Divisions of

Literature
Inst. Henelsie B. Mendoza
Lit 103
World Literature
 Quiz Bee
Mechanics
–Class will be divided into 8 groups
–3 rounds
• Easy (2) , Average (3), Difficult (5)
–One will take charge in writing all
the answers on a sheet of paper.
Quiz Bee

EASY
ROUND
 Question 1
Literary genre that is invented
and not literally “true”. It is
written to be read than
acted or performed.

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 Question 2

It is a log written by the

author at regular intervals.

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It is a simple story illustrating

a moral or religious lesson.

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 Question 4

It is set in a future that

technological advancement
could or might make
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Imaginative stories dealing

with the solution of a secret,
problem or crime, and
involving intrigue.
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A brief work of non-fiction

that offers an opinion on a
subject.

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 Question 7

Personal written
communication is called
___________.

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A story of a person’s life

written by an individual with
exceptional knowledge of
the subject.
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 Question 9

Part of the plot where the

setting and characters are
introduced

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A long fiction narrative with a
complicated plot. It may
have one main plot and one
or more sub plots that
develop with the main plot.
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 Quiz Bee

AVERAGE
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Brief, artistic form of prose

which is centered on a
major main incident.

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A one-sentence utterance
that holds the conventional
wisdom of the ages.

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A record of events based on

the writer’s own
observation. Retrospective
account of a memorable
event.
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 Question 4

Literary work of poetry that is

written without proper rules
about form, rhyme, rhythm
or meter.

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It is a non-narrative poem
telling a single incident in
simple meter and stanzas. It
is meant to be sung.

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Narration demonstrating a
useful truth, especially in
which animals speak as
humans.

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It is a story about god or

goddess. It often explains
where things come from.

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A lyric poem containing

fourteen lines in iambic
pentameter, and a
complicated rhyme.

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A poem written on the death

of a friend. The purpose is
to praise the friend.

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A lyric narrative poem in a

regular metrical pattern set
to music.

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DIFFICULT
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Literary work in metrical form or
verse which has a pair of lines
of poetry that are usually
rhymed.

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It depends upon ridiculous
situations, exaggerated
character types, coarse humor
and horseplay for its comic
effects.
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A long speech in which a
character who is alone on a
stage expresses his/her
private thoughts or feelings.

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Generally ridicules human folly
and associated political, social
or moral problems.

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 Question 5
Refers to a drama in which a
heroic protagonist meets an
unhappy or calamitous end
brought about by some fatal
flaw of character or
circumstances.
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It is a type of literature in which
the sound and meaning of
language are compiled to
create ideas and feelings.

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A lyric poem of some length
serious in subject and dignified
in style. It is written in a spirit
of praise of some persons or
things.

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It is a literary piece which is
written in the pattern of
ordinary spoken language and
within the common flow of
organization.

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 Question 9
A figurative or
metaphorical use of a
word or expression in
literature that starts
with letter T.
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 Question 10
A long narrative poem of the
largest proportions. It is a tale
mainly about a hero of great
significance on tribal or
national significance.

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Divisions of Literature

1. Prose
- literary piece which is written
in the pattern of ordinary
spoken language and within
the common flow of
conversation
Divisions of Literature

2. Poetry
- is a piece of art written by a
poet in meter or verse
expressing various emotions
which are expressed by the
use of literary techniques
Divisions of Literature

3. Drama
- “dran” – Greek – “to do/act”
- It is a story acted out on
stage.
- speech and action of a play
recreate the flow of human life
Prose Fiction

• Myth
• Legend • Fairy Tale
• Parable • Short Story
• Fable • Novel
Poetry

• Lyric
• Narrative
–Song
–Ballad
–Sonnet
–Metrical
–Elegy
Romance
–Ode
–Epic
Poetry

• Dramatic
–Dramatic
Monologue
–Soliloquy
Drama

• Tragedy • Comedy
– Satire
– Tragicomedy
– Comedy of
– Melodrama
Manners
– Romantic
Comedy
– Black Comedy
– Farce
Non-Fiction Prose
• Autobiography
• Biography
• Character Sketch
• Diary / Journal
• Editorial
• Essay
Critical Approaches
• Reader-
Response • Formalism
• Marxism • Historical-
• Feminism Biographical
• Queer Theory • Deconstruction
• Moral/Intellectual