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History of Literature (Interpreting Lit and Theme)
History of Literature (Interpreting Lit and Theme)
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Before the short story unit begins.
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Which of the following has the literary periods in the correct chronological order?
None of these
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The short stories we'll read were all written since 1901-What literary period do they fit into?
The Romantic Period
The Englightenment
The Modern Period
The Contemporary Period
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What was the literature of the Middle Ages intended to do?
Show the importance of scientific thought.
Be read purely for pleasure and leisure.
Make critical comments about the government.
Teach people how to lead more moral and virtuous lives.
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What does the word ‘renaissance’ mean?
Relate
Review
Return
Rebirth
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What is the
theme
of a work?
It is always stated in the summary.
A work's central or dominant idea.
One of the ideas in a work.
The same as the subject.
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As long as you can defend an interpretation (with evidence), you can be creative and different.
True
False
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How is an interpretation deemed defensible?
Only common interpretations are defensible.
If it is unusual, then it must be defensible.
It is based in fact from what the text supplies.
It only needs to be defended by one person to be defensible.
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Which of the following is the better theme statement for Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"?
2
1
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To evaluate literature, you must consider how various literary elements function within a work.
True
False
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How is meaning created in a text?
It's only what is supplied by the reader.
It's only what is supplied by the work itself.
It is only the factual information found within the text.
It's partly by the work and partly by the reader.
