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Literary Genres

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

If drama is to dramatic form, poetry is to (a)   .

2.

(a)   (plural) mean the aggregate of norms and standards (i.e., plot, character, setting, icon, theme, or effect in a genre story) created in the realm of literary heritage.

3.

(a)   is the oldest form of literature. ​

4.

(a)   poetry is highly musical and can feature poetic devices like rhyme and meter.​

5.

(a)   poetry is written in verse,of a sequence of connected events, it propels characters through a plot

6.

(a)   poetry is an emotional piece written in verse which includes a story intended to be recited.

7.

(a)   is derived from a Greek word aeidein, which means to chant or sing.

8.

(a)   is derived from the Italian word sonetto, meaning “a little sound or song,"​

9.

A sonnet has (a)   lines.

10.

(a)   pentameter is a poetic meter with 10 beats per line made up of alternating unstressed and stressed syllables.​

11.

Known as a persona poem, (a)   is a highly narrative and imagined by the person, which reveals the aspects of his/ her character and nature while describing a situation or event. It is often lengthy, famous, and fall under lyric poetry​.

12.

(a)   poetry is written on a specific occasion​. It is meant for a performance, accompanied by instruments.​

13.

(a)   is a form of lyric poem which laments the death of someone.

14.

(a)   is a long, often book-length, narrative in verse form that retells the heroic journey of a single person, or group of persons.

15.

(a)   is a type of narrative poem that is sometimes set to music.​ It consists of stanzas that contain a quatrain, or four poetic lines.​ In this kind of narrative poem, there are usually eight or six syllables in a line.