Reading literary texts

Poems, short stories, novel extracts and plays.

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The main forms

  • Poetry: language arranged in lines, using rhythm and imagery.
  • Short story: a brief narrative focused on one main event.
  • Novel: a long narrative with many characters and events.
  • Drama: written to be performed, mostly through dialogue.

Practice questions

A literary work written mainly to be performed on stage is a:Easy
A fourteen-line poem with a set rhyme scheme is a:Medium
A long fictional prose narrative is a:Easy
A short Japanese poem of three lines is called a:Medium
A poem of mourning for someone who has died is an:Medium
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