Praxis 5038 Questions and Answers Already Passed

Praxis 5038 Questions and Answers Already Passed Mysteries, fantasies, fairy tales, and romances are genres of which literary form? Fiction Prose How is a literary form different from genre? Literary form is the general structure of a piece of writing, while the genre is the particular style within a form. If you're experiencing a piece of fiction that's being performed on stage, joining monologues and dialogues by characters with stage directions, then what kind of fiction are you experiencing? Drama Which literary form is written in ordinary, non-metrical language and communicates facts or opinions about reality? Nonfiction Prose Lyrics, odes, and epics are genres of which literary form? Poetry Literary Forms structure of a piece of writing; how it is constructed and organized (roots of the literary family tree) Literary Genres specific style or category of writing; make use of various literary forms as foundations from which to stretch out in many different directions of expression (branches of the literary family tree) Meaning basically the writer's message to the reader (authors use various forms and genres to express) Nonfiction Prose literature that is written in ordinary, non-metrical language and communicates facts or opinions about reality (meaning is usually straightforward because the writer's primary purpose is to convey information or persuade readers) Fiction Prose written in ordinary, non-metrical language, but is the product of the writer's imagination (meaning can stretch from obscure and difficult to clear and direct) Poetry uses metrical language with lots of rhythm and rhyme to create word pictures (employs all kinds of word play, figurative language, and imagery to send its messages which are often obscure and need to be dug out with some effort on part of the reader) Drama combines elements of prose and poetry into plays that are usually intended to be performed on stage; joins monologues and dialogues by characters with stage directions and occasionally narrative sections that explain the action (like poetry, can feature hidden meanings and messages that take some work to decipher) Genres of Nonfiction Prose (12 examples) 1) biographies 2) autobiographies 3) history texts 4) science books 5) how-to manuals 6) dictionaries 7) encyclopedias 8) argumentative essays 9) self-help books 10) law volumes 11) newspapers 12) pamphlets Genres of Fiction Prose (10 examples) 1) fairytales 2) fables 3) mystery 4) fantasy 5) historical fiction 6) science fiction 7) horror 8) adventure 9) romance 10) classics Genres of Poetry (6 examples) 1) epics 2) elegies 3) lyrics 4) sonnets 5) odes 6) hymns Genres of Drama (7 examples) 1) comedies 2) tragedies 3) tragicomedies 4) farces 5) morality plays 6) mystery plays 7) problem plays A piece of fiction published in a magazine is most likely what type of fiction? A short story How are novellas different from novels? Novellas are shorter than novels. Why do bookstores separate fiction into different genres? To make it easier to find certain books How might Edgar Allen Poe characterize a piece of fiction that takes two weeks to read in multiple sittings? A novel Based on the type of fiction, what can be assumed about the difference between the novel A Tale of Two Cities and the short story The Tell-Tale Heart? A Tale of Two Cities has more characters and plot lines than The Tell-Tale Heart. Short Story ranges in length from a handful of pages to over thirty pages; should have