Home Literature Study & Quiz: Literature definitions 11 LiteratureQuizzes Study & Quiz: Literature definitions 11 By Bahaa Shammala - March 11, 2021 238 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Results Perfect, you did it! Don’t Give Up #1. the brief narration of a single event or incident. Aphorism Aphorism Ballad Ballad Anecdote Anecdote autobiography autobiography #2. form of high-energy comedy that plays on confusions and deceptions between characters. Farce Farce Miracle play Miracle play Comedy Comedy Play Play #3. a concise expression of insight or wisdom. Aphorism Aphorism autobiography autobiography Ballad Ballad Anecdote Anecdote #4. a fictional prose narrative of significant length. Allegory Allegory Novel Novel Myth Myth Anecdote Anecdote #5. a folk song telling a story of a legend in simple language. Ballad Ballad Comedy Comedy Pastoral Pastoral Play Play #6. a story about the origins of a culture’s beliefs and practices, of supernatural phenomena, usually derived from oral tradition. Myth Myth Novel Novel Allegory Allegory Anecdote Anecdote #7. a celebration of the simple, rustic life of shepherds, usually written by a sophisticated, urban writer. Ballad Ballad Comedy Comedy Pastoral Pastoral Play Play #8. a play featuring saints or miraculous appearances by the Virgin Mary. Miracle play Miracle play Comedy Comedy Farce Farce Play Play #9. a lighthearted play characterized by humor and a happy ending. Miracle play Miracle play Comedy Comedy Play Play Farce Farce #10. a narrative in which literal meaning corresponds clearly and directly to symbolic meaning. Novel Novel Anecdote Anecdote Allegory Allegory Myth Myth #11. a story meant to be performed in a theater before the audience. Play Play Comedy Comedy Farce Farce Miracle play Miracle play #12. the non-fictional story of a person’s life, told by that person. Aphorism Aphorism Anecdote Anecdote autobiography autobiography Ballad Ballad Finish
