Introduction to World Literature

Question 1

Definition of Literature

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Literature is life itself

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Functions of Literature

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Propaganding
Moralizing
Theraputic

Question 3

Criteria in Judging Literature

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Artistry
Suggestiveness
Universality

Question 4

Kinds of Literature

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Oral/Spoken
Written

Question 5

Types of Literature

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Interpretative
Escape

Question 6

Repetition of like sounds throughout a poem

Answer 6

Tone Color

Question 7

Five Primary Kinds of Tone Color

Answer 7

Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Rhyme
Onomatopeia

Question 8

The repetition of identical consonantal sounds, usually at the beginning of words in close proximity, throughout the poem

Answer 8

Alliteration

Question 9

Repetition of identical vowel sounds in words in close proximity throughout a poem

Answer 9

Assonance

Question 10

Repetition of identical consonant sounds that are preceded by different vowel sounds

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Consonance

Question 11

Element of poetry which helps to unify a poem by keeping thought groups together

Answer 11

Rhyme

Question 12

Various Rhyme Schemes

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Syllabic
Internal Rhyme
Full Rhyme
Half Rhyme

Question 13

Figures of Speech

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Allusion
Apostrophe
Hyperbole
Litotes
Metaphor
Metonymy
Oxymoron
Paradox
Personification
Simile
Synecdoche
Irony

Question 14

reference to a person, place or thing outside of the confine of the poem

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Allusion

Question 15

address to an inanimate object,a muse, God, or an absent or deceased person

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Apostrophe

Question 16

exaggerated statement employing inflated language

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Hyperbole

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understatement in which the affirmative is implied by denying its opposite

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Litotes

Question 18

comparison in which something is compared to something else

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metaphor

Question 19

one word or image is used to represent another with which it is closely associated

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metonymy

Question 20

contradiction that seemingly cannot be resolved

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oxymoron

Question 21

is a seemingly contradictory statement that turns out to be partly true

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paradox

Question 22

occurs when the poet bestows human characteristics on inanimate object, abstract qualities and animals

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personification

Question 23

using like, as, or as if

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simile

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closely related to metonymy, a part is used to suggest the whole or that of the whole for a part

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synecdoche

Question 25

expresses the contrary of what is meant

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irony

Question 26

body of ancient stories or poems that grew out of the human quest to understand the natural and spiritual world that was preserved through time by the oral tradition of storytelling before being eventually written down

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Traditional Literature

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Features of Traditional Literature

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---plots are generally shorter than any other genres ---actions are concentrated ---characters tend to have only one outstanding quality ---Settings: in the beginning... or long ago in a land far away... ---language though full of rhythm and melody is sparse ---style is characterized by story beginnings and endings (once upon a time....they lived happily ever after.... )motifs of recurrent features ( use of no.3 like 3 sisters....3 wishes...) repetition of refrains or chants (mirror, mirror on the wall...) ---themes like good vs. evil ---ending usually is a happy ending

Question 28

Passed down and whispered around (in remote areas)

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Folklore

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version of a tale that is obviously based upon an earlier, well-known tale but in which the language and bits of plot have been altered to modernize or further dramatize the story

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Retold tale

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Types of Traditional Literature

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Myths Epics Legends Tall Tales Folktales Fables Parables

Question 31

stories that recount and explain the origin of the world and the phenomena of nature

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myths

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long stories of human adventures and heroism recounted in many episodes

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epics

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stories based on either real or supposedly real individuals and their marvelous deeds

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legends

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highly exaggerated accounts of persons both real and imagined so they maybe considered sub- category of legends

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tall tales