ENGLISH 7: Introduction to Literature Review

Literature is the (a)   of man's aspirations, dreams, emotions, thoughts, and experiences.

Literature is the reproduction of man's aspirations, dreams, emotions, thoughts, and experiences written and spoken in _______ and _______ language. (Choose 2 answers)

• imaginative

• journalistic

• beautiful

• informal

Which is NOT a characteristic of literature?

• expressive and imaginative

• timeless

• universal

• viral/trending

Carl is curious to know how some things work, so he reads "Mudpies to Magnets" by Roberta Williams, and together with Jarred and Vittoria, he creates some great science experiments at school.

• reading for cultural and uplifting effects

• reading for curiosity

• reading for entertainment

• reading for information

Gab's family planned an outing to the zoo and farm. Before their trip, he read books about the animals that they planned to see.

• reading for cultural and uplifting effects

• reading for curiosity

• reading for entertainment

• reading for information

Lexi reads any book her hands can lay upon. She loves classic and fictions and epics and history books to keep herself entertained.

• reading for cultural and uplifting effects

• reading for curiosity

• reading for entertainment

• reading for information

What are the genres of literature? (Select all correct answers.)

• fiction

• drama

• poetry

• essay

_______ are different perspectives we consider when looking at a piece of literature.

• Critical approaches

• Literary Criticism

________ is the discipline of interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating works of literature.

• Critical approaches

• Literary Criticism

This is the genre of literature that conveys a thought, describes a scene or tells a story in a concentrated, lyrical arrangement of words.

• fiction

• drama

• poetry

• essay