life
    Biography
  • Report of everyday events
    News
  • Formal treatment of a subject
    oration
  • prose intended to portray life or character
    Drama
  • Literature is a criticism of life
    Matthew Arnold