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CSET Elements Of Prose

Subjects : cset, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 27 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Suspenseful; solves a puzzling crime; Poe's Purloined Letter; Sherlock Holmes by Doyle






2. Short - nonfiction - any topic - formal or informal: Self - reliance by Emerson






3. Comments on social conventions or conditions - usually humorous: Huck Finn; Swift's Modest Proposal






4. Traditional story based on fact but exaggerated: Paul Bunyan; Le Morte d'Arthur






5. Main character is heroic but has a tragic flaw leading to his or her downfall: Hamlet






6. Brief - usually has characters - setting - plot - point of view - theme: Gift of the Magi






7. Letter - diary - journal - eloquent - expository - becomes part of recognized literature of the era: US Constitution; Anne Frank's diary






8. Type of folktale - supernatural - magical elements: Cinderella; Rapunzel






9. Novel; cowboys or frontiersmen of US: L'Amour's How the West was Won






10. Short -- less than 100 pages - also Novelette: Of Mice and Men






11. Account of another person's life: Sandburg's Abe Lincoln Grows Up






12. Fiction with a historical backdrop - includes historical people - places - or events: Vidal's Lincoln






13. Anonymous traditional story - from a culture's oral tradition: Brer Rabbit; Arabian Nights






14. Humorous - imitation of another literary work - mocks and points out its weaknesses: Hamlet's love letters to Ophelia






15. Long - adventures and love affairs - idealized heroes: King Arthur






16. Book - length narrative - usually has plot - character - point of view - theme






17. Brief - simple - illustrates a oral or religious lesson - no anthropomorphisms: Good Samaritan - Prodigal son






18. A story surrounds another story or links several stories together: Heart of Darkness; Canterbury Tales; Turn of the Screw






19. Short - humorous - teaches a lesson about a behavior usually with animal characters: Fox and Grapes; Boy who cried wolf






20. A person's account of own life: Autobiography of Ben Franklin; Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington






21. Unreal world - incredible characters or events: Lord of the Rings - Gulliver's Travels






22. Intended to scare or unsettle reader - may be fantasy or sci fi: Frankenstein; Dracula






23. Impact on society of current or future scientific or technological developments: Dune; Martian Chronicles.






24. Expository - true - real events - people - objects - NOT imaginary






25. Narrative drawn from the author's imaginations - not fact or history






26. All written and spoken expression w/o a regular rhythm and with a conscious literary purpose






27. Gods or heroes - theme expresses culture's ideology - found in every culture: Pygmalion - Pandora's box