CONPHIL QUIZ
A quiz on general literature terms
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- first person narrative
- this point of view is solely that of the character telling the story. He may be the central character who either observes or participates in the action.
- middle of the action
- part of the plot, also called continuation of the complication
- poetic license
- is the right to deviate, for artistic effect, from literal fact or rigid form
- deuteragonist
- a type of character in a story, it is second in importance in the story
- lyric poetry
- poetry which tells no story; a kind of poetry that is intended to be sung.It is usually short, simple and easy to understand. This includes simple lyric.
- three ingredients of literature
- subject, form and point of view
- antagonist
- a type of character in a story, it is the villain who is usually the cause of foil or thwart to the protagonist
- beginning of the action
- part of the plot, also called complication
- Koran
- a literary masterpiece which is the sacred writing of the Muslims
- informal or familiar essay
- a kind of essay which is subjective or personal, light, entertaining, and gay in tone, graceful in style, and flowing or rambling in organization. It is an essay that is directed to the heart. It is an expression of the view and opinion of the writer about any subject in an ordinary manner. The personality of the writer is revealed due to his style and treatment of the subject, which is very personal. It possesses charm, interest, and distinctive purpose to entertain and to amuse. The tone is light, friendly, humourous, affectionate, and interesting as if the writer is talking to his friends.
- script
- drama as literature, it is what the dramatist writes and which the producer and director use as a basis for casting, rehearsing the actors, and working out technical details with designers and technicians
- conflict
- the chief ingredient of drama, without this, there is no drama; element of story on the struggle of complication involving characters.
- ballad
- a short narrative poem originally composed to be sung; shortest and simplest form of narrative poetry. It tells of a single incident in verse composed to be sung. The variations of this are love ballads, war ballads, sea ballads, humorous, moral, historical, or even mythical ballads.
- introduction
- also called exposition, part of the plot that presents the necessary knowledge about the main characters and the situation existing prior to the action proper
- spiritual value
- a quality of world's literary masterpieces that does not only enrich our minds but also makes us morally high for us to become a better person. This value will bring us closer to the Almighty God.
- The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
- a literary masterpiece, one of the greatest poems produced in England during the Middle Ages
- Francis Bacon
- father of the English essay
- Significant human experience
- What literature is all about.
- suggestiveness
- a quality of world's literary masterpieces that makes our imagination work beyond what we ordinarily do and exprience. It makes us move more that what we usually think about.
- Essais
- meaning "attempts", published in 1590, written by de Montaigne
- climax
- the highest point of interest in a story; an element of the story
- lyric
- a variety of short poem that is characterized by subjectivity, imagination, melody, and emotion.
- dramatic monologue
- a type of dramatic poetry that is a combination of drama and poetry. The speaker addresses to one or more listeners, but they remain silent.
- pyramidal structure of a short story
- a common structure of a plot beginning with introduction, ascending actions, climax, denoument and ending.
- soliloquy
- it is a type of dramatic poetry spoken by the speaker alone with no one present to hear him except the audience. Here, the speaker presents his character and emotions, and the revelations of character are made freely without any inhibitions to give insights to the character.
- folk ballad
- a story-telling song which has grown up among people, people often illiterate or poorly educated
- tragedy
- a serious play, it shows a protagonist, who is admirable in many ways, struggling with some forces of life and coming out as the inevitable loser in the end. It involves the pricipal character or hero struggling against dynamic forces. The actions usually ends unhappily where the principal character meets death or faces the catastrophe with dignity and courage.
- sonnet
- is a lyric poem in 14 iambic pentameter lines
- conclusion
- also called aftermath, part of plot that rounds off the action, underlining its point
- exciting
- a quality of the plot; it should be this than the everyday reality that surrounds us.
- dramatic poetry
- it is a long poetry that has the intention of being presented on stage, It may have a story but the emphasis lies more on that character rather than on the narrative
- The Book of Day by Confucious
- a literary masterpiece which is the basis of the Roman calendar
- setting
- the locale and period in which a story occurs; it is the time and place involved in the story. It gives hint to the motive of the characters. It also gives the mood of the story because places and time provoke feelings to the readers.
- The Book of the Dead of Egypt
- a literary masterpiece on the funeral ritual of the Egyptians and is the most important literature of Egypt.
- point of view of a single character
- a point of view used by the author as a central observer or participants in action. It is in the third person narrative that limits the knowledge available to the readers. Detective stories often employ this point of view.
- narrative poetry
- written in a story-telling verse; it is a long descriptive poem about life and events that may be real or imaginary. it tells a story with sequential order of events.
- universality
- a quality of world's literary masterpieces that means it observes no limit, anytime, anywhere. It possesses distinguising traits and quality of men. It deals with feelings, conditions, and truths about the lives of men. These may be hatred, anger, jealosy, happiness, envy, etc.
- characters
- refers to any of the make-believe persons we encounter in fiction; an element of a short story on the persons involved in a conflict.
- Literature
- the perception and communication of significant human experience.
- denoument
- also called the resolution, it is the unfolding of the plot in a story; it is the event or the events following the climax.
- poetry
- is the spontaneous overflow of powerful emotions; it is like a painting, sculpture,a song or a drama which is the creative expression of an intense personal experience, remembered or imagined. it is a literary type written in verse and has measures, rhymes, lines, stanzas, and tone
- The Odyssey of Homer
- a literary masterpiece on the world's greatest adventure story about the travel of Ulysses
- Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet
- a literary masterpiece, it is one of the greatest American literary pieces.
- character sketch
- a type of dramatic poetry that is less concerned with the events of the story but rather with arousing sympathy, antagonism, and interest of an individual. The poet in this particular poem merely observes and gives comments.
- theme
- refers to some general idea embodied in a story, may be defined as the generalization about life or human character that a story explicitly or implicitly embodies
- artisty
- a quality possessed by literary masterpieces; a quality that appeals to the sensitivity of an individual for what is beautiful. This can be achieved through the use of language that appeals to our senses.
- epitaph
- a short poem designed to be inscribed on a tombstone
- prose
- is a literary type that is written within the common flow of conversation in sentences and paragraphs. The subject matter is usually familiar and ordinary although it also tackles subjects on heroism, beauty, love, and common experiences with nobility of spirits, which in poetry may be found with eloquent expressions. Prose is usually divided into fiction and nonfiction.
- psalms
- these are songs of praise to God and to the Virgin Mary
- comedy
- shows the protagonist overcoming his obstacles; it is light in nature with a purpose of amusing the audience. A true version of this is serious and full of meaning; however, it is infused with wit, delicate and new ideas. It injects humor and ends happily by showing repentance and confirmation to be good.
- style
- an element of story; the manner of putting into language the ideas of the authors. It may be used as a general synonym for excellence, or it may more specifically suggest that a writer has found the unique verbal pattern that precisely expresses the meaning he wishes to convey. It is also a quality of world's literary masterpieces where the writer use techniques to make their literary work unique and distinctive from the others. They expresses their ideas more special than the others.
- point of view
- an element of a story; the point of which a story is seen or told. It answers the question, "Through whom does the author tell the story?"
- The Holy Bible
- a literary masterpiece on the sacred scriptures of the Christians
- intellectual value
- a quality possessed by literary masterpieces; a quality that appeals to our thoughts. It stimulates our mental capability and enriches our fundamental ability
- symbol
- is a word, a phrase, a scene or an episode that refer directly to one thing but suggests another thing as well; it is something that means more than it is
- irony
- is a discrepancy or disparity between what seems and what is
- elegy
- a type of lyric poem of lament and praise for the dead
- end of action
- part of plot, also called resolution or denouement
- fringe character
- a type of character in a story that is destroyed by inner conflict
- nonfiction
- it is a type of prose that is expository in nature. It aims to explain an idea, a theory, a point of view, or maybe an impression.
- idyl
- a short poem describing a simple, pleasant scene of rural or pastoral life
- fiction
- one of the most interesting and profitable forms of literature; a series of imaginative facts about truths in human life. The incidents may or may not happen in real life, and the characters may or may not have existed, but as long as it can happen within the bound of possibility and probability.
- short story
- a prose narrative of limited length, must unfold within the limits of a dozen pages or less
- protagonist
- a type of character in a story; the hero or heroine in the story
- minor character
- type of character that plays very little or insignificant role in the story
- epic
- a long narrative poem about a hero whose exploits are important to a whole people; sometimes include the lives of heroes, sometimes gods and goddesses
- types of conflict
- includes man vs man, man vs himself and man vs his environment
- literary ballad
- a story-telling poem, usually an artistic imitation of the folk ballad
- novel
- a type of fiction that is a long narrative story divided into chapters and may involve few or numerous characters. The events may be true-to-life or fictitious. It covers a long period of time. Because of its length, it has the capacity to give more complex plot, numerous characters, and more elaborate settings.
- formal essay
- a kind if essay that is usually objective or impersonal in tone, serious in aim or purpose and logical in structure. It is an essay addressed to the mind. It deals with more serious subjects such as theology, science, politics, philosophy, morality, and psychology, among others, and is intended to more intellectual group of individuals. The tone is more objective and the style is clear. Its main purpose it to teach or instruct. It involves deeper analysis of topics being discussed.
- El Cid
- a literary masterpiece on the greatest adventure story of the Spaniards
- Divine Comedy by Dante
- a literary masterpiece, considered masterwork of Italian literature and one of the most celebrated monuments of world poetry
- Michael de Montaigne
- the father of familiar essay
- Mahabharata
- a literary masterpiece which is considered the greatest epic of India
- permanence
- a quality of world's literary masterpieces; it is untiring and can be enjoyable to the readers when read over and over again. It endures the test of time.
- essay
- a prose discussion of moderate length, usually on a particular idea or restricted topic. It is also defined as a short literary composition dealing with a single subject; it is divided into formal and non-formal.
- good structure
- a quality of the plot wherein the episodes must be arranged effectively. It is important that a plot have this, tying all the incidents together, so that one leads naturally into another.
- ode
- is a lyric poem on a serious subject, usuall addressed to some person or thing, characterized by nobility or sentiment and dignity of style
- turning point or crisis
- the action takes a decisive turn for better or worse
- song
- is the true lyric which range from the patriotic anthem, the soldier's duty to the home song and the hymn
- sarcasm
- is cutting, hostile language utterned with the intention of causing pain
- Iliad and Homer
- literary masterpieces on the greatest war epics about the Trojan war
- mood
- an element of a story pertaining to its predominating atmosphere or tone
- omniscient
- a point of view which enables the writer to present the inner thoughts and feelings of his characters
- drama
- an art of illusion, and all the details of presentation contribute to creating the illusion of reality; the term is applied to a story that comes to life on stage or screen. It is a literary form presented on a stage. It involves three elements, namely theater, actors and directors, and an audience. It is an art of imitating human characters and actions. The actors impersonate the characters in a particular incident or event in the story. Early versions of this is usually written in prose. It is classified as tragedy or comedy.
- suspense
- element of a story; a part that keeps the readers in a state of uncertainty or in a state of guessing
- plot
- the sequence of the actions and events in a story; organization of the incident of the story. It must have a good beginning, middle and end. It should be constructed that no incident can be displaced or omitted without destroying the unity of the whole.