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Question 1

A collection of written works, often considered as art, including prose, fiction, drama, and poetry.

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Literature

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Literary works of global importance, crossing cultural and national boundaries, exploring human experiences.

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World Literature

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Writing that uses ordinary, natural language; includes fiction and non-fiction.

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Prose

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Imaginative writing such as novels or short stories not based on real events.

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Fiction

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Factual writing like essays or biographies that inform and explain.

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Non-fiction

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Writing that uses artistic expression, often with rhyme or rhythm, to evoke emotion or ideas.

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Poetry

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A genre meant to be performed on stage; includes dialogue and explores conflict.

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Drama

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Traditional, orally-transmitted fictional stories with cultural significance.

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Folktales

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A poem that tells a story.

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Narrative Poetry

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A short, song-like poem expressing emotion.

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Lyric Poetry

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A long poem about heroic deeds.

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Epic Poetry

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A poem with dialogue, often performed.

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Dramatic Poetry

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A humorous play, usually with a happy ending.

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Comedy

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A serious play dealing with suffering or catastrophe.

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Tragedy

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A drama with exaggerated emotions and clear good vs. evil characters.

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Melodrama

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A drama where characters sing and act out emotional stories.

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Opera

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A fictional person in a story.

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Character

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The hero or main figure in a story.

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Protagonist

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The opposing force or villain.

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Antagonist

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A character that changes during the story.

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Dynamic Character

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A character that stays the same.

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Static Character

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The time and location of the story’s events.

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Setting

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The sequence of events in the story.

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Plot

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A plot that starts at the middle of the action.

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In medias res

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A plot that follows a circular structure, often ending where it began.

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Circular Plot

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A story told in order from beginning to end.

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Linear Plot

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The narrator’s position in the story.

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Point of View

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The narrator is a character in the story.

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First-person POV

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The narrator is outside the story.

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Third-person POV

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The message, lesson, or moral of the story.

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Theme

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The emotional atmosphere the author creates.

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Mood

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A struggle or opposition between characters or forces.

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Conflict

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Conflict with outside forces like people or nature.

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External Conflict

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Conflict within the character’s own mind.

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Internal Conflict

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Short traditional story with a moral, often using animals as characters.

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Fable

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A fantastical story with magical elements.

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Fairy Tale

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A traditional story believed to explain natural or social phenomena.

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Myth

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A story from the past that may be partly true.

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Legend

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An exaggerated, humorous story about a larger-than-life hero.

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Tall Tale

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The analysis and judgment of the merits and faults of a literary work.

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Criticism

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A type of criticism concerned with content and values, aiming to find a lesson or moral.

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Moral/Intellectual Criticism

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Criticism focused on the historical background of the work.

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Topical/Historical Criticism

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Integrates historical context with textual analysis for a fuller understanding.

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New Historicism

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Analyzes form, structure, and literary elements like tone or symbolism.

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New Criticism / Formalist

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Looks for underlying patterns and structures common in literature.

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Structuralist Criticism

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Focuses on how literature portrays women and challenges gender bias.

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Feminist Criticism

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Studies literature through class, power, and economic systems.

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Marxist / Economic Criticism

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Explores the unconscious motives behind characters’ actions.

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Psychoanalytic Criticism

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Seeks universal symbols or themes shared across cultures and time.

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Archetypal/Symbolic/Mythic Criticism

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Focuses on multiple interpretations and the idea that meaning is unstable.

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Deconstructionist Criticism

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Considers the reader’s response and personal interpretation as central to meaning.

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Reader-Response Criticism