Which American period is this: America as a great new country, Individualism, self making

Revolutionary and Early Republican period (1760s-1820)

Which British period is this: Separation of English Church, Civil war

Restoration period & Neo-Classicism (1660-1780)

Which American period is this: American nature as sublime, Industrial revolution, Importance of the individual

Romantic period and American Renaissance (1820-1860)

... is capable of providing a fictional world

Which American period is this: Showing life as it is, no/less Idealisation, Powerlessness of the people

American Realism and Naturalism (1860s-1910s)

Which of these are descriptive definitions of literature?

Relationship - text to reality, language function, creative power of author, Ambiguity of texts, clear purpose, attitude towards text

The Histoire of a narrative text looks at...

... 'What happens on the surface level?', 'What is the plot?'

The Discourse of a narrative text looks at...

... 'How is the content presented?' 'In what time order do things happen?'

Which British period is this: Poetry doesn't need to rhyme anymore, More international writers, Language as a game

Contemporary period/Postmodernism (1945-today)

Which American period is this: Aftermath of WWll, Socio-political movements, No real truth anymore

Postmodernism and beyond (1950s-today)

A term used in tragedy to describe a tragic hero*ine's error in judgment

... has originally been about love, now about death/loss

If we group the characters in The Handmaid's Tale according to political power, who ranks how?

Professor Piexoto is more powerful than Offred

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1
Home as: 'the place where you live' is an example for...?
Connotation
Denotation
2
What kind of metrical foot is this: stressed, unstressed, unstressed
Iamb
Amphibrach
Dactyl
Trochee
3
What kind of metrical foot is this: stressed, unstressed
Trochee
Iamb
Anapaest
Amphibrach
4
Connotation stands for an implicit interpretation of reality
False
True
5
Which British period is this: Age of Poetry, Idealisation of nature, Age of Revolution
Romantic period (1780-1830)
Middle English Literatur (1100-1500)
Victorian period (1830-1900)
Renaissance (1500-1660)
6
Sonett, Ballad, Dramatic Monologue, Elegy and Ode are the Genres of poetry
False
True
7
In close reading the question 'Are there any patterns you can identify?' is used for...?
Analysis
Reading
Introducing
Interpretation
8
One text can not feature more than one genre
True
False
9
(American) Revolutionary and Early Republican period lasted from...
1600s to 1760s
1760s to 1820s
1820s to 1860s
1910s to 1950s
10
Middle English Literature lasted from...?
1600 to 1760
1500 to 1660
1100 to 1500
1830 to 1900
11
What kind of metrical foot is this: unstressed, unstressed stressed
Dactyl
Trochee
Anapaest
Amphibrach
12
Which American period is this: Great Depression, Failure of American Dream, Humans are disconnected from God
American Realism and Naturalism (1860s-1910s)
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
Transcendentalism (1830s-1860s)
Postmodernism (1950-today)
13
In Lyrical communication the Lyrical I is the author
True
False
14
In close reading 'paying attention to the content' is part of...?
Introducing
Reading
Interpretation
Analysis
15
(American) Postmodernism and beyond refers to the literature period going on since the 1950s
True
False
16
(British) Romantic period lasted from...?
1760 to 1830
1780 to 1830
1830 to 1900
1910 to 1950
17
Which American period is this: America as a great new country, Individualism, self making
American Realism and Naturalism (1860s-1910s)
Revolutionary and Early Republican period (1760s-1820)
Romantic period and American Renaissance (1820s-1860s)
Contemporary period (1945-today)
18
Which British period is this: Separation of English Church, Civil war
Colonial period (1600s-1760s)
Restoration period & Neo-Classicism (1660-1780)
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
Modernist period (1900-1945)
19
American literature is divided into 6 periods
False
True
20
Which American period is this: American nature as sublime, Industrial revolution, Importance of the individual
Romantic period and American Renaissance (1820-1860)
American Realism and Naturalism (1860s-1910s)
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
Colonial period (1600s-1760s)
21
(American) Modernism lasted from...
1910s to 1950s
1920s to 1960s
1860s to 1930s
1900s to 1945s
22
A novel...
... Can be interpreted in only one way
... mostly only has one genre
... normally only presents a small number of characters
... is capable of providing a fictional world
23
Which American period is this: Showing life as it is, no/less Idealisation, Powerlessness of the people
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
American Realism and Naturalism (1860s-1910s)
Romantic period (1780-1830)
Transcendentalism (1830s-1860s)
24
What rhyme scheme is this: aba bcb cdc
Interlocking rhyme/chain rhyme
Harmony rhyme
Enclosing rhyme
Rich rhyme
25
What rhyme scheme is this: abab cdcd efef
alternate rhyme/cross rhyme
embracing rhyme
interlocking rhyme
Paired rhyme
26
Literary history...
Reconstructs literary traditions exactly as they were
Refrains from making generalizations
Can be useful for orientation
Names the different periods after the political context of the time
27
Which of these are descriptive definitions of literature?
Relationship - text to reality, language function, creative power of author
Unclear purpose, attitude of author
Subjective evaluation of the quality of literature
Ambiguity of texts, clear purpose, attitude towards text
28
The Histoire of a narrative text looks at...
... 'What happens on the surface level?', 'What is the plot?'
... 'How is the content presented?' 'In what time order do things happen?'
29
The Discourse of a narrative text looks at...
... 'How is the content presented?' 'In what time order do things happen?'
... 'What happens on the surface level?', 'What is the plot?'
30
Which British period is this: Poetry doesn't need to rhyme anymore, More international writers, Language as a game
Contemporary period/Postmodernism (1945-today)
Postmodernism and beyond (1950-today)
American Realism and Naturalism (1860s-1910s)
Victorian period (1830-1900)
31
Which British period is this: Women gain the right to vote, Old structures and certainties are broken apart
Renaissance (1500-1660)
Revolutionary and Early Republican period (1760s-1820s)
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
Modernist period (1900-1945)
32
Which American period is this: Aftermath of WWll, Socio-political movements, No real truth anymore
Postmodernism and beyond (1950s-today)
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
Transcendentalism (1830s-1860s)
Contemporary period (1945-today)
33
(British) Renaissance lasted from 1500 to 1660
False
True
34
What is harmatia?
A term to describe discrepant awareness in drama
A term used in the theater of the absurd to describe word scenery
A morphological stylistic figure: a word repetition in immediate succession
A term used in tragedy to describe a tragic hero*ine's error in judgment
35
What rhyme scheme is this: aa bb cc
Enclosing rhyme
Chain rhyme
Paired rhyme/Couplet
Enveloping rhyme
36
(British) Restauration period & Neo-Classicism lasted from...?
1660 to 1780
1780 to 1830
1760 to 1820
1820 to 1860
37
Home as: 'origin, security, place of warmth and comfort' is an example for...?
Denotation
Connotation
38
American Realism and Naturalism lasted from...
1830s to 1860s
1900s to 1945s
1910s to 1940s
1860s to 1910s
39
An Elegy...
... has originally been about love, now about death/loss
... usually has no consolation (Trost) at the end
... is always presented as song
... has always been about love
40
The aim of 'close reading' is interpretation
False
True
41
What kind of metrical foot is this: unstressed, stressed
Trochee
Anapest
Iamb
Dactyl
42
There are different versions of a Ballad, two of those would be the Traditional Ballad and the Literary Ballad
False
True
43
Periods of American literature only started in the 17th century while British literature started in the year 500
False
True
44
If we group the characters in The Handmaid's Tale according to political power, who ranks how?
Moira is more powerful than Aunt Lydia
Professor Piexoto is more powerful than Offred
Nick is more powerful than Serena Joy
Serena Joy is less powerful than Cora
45
(British) Victorian period lasted from 1830 to 1900
False
True
46
Which British period is this: Age of science, Time of strong social change, Women fighting for equal rights
Victorian period (1830-1900)
Romantic period (1780-1830)
Modernist period (1900-1945)
Renaissance (1500-1660)
47
(American) Colonial period lasted from...
1820s to 1860s
1600s to 1760s
1760s to 1820s
1860s to 1910s
48
The major forms of Narrative Texts are the short story and the novel
True
False
49
Denotation stands for an explicit interpretation of reality
False
True
50
Which American period is this: Focus on Puritan life, Religious poetry, "New world" vs. "Old world"
Victorian period (1830-1900)
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
Colonial period (1600s-1760s)
Revolutionary and Early Republican period (1760s-1820s)
51
Romanticism and American Renaissance also includes 'Transcendentalism' lasting from 1830s to 1860s
True
False
52
Ascribing meaning to a text in close reading is part of...?
Reading
Interpretation
Introducing
Analysis
53
What is Literary History?
Very stable over the course of time
Subjective viewing of literariness
An orientation for authors
Only an abstract, generalized concept
54
Romanticism and American Renaissance lasted from...
1830s to 1900s
1780s to 1830s
1820s to 1860s
1660s to 1780s
55
An internal rhyme (Binnenreim) is...
... a rhyme of two or more words in the same line
... When the whole poem follows one rhyme (aaaaa...)
... a constantly unstressed rhyme
... a constantly stressed rhyme
56
British literature periods are divided into 8 time spans
False
True
57
(British) Modernist period lasted from...?
1900 to 1945
1910 to 1940
1920 to 1950
1860 to 1910
58
What kind of metrical foot is this: unstressed, stressed, unstressed
Spondee
Anapaest
Amphibrach
Iamb
59
The method of close reading includes several stages, one of which is called 'analysis'. Here you...
... ascribe meaning to the elements of the text to find out what they mean
Both options are correct
... read the text and pay attention to the content
Both options are incorrect
60
Which literary period is considered to celebrate emotion and its expression above all else?
Revolutionary and Early Republican period
Colonial period
Romantic period
Victorian period
61
Signs and Sign Systems...
... Are not ubiquitous (Allgegenwärtig)
... Only consist of Linguistic signs
... Only include non-linguistic signs
... are prerequisite (erforderlich) to 'understand' the world
62
Literature is traditionally divided into which three (main) genres?
Tragedy, ballad, Sonnet
Essay, sermon, letter
Short story, novel, tragedy
narrative text/prose, poetry, drama
63
Old English literature lasted from...?
1600 to 1760
1660 to 1780
500 to 1100
1100 to 1500
64
This is the structure of an Italian Sonnet: 2 quatrains (octet) + 2 tercets (sestet) ; volta after octet
True
False
65
This is the structure of an Shakespearean Sonnet: 3 quatrains + 1 couplet; volta before the couplet
True
False
66
Examples for genres of non-fictional literature are...?
Essay, Travelogue, letter
Travelogue, Paranormal, Magic Realism
Essay, YA novel, Sermon
Dystopia, Utopia, Romance
67
(British) Contemporary period/Postmodernism has been going on since 1945
True
False
68
A 'feet' is the smallest unit of a verse
True
False
69
A Ballad...
... contains no dialogue
... has an abrupt ending
... tells a story
... is always orally presented
70
A Sonnet...
... usually has 14 lines
... has three main forms: English, Shakespearean and Italian
... contains a volta (turn) at a random point
... contains multiple thoughts
71
Which British period is this: "Golden Age" of English theatre, Struggle for stability, religious revolution
Old English Literature (500-1100)
Renaissance (1500-1660)
Modernist period (1900-1945)
Romantic period (1780-1830)
72
Examples for subgenres are...?
Poetry, short story, drama
Prose, ballad, novel
Short story, novel, tradgedy, ballad
Metre, rhyme, stanza
73
According to Freytag, which is the correct order of elements in dramatic plots?
retarding element, exposition
denoument, climax
climax, exposition
peripety, falling action
74
A short story...
... has a clear ending
... is stating rather than implying
... has characters with a lot of depth
... starts right in the action
75
'Introducing' is part of close reading
True
False
76
During a dramatic monologue...
... the focus is on the speaker
... the speaker doesn't speak for the entirety of the poem
... the adressee is never present
... there are more than one speaker
77
What is a frequent characteristic of poetry?
Language you use everyday
Mostly no plot, but: high degree of subjectivity
Generally, very long
Little to no part of a poem is charged with meaning
78
Which metrical foot begins with an unstressed syllable?
Trochee
Dactly
Spondee
Iamb
79
What rhyme scheme is this: abba cddc
Alternate rhyme
Embracing/Enveloping/Enclosing rhyme
Interlocking rhyme
Chain rhyme
80
What kind of metrical foot is this: stressed stressed
Amphibrach
Trochee
Iamb
Spondee

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