Home Literature Study & Quiz: Literature definitions 11 LiteratureQuizzes Study & Quiz: Literature definitions 11 By Bahaa Shammala - March 11, 2021 195 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Results Perfect, you did it! Don’t Give Up #1. a lighthearted play characterized by humor and a happy ending. Play Play Comedy Comedy Miracle play Miracle play Farce Farce #2. the brief narration of a single event or incident. autobiography autobiography Aphorism Aphorism Ballad Ballad Anecdote Anecdote #3. a fictional prose narrative of significant length. Novel Novel Allegory Allegory Anecdote Anecdote Myth Myth #4. a celebration of the simple, rustic life of shepherds, usually written by a sophisticated, urban writer. Play Play Pastoral Pastoral Comedy Comedy Ballad Ballad #5. form of high-energy comedy that plays on confusions and deceptions between characters. Farce Farce Play Play Comedy Comedy Miracle play Miracle play #6. a folk song telling a story of a legend in simple language. Ballad Ballad Pastoral Pastoral Play Play Comedy Comedy #7. a narrative in which literal meaning corresponds clearly and directly to symbolic meaning. Anecdote Anecdote Myth Myth Allegory Allegory Novel Novel #8. a play featuring saints or miraculous appearances by the Virgin Mary. Play Play Farce Farce Comedy Comedy Miracle play Miracle play #9. a story about the origins of a culture’s beliefs and practices, of supernatural phenomena, usually derived from oral tradition. Anecdote Anecdote Allegory Allegory Novel Novel Myth Myth #10. the non-fictional story of a person’s life, told by that person. autobiography autobiography Aphorism Aphorism Anecdote Anecdote Ballad Ballad #11. a concise expression of insight or wisdom. Anecdote Anecdote Ballad Ballad autobiography autobiography Aphorism Aphorism #12. a story meant to be performed in a theater before the audience. Comedy Comedy Miracle play Miracle play Play Play Farce Farce Finish