Home Literature Study & Quiz: Literature definitions 11 LiteratureQuizzes Study & Quiz: Literature definitions 11 By Bahaa Shammala - March 11, 2021 472 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Results Perfect, you did it! Don’t Give Up #1. a folk song telling a story of a legend in simple language. Comedy Comedy Play Play Ballad Ballad Pastoral Pastoral #2. a concise expression of insight or wisdom. Ballad Ballad Anecdote Anecdote autobiography autobiography Aphorism Aphorism #3. a celebration of the simple, rustic life of shepherds, usually written by a sophisticated, urban writer. Play Play Pastoral Pastoral Comedy Comedy Ballad Ballad #4. a story meant to be performed in a theater before the audience. Farce Farce Play Play Miracle play Miracle play Comedy Comedy #5. a story about the origins of a culture’s beliefs and practices, of supernatural phenomena, usually derived from oral tradition. Myth Myth Allegory Allegory Novel Novel Anecdote Anecdote #6. a fictional prose narrative of significant length. Novel Novel Allegory Allegory Myth Myth Anecdote Anecdote #7. the non-fictional story of a person’s life, told by that person. Aphorism Aphorism Ballad Ballad autobiography autobiography Anecdote Anecdote #8. a play featuring saints or miraculous appearances by the Virgin Mary. Comedy Comedy Play Play Farce Farce Miracle play Miracle play #9. a narrative in which literal meaning corresponds clearly and directly to symbolic meaning. Allegory Allegory Novel Novel Anecdote Anecdote Myth Myth #10. a lighthearted play characterized by humor and a happy ending. Miracle play Miracle play Farce Farce Comedy Comedy Play Play #11. form of high-energy comedy that plays on confusions and deceptions between characters. Comedy Comedy Farce Farce Play Play Miracle play Miracle play #12. the brief narration of a single event or incident. Ballad Ballad Anecdote Anecdote Aphorism Aphorism autobiography autobiography Finish
