Home Literature Study & Quiz: Literature definitions 11 LiteratureQuizzes Study & Quiz: Literature definitions 11 By Bahaa Shammala - March 11, 2021 416 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Results Perfect, you did it! Don’t Give Up #1. a folk song telling a story of a legend in simple language. Play Play Comedy Comedy Pastoral Pastoral Ballad Ballad #2. a fictional prose narrative of significant length. Allegory Allegory Myth Myth Novel Novel Anecdote Anecdote #3. a concise expression of insight or wisdom. Aphorism Aphorism Ballad Ballad autobiography autobiography Anecdote Anecdote #4. a story about the origins of a culture’s beliefs and practices, of supernatural phenomena, usually derived from oral tradition. Myth Myth Anecdote Anecdote Novel Novel Allegory Allegory #5. the brief narration of a single event or incident. Anecdote Anecdote Ballad Ballad Aphorism Aphorism autobiography autobiography #6. the non-fictional story of a person’s life, told by that person. Anecdote Anecdote autobiography autobiography Ballad Ballad Aphorism Aphorism #7. a story meant to be performed in a theater before the audience. Play Play Farce Farce Comedy Comedy Miracle play Miracle play #8. a celebration of the simple, rustic life of shepherds, usually written by a sophisticated, urban writer. Comedy Comedy Pastoral Pastoral Ballad Ballad Play Play #9. a narrative in which literal meaning corresponds clearly and directly to symbolic meaning. Anecdote Anecdote Novel Novel Myth Myth Allegory Allegory #10. a play featuring saints or miraculous appearances by the Virgin Mary. Miracle play Miracle play Comedy Comedy Play Play Farce Farce #11. form of high-energy comedy that plays on confusions and deceptions between characters. Farce Farce Play Play Miracle play Miracle play Comedy Comedy #12. a lighthearted play characterized by humor and a happy ending. Farce Farce Miracle play Miracle play Play Play Comedy Comedy Finish