Literature Quiz

An extended fictional narrative which is realistic is known as a

• diary.

• novel.

• novella.

• short story.

The timing and location of a literary work is

• theme.

• setting.

• plot.

• atmosphere.

Poetry is defined by

• condensed use of language.

• evocation of feelings.

• legends and myths.

• words written in sequence.

A humorous poem of five lines, the first two rhyming with the last, is

• an ode.

• sestet.

• octave.

• limerick.

Comic relief occurs in

• comedies.

• pastorals.

• romance.

• tragedies.

A literary work that imitates the style of another in a humorous way is a

• paradox.

• satire.

• bathos.

• parody.

A scene in fiction predicting future events in the text is termed

• flashback.

• assonance.

• peripeteia.

• foreshadowing.

The most distinctive feature of drama is

• dialogue.

• setting.

• epilogue.

• plot.

A long and serious narrative poem about a heroic character is a/an

• burlesque.

• ballad.

• epic.

• elegy.

The overwhelming pride that destroys the tragic hero is called

• tragedy.

• nemesis.

• catharsis.

• hubris.