Home Literature Study & Quiz: Literature definitions 11 LiteratureQuizzes Study & Quiz: Literature definitions 11 By Bahaa Shammala - March 11, 2021 339 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Results Perfect, you did it! Don’t Give Up #1. a folk song telling a story of a legend in simple language. Ballad Ballad Pastoral Pastoral Play Play Comedy Comedy #2. form of high-energy comedy that plays on confusions and deceptions between characters. Play Play Comedy Comedy Farce Farce Miracle play Miracle play #3. a concise expression of insight or wisdom. Aphorism Aphorism Ballad Ballad autobiography autobiography Anecdote Anecdote #4. a play featuring saints or miraculous appearances by the Virgin Mary. Play Play Comedy Comedy Farce Farce Miracle play Miracle play #5. a story meant to be performed in a theater before the audience. Play Play Comedy Comedy Miracle play Miracle play Farce Farce #6. a lighthearted play characterized by humor and a happy ending. Miracle play Miracle play Farce Farce Comedy Comedy Play Play #7. a celebration of the simple, rustic life of shepherds, usually written by a sophisticated, urban writer. Pastoral Pastoral Comedy Comedy Play Play Ballad Ballad #8. the brief narration of a single event or incident. Ballad Ballad autobiography autobiography Aphorism Aphorism Anecdote Anecdote #9. a fictional prose narrative of significant length. Myth Myth Novel Novel Anecdote Anecdote Allegory Allegory #10. a narrative in which literal meaning corresponds clearly and directly to symbolic meaning. Allegory Allegory Novel Novel Myth Myth Anecdote Anecdote #11. the non-fictional story of a person’s life, told by that person. Aphorism Aphorism Anecdote Anecdote autobiography autobiography Ballad Ballad #12. 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 Finish