Nature of Literature and Its Genre

It is written work that deals with man and his experiences expressed in artistic, imaginative, creative, and meaningful languages

• literature

• nature

• prose

Below are the purposes of literature except one.

• to understand the state of the nation

• to spark empathy and understanding

• to explore what it is to be human

What is the literal meaning of the Latin word "prosa oratio"

• literature

• prose oration

• straightforward discourse

What type of prose is imaginatively contrived?

• narrative

• fiction

• non-fiction

Below are descriptions of non-fiction, except one.

• use of dystopia

• factual information

• nothing is make-believe

It is a type of fiction that takes the reader back to a particular time period usually, the main character is not based on a real person

• history

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

It is rooted in the supernatural and explores the realm of the impossible.

• fantasy

• science fiction

• mythology

It is an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.

• Ethiopia

• science fiction

• dystopia

TRUE OR FALSE: Harry Potter novels are examples of science fiction.

• true

• false

• maybe

What is an imaginative response to an experience reflecting a keen awareness of language?

• drama

• prose

• poetry