21st Century Literature - Review Quiz

Which sub-genre of poetry typically includes repetition, simple language, and a set rhyme scheme?

• songs and ballads

• narrative

• lyric

• dramatic

A story of a real person's life that is written by that person.

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

A story of a real person's life written by another person.

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

A short story that usually is about animals and that is intended to teach a lesson.

• Fairy Tale

• Fable

• Folk Tale

• Myth

A story from the past that is believed by many people but cannot be proved to be true.

• Fable

• Myth

• Historical Fiction

• Legend

A story from an ancient culture that told about the actions of the gods to explain a practice, belief, or natural occurrence.

• Legend

• Myth

• Fable

• Tall Tale

A verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader, using rhythm and rhyme to help convey its meaning.

• Mystery

• Memoir

• Realistic Fiction

• Poetry

Fiction is

• not fake; it is real

• fake; it is a made up story

Non-fiction is

• fake; a made up story

• not fake; it is real

A written account of an individual's life written by someone else

• essay

• biography

• autobiography

• tall tale