LIT101 Lesson 2

Question 1

The what? of a story can be conveyed using characters, setting, dialogue, plot, or a combination of all of these elements (MasterClass, 2021).

Answer 1

theme

Question 2

It is the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.

Answer 2

Literary Theme

Question 3

The best of these explore human nature on a universal level. It’s no surprise, then, that multiple books may share the same central idea.

Answer 3

literary themes

Question 4

9 items

21st Century Literary Themes

Answer 4

1. Identity
2. Social Evils
3. Catastrophe
4. Personalization of Narrative
5. Perils of Technology
6. Fracturing
7. Effects of Capitalism
8. History and Memory
9. Migration and Diaspora

Question 5

Struggle for identity and purpose

Answer 5

Identity

Question 6

It circles around war, terrorism, racial discrimination, and other misdoings in the society.

Answer 6

Social Evils

Question 7

A natural or man made catastrophe.

Answer 7

Catastrophe

Question 8

A personal narrative of one’s real life experience.

Answer 8

Personalization of Narrative

Question 9

The negative effects of technology.

Answer 9

Perils of Technology

Question 10

It shows different perspectives and angles of a certain scenario.

Answer 10

Fracturing

Question 11

It involves political and economic system of a business, industry, and a nation.

Answer 11

Effects of Capitalism

Question 12

Explores the notion of multiplicities of truth and acknowledges that history is filtered through human perspective and experience.

Answer 12

History and Memory

Question 13

The perception and thoughts of the people who moved from one place to another.

Answer 13

Migration and Diaspora

Question 14

5 items

Elements of Prose

Answer 14

1. Character
2. Setting
3. Plot
4. Conflict
5. Point of View

Question 15

Two types of character

Answer 15

1. protagonist
2. antagonist

Question 16

its overall context- where, when and in what circumstances the action occurs.

Answer 16

Setting

Question 17

Three Types of setting

Answer 17

1. Setting as Place
2. Setting as Time
3. Setting as Cultural Context

Question 18

The physical environment where the story takes place. The description of the environment often point towards its importance.

Answer 18

Setting as Place

Question 19

Includes time in all of its dimensions. To determine the importance, ask, “what’s going on at that time?”

Answer 19

Setting as Time

Question 20

Setting also involves the social circumstances of the time and place. Consider historical events and social and political issues of the time.

Answer 20

Setting as Cultural Context

Question 21

5 items

Parts of Plot

Answer 21

1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution

Question 22

A struggle or problem for a character

Answer 22

Conflict

Question 23

Two kinds of conflict

Answer 23

internal
external

Question 24

Four types of conflict

Answer 24

1. Person vs. Person
2. Person vs. Nature
3. Person vs. Self
4. Person vs. Society

Question 25

narrator is the character telling the story (hint: I, me, my)

Answer 25

1st Person Point of View

Question 26

narrator sees into the mind of one of the characters

Answer 26

3rd Person limited Point of view

Question 27

narrator sees into the mind of several characters

Answer 27

3rd person omniscient Point of View

Question 28

refers to the storyline or the sequence of events in a narrative.

Answer 28

Plot

Question 29

Story that precedes events in the story being told – past events or background that add meaning to current circumstances.

Answer 29

Backstory