SEM116 (QUIZ 1)

Unique expression of an author's perspective.

Offer insights into individuals' lives and achievements

14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.

Praises or glorifies an event or individual.

Deals with fundamental human truths.

Plays, theater, dance, and film.

Analyzes literature in its historical context.

Great literature transcends time and culture.

Can evoke deep emotions and thoughts.

The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry as an example.

Hamlet and romeo and juliet are example of?

Uses symbolism and imagery.

is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific work but the term is most commonly se

Long narrative with a complex plot

It focus on specific topics or lifestyles.

Often leaves a lasting impression.

Provides cultural insights across time and space.

Developed characters and settings.

Written about a person by someone else.

Explores life's fundamental truths

Long poems about heroic deed

Engages audiences through visual and auditory elements

Explores lessons within the text.

Aims to entertain only and often ends happily

It passed down verbally

Tells a story through a narrator and charact

Aesthetic appeal in literature.

Offer new insights upon each reading.

teach moral or religious lessons.

Derived from Latin "literatura," meaning writing with letters.

Genres include prose, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.

is a term sed to describe written or spoken material.

Employs rhyme, rhythm, and figurative language.

Includes historical dramas, tragedies, and comedies.

Ordinary grammatical structure

It analyzes the psychology of characters and authors

Mourns the loss of someone or something.

Essential for staying informed.

Enduring works that withstand the test of time

It can be fiction or non-fiction.

Literature is diverse and influential

Based on historical events

Evokes emotions and deeper meanings.

Reflects cultural heritage and values.

"The Iliad" and "Annabel Lee" as examples.

Offers insight, entertainment, and enlightenment.Encourages critical thinking and empathy.

Ignores authorial and historical context.

It discusses class struggles and social issues.

Presents factual information and real events.

Considers the author's time and beliefs.

Sees literature as a reflection of human nature.

Combines elements of oral and written literature.

the body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age, or the body of writings on a particular su

is the total of preserved writings belonging to a given language or people.

Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen as an example.

Poems with a musical quality.

Reflects the poet's inner world.

It examine's the literature as a societal reflection

Ends in disaster

It is a form of art using language to express ideas and emotions.

Elegies, sonnets, and odes are common forms

The nature of man is CENTRAL to literature. The reader or teacher or critic more or less “requires” that the piece prese

Written by the person it's about.

is a field of study that focuses on human mind, behavior, and experiences

Uses aesthetic qualities of language

Focuses on personal and emotional feelings.

Literary criticism in the light of historical evidence or based on the context in which a work was written, including fa

Meant to be performed.

Literature that uplifts and teaches.

Focuses on the text's structure and elements.

Aesop's Fables and Biblical parables as examples.

Reveals deeper truths and beauty.

Lacks rhythmic structure of poetry

A mirror to life's experiences and emotions.

Folktales, myths, legends, proverbs, and songs

Found in novels, essays, and non-fiction

Focuses on a single event or character

It is both an academic discipline and applied science which pursues to interpret a group or individual by means of found

written and oral works with artistic value.

Involves invented stories and characters

It covers the current event

Also known as the historical-critical method or higher criticism, is a branch of criticism that investigates the origins

Presented to an audience.

Helps understand historical and contemporary societies.

Recorded in writing

Focuses on personality and inner drives in literature

Language use that adds beauty to the work.

Expresses ideas, emotions, and stories

Combines dialogue and action.

A midsummer night by shakespeare as an example

Includes novels, short stories, fables, parables, and legends

Autobiographies, biographies, newspapers, and journals.

It allowed preservation and dissemination of stories.

Promotes ethical values and personal growth.

Includes epics, ballads, and metrical romances.

Stimulates critical and abstract thinking.

Transmitted through generations by word of mouth

Novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays.

use animals to convey morals

Often has a rhythmic and musical quality.