1. Literature

Question 1

Anything written/oral which possesses aesthetic quality that may evoke intellect and emotion

Answer 1

Literature

Question 2

Importance of Literature

Answer 2

1. Entertain/gives pleasure
2. Understand human nature
3. Adds knowledge
4. Makes one a changed person

Question 3

Seven Standards for Literariness

Answer 3

1. Artistry
2. Intellectual value
3. Suggestiveness
4. Spiritual value
5. Permanence
6. Universality
7. Style

Question 4

Appeals to the sense of beauty

Answer 4

Artistry

Question 5

Stimulates thought

Answer 5

Intellectual value

Question 6

Stirs feelings/imagination

Answer 6

Suggestiveness

Question 7

Gives visions beyond ordinary life

Answer 7

Suggestiveness

Question 8

Brings out moral values which makes reader/viewer a better person

Answer 8

Spiritual value

Question 9

Can be read/viewed repeatedly as it gives fresh delight or new insights

Answer 9

Permanence

Question 10

Timeless, forever relevant, has universal conditions

Answer 10

Universality

Question 11

Shows uniqueness/artistry of the person who did it

Answer 11

Style

Question 12

Examples of Style

Answer 12

1. Use of rhymes
2. Number of syllables/lines
3. Choice or formation of words

Question 13

Kinds of Literature

Answer 13

1. Poetry
2. Prose
3. Drama

Question 14

Different Types of Poetry

Answer 14

1. Lyric
2. Narrative
3. Dramatic poetry
4. Prose poetry

Question 16

Different Forms of Lyric

Answer 16

1. Simple lyric
2. Song
3. Sonnet
4. Elegy
5. Ode

Question 17

Poem intended to be sung

Answer 17

Song

Question 18

14 lines with rhyme scheme (pattern in which the rhyme words occur in a stanza)

Answer 18

Sonnet

Question 19

Lament for the dead

Answer 19

Elegy

Question 20

Lofty praise for some person, object, event or idea

Answer 20

Ode

Question 21

Different Forms of Narrative

Answer 21

1. Ballad
2. Metrical romance
3. Metrical tale
4. Epic

Question 22

Short simple narrative poem composed to be sung and altered as it was orally transmitted

Answer 22

Ballad

Question 23

Long rambling love story in verse revolving on chivalry

Answer 23

Metrical romance

Question 24

Examples of Metrical Romance

Answer 24

1. Florante at Laura

2. King Arthur and

Question 25

Narrative poem that relates real/unimaginary events in simple, straightforward language

Answer 25

Metrical tale

Question 26

Example of Metrical Tale

Answer 26

Canterbury tales

Question 27

Long, narrative poem which tells of the daring acts (exploits) of a traditional hero and development of a nation

Answer 27

Epic

Question 28

Examples of an Epic

Answer 28

1. Iliad, Odyssey (Greece) 2. Biag ni Lam-Ang (Philippines) 3. The Song of Roland (France)

Question 29

Different Forms of Dramatic Poetry

Answer 29

1. Monologue 2. Soliloquy 3. Character sketch 4. Poetic play 5. Masque

Question 30

Drama and poetry in the speech of a single character

Answer 30

Monologue

Question 31

Passage spoken by an individual but no one is present to hear him

Answer 31

Soliloquy

Question 32

Writer is concerned less with matters of story than he is with arousing sympathy; antagonism

Answer 32

Character sketch

Question 33

There’s element of suspense, tension, conflict

Answer 33

Character sketch

Question 34

Dramatic entertainment with lavish costumes, music, stage decor

Answer 34

Masque

Question 35

Mainly prose in form but reflecting imaginative enriching features of a poetry

Answer 35

Prose poetry

Question 36

Different Types of Prose

Answer 36

1. Fiction | 2. Creative non-fiction

Question 37

Different Forms of Fiction

Answer 37

1. Short story 2. Novelette 3. Novel 4. Myth 5. Legends 6. Fable 7. Parable 8. Fairy tale

Question 38

Deals with supernatural beings and explains beliefs/rituals

Answer 38

Myth

Question 39

Example of Myth

Answer 39

Malakas at Maganda

Question 40

Story associated a period in the history if a nation/people

Answer 40

Legend

Question 41

Example of Legend

Answer 41

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table

Question 42

Animals as characters

Answer 42

Fable

Question 43

Fanciful tale of legendary deeds and romance usually intended to please children

Answer 43

Fairy tale

Question 44

Example of Fairy Tale

Answer 44

Sleeping Beauty

Question 45

Different Forms of Creative Non-fiction

Answer 45

1. Biography 2. Oral history 3. Autobiography/memoirs 4. Journal 5. Articles 6. Essay 7. Speech 8. Commentary

Question 46

About the lives of many common people

Answer 46

Oral history

Question 47

Exposes and analyzes a subject

Answer 47

Essay

Question 48

Comments about literature and art

Answer 48

Commentary

Question 49

Kinds of Drama according to Length

Answer 49

1. One-act play | 2. Full length

Question 50

Kinds of Drama according to Styles

Answer 50

1. Realistic 2. Romantic 3. Symbolic

Question 51

Kinds of Drama according to Nature

Answer 51

1. Comedy | 2. Tragedy

Question 52

Example or Prose Poetry

Answer 52

Bible verses