3469431378 | writing that falls into linked fragments or sentences and paragraphs; found in short stories, essays, novels, and some plays | prose | 0 | |
3469434206 | poetry | verse | 1 | |
3469437127 | a story line in prose or verse | narrative | 2 | |
3469445475 | a narrative in which the characters, action, and setting make coherent sense on a literal level, but also represent large ideas or abstract qualities | allegory | 3 | |
3469448142 | animal farm is an allegory of? | communism | 4 | |
3469451741 | where the characters are symbolic of something else | allegory | 5 | |
3469457620 | the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is an allegory of? | Jesus' life | 6 | |
3469460077 | a collection of short stories or poems | anthology | 7 | |
3469469812 | a novel that recounts the development of an individual from childhood to maturity, to the point at which the main character recognizes his/her place in the world | bildungsroman | 8 | |
3469473132 | "coming of age" story | bildungsroman | 9 | |
3469482620 | an amusing work that ends happily and presents the "lighter" side of life, and generally represents the experiences of ordinary people in common language | comedy | 10 | |
3469487525 | the literary art of belittling a subject by making it ridiculous | satire | 11 | |
3469495200 | a satiric form of comedy that takes the artificial and superficial habits of high society and mocks them | comedy of manners | 12 | |
3469498941 | Pride and Prejudice is an example of a what? | comedy of manners | 13 | |
3469512776 | a type of comedy that employs improbable or otherwise ridiculous situations and mix-ups, slapstick, horseplay, and crude/bawdy language | farce | 14 | |
3469516566 | The Three Stooges is an example of a? | farce | 15 | |
3469519217 | The Hangover is an example of a? | farce | 16 | |
3469532013 | an imitation of a piece of writing, copying some features such as diction, style, and form, but changing features for humorous effect | parody | 17 | |
3469534975 | scary movie is an example of a? | parody | 18 | |
3469538812 | a novel that depicts an imperfect, oppressive world | dystopian novel | 19 | |
3469542619 | a novel that depicts a perfect society or world | utopian novel | 20 | |
3517471452 | a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects that customs, mores, and aspirations of a nation or race and who undertakes historical exploits, usually over a long period of time | epic | 21 | |
3517473210 | novel written in letters | epistolary novel | 22 | |
3517478811 | Dracula is an example of an? | epistolary novel | 23 | |
3517489019 | a brief tale designed to illustrate a moral lesson using symbolic characters, details, and plot lines | fable | 24 | |
3517501689 | a narrative of the exploits of a hero told through several generations | saga | 25 | |
3517503768 | Star Wars is an example of a? | saga | 26 | |
3517512481 | a serious and often somber drama, written in prose or verse, that typically ends in disaster and that focuses on a character who undergoes unexpected personal reveals | tragedy | 27 | |
3517524796 | literature that concerns itself with humanity's very being, with its perpetual, anguished struggle to exist; individuals have free will and are thus entirely responsible for their actions | existentialism | 28 |
AP LITERATURE: Genres/Classifications of Literature Flashcards
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