first term exam in literature SBA
26-02-2013, 07:23 PM
1/ what are the forms of literature, explain the peculiarities of each one of them
2/ match the following literary terms with their appropriate definition (plot, characterization,stanza, foreshadowing, climax)

1- the methods in which a character is developed through thoughts, actions, dialogue.
2- the writer's hints and clues about what is going to happen in the story.
3- the sequence of events that take place.
4- the turning point or high point of a story
5- the devision of lines into groups

3/ explain the difference between the literal and the figurative language language, give examples
4/ match each sentence to the correct stylistic device below.
chiasmus/personification/anaphora/paradox/climax/hyperbole.
1- this note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable rights" of "life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness"
2- don't go near the water until you've learned to swim
3- i could sleep for a year; i was so tired
4- mad world! mad kings! mad composition!
5- " i mean what i say" and " i say what i mean"
6- the ocean danced in the moonlight

5/ how would you describe the Victorian literary period?