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Section 1

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Myths are usually ________________

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localized

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folktales

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are traditional narratives handed down orally

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Literature is used to describe anything from ___________ writing to more _____________ or scientific work.

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creative; technical

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Because spoken poetry doesn't adhere to traditional poem ___________ , it gives the poet more ____________ with form

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structure; freedom

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A legend is a fictitious narrative, usually about ____________ and ___________ of places

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heroes; origins

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prose

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direct, common language presented in a straightforward manner

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Poetry comes from the Greek word ______________ which means 'doer' or 'creator'

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"poetes"

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An elegy deals with ___________ and ____________.

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grief; melancholy

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poetry

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any form of rhythmical or metrical composition

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essays

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express the viewpoint or opinion of the writer

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A novel is a long ____________ divided into chapters

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narrative

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Fables usually have a ______________ lesson

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moral

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spoken poetry

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doesn't adhere to traditional poem structure, so it gives the poet more freedom with form

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legends

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a fictitious narrative, usually about heroes and origins of places

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Literature is the body of written work of a particular ______________ or people

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culture

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Literature is most commonly used to refer to works of the creative _______________

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imagination

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Myths are traditional ____________ stories about ___________ and _____________

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sacred; gods; heroes

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Fables usually has ____________ characters with _____________ characteristics

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animal; human

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Elegy is the poetic equivalent to a _______________

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eulogy

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fables

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usually has animal characters with human characteristics, and it has a moral lesson

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An elegy is a ___________poem

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lyric

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Literature includes works of p_____________, d_______________, f_____________, and n_____________.

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poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction

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short stories

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usually has one plot, setting, and conflict

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Plays are divided into _______________ and __________________a

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acts and scenes

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Legends are usually based on a _______________ of truth

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kernel

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autobiography

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is the life story of the writer

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myths

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are traditional sacred stories about gods and heroes

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Plays are performed on ________________

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stage

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sonnet

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a poem with 14 lines and about emotions

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elegy

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a lyric poem dealing with grief and melancholy

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ballad

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the shortest of the narrative poems, having a single structure and a single incident

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Literature

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a term used to describe a written or spoken material

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Examples of poetry e___________, s____________, h____________, s_______________________, b__________, e_______________

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epic sonnet haiku spoken poetry ballad elegy

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plays

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are performed on stage and divided into acts and scenes

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Examples of prose are n___________, s_________________________, p__________, l__________, f____________, f_____________, m_____________, e_____________, b_____________,

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novel short stories plays legends folktales fables myths essays biographies

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novel

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a long narrative divided into chapters

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Folktales are traditional _________________, handed down _____________

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narratives; orally

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Shakespeare's sonnets

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the most famous of the sonnets

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biographies

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deal with the life of a person

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epic

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long narrative poetry usually about a hero

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2 kinds of literature

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prose and poetry

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