Chapter 1 Features of Literature

What is a genre?

• A writing that is true and factual

• A type of literature with a certain style

• Series of related actions

• The writer's attitude that is expressed in the writing

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True or false- some examples of fiction writing are essays, diaries, biographies, and autobiographies

• True

• False

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____________ is written to be acted onstage. Includes tragedies, comedies, melodramas, and musicals

• Fiction

• Flashback

• Drama

• Conflict

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Contains a series of related actions, often revolving around secondary characters in the story

• Subplot

• Recurrent theme

• Tone

• Mood

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A scene or event that has happened before the beginning of the story

• Theme

• Flashback

• Tone

• Setting

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The ______________ are their distinguishing characteristics. They can be portrayed through description, narration, action, dialogue, dialect, and motivation

• Recurrent theme

• Poetry

• Foreshadowing

• Traits of characteristics

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The writer's attitude that is expressed in the writing

• Mood

• Atmosphere

• Tone

• Setting

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Narrative writing. Includes novels, short stories, fantasy, mystery, science fiction, fables, legends, and myths

• Nonfiction

• Fiction

• Poetry

• Flashback

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Has a structure different from prose. Can either be narrative, epic, lyric, ballads, or sonnets

• Essays

• Diaries

• Poems

• Melodramas

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A problem or struggle in a piece of literature. Includes person vs. self, person vs. nature, person vs. person, person vs. technology, person vs. environment, person vs. supernatural, person vs. destiny

• Conflict

• Recurrent theme

• Parallel plot

• Genre

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