ENG2613
ASSIGNMENT 1
DUE DATE: 21 APRIL 2026
, ENG2613 ASSIGNMENT 1 2026
DUE 21 APRIL 2026
Question 1
Read the story below and then answer the questions that follow.
The old woman and her pig
One day an old woman was sweeping her home when she found some money that she
had forgotten about. She was so happy that she danced around singing.
1.1 What kind of literature does this story belong to? Is it fiction or non-fiction? –
fantasy or realism? - and prose, poetry or drama? Give two reasons from the
passage for your answers.
Fiction.
Under fantasy sub-genre of fiction and is written as prose.
It is fiction because it is a made-up story that comes from the writer’s imagination rather
than real people or events (Tutorial Letter 501, 2023, Unit 1.4.3).
The events are not factual; they form a chain of imaginary actions where animals and
objects behave like people. It is fantasy (not realism) because the pig, dog, water, ox,
rope and mouse all speak or act with human intentions and emotions for example, the
mouse stops and says, “Yes, I will chew the rope, if you will give me some cheese”
It is prose because the text is written in continuous paragraphs using everyday spoken
language, divided into sentences rather than stanzas or acts/scenes
(Tutorial Letter 501, 2023, Unit 1.4.2.1).
ASSIGNMENT 1
DUE DATE: 21 APRIL 2026
, ENG2613 ASSIGNMENT 1 2026
DUE 21 APRIL 2026
Question 1
Read the story below and then answer the questions that follow.
The old woman and her pig
One day an old woman was sweeping her home when she found some money that she
had forgotten about. She was so happy that she danced around singing.
1.1 What kind of literature does this story belong to? Is it fiction or non-fiction? –
fantasy or realism? - and prose, poetry or drama? Give two reasons from the
passage for your answers.
Fiction.
Under fantasy sub-genre of fiction and is written as prose.
It is fiction because it is a made-up story that comes from the writer’s imagination rather
than real people or events (Tutorial Letter 501, 2023, Unit 1.4.3).
The events are not factual; they form a chain of imaginary actions where animals and
objects behave like people. It is fantasy (not realism) because the pig, dog, water, ox,
rope and mouse all speak or act with human intentions and emotions for example, the
mouse stops and says, “Yes, I will chew the rope, if you will give me some cheese”
It is prose because the text is written in continuous paragraphs using everyday spoken
language, divided into sentences rather than stanzas or acts/scenes
(Tutorial Letter 501, 2023, Unit 1.4.2.1).
