MODULE 2: UNIT 1

Exercise 1.Arrange the words to come up with a sensible sentence. Start the
sentence with a capital letter and end with a period.

1. the verbal expression / of the people / literature is / of the experience

Literature is the verbal expression of the experience of the people.

2. man’s experiences / presents / literature / in various forms

Literature presents man’s experiences in various forms.

3. from all over / refers to literatures / the world / world literature

World literature refers to literatures from all over the world.

4. helps us understand / from all over the world / studying literature / the life
and cultures
Studying literature helps us understand the life and cultures from all over the
world.

5. a concept / “World Literature” was / Johann Wolfgang von Goethe /

introduced by
“World Literature” was a concept introduced by Johann Wolfgang von
Goethe.

Exercise 2.Fill in the blank with the correct answer. Write your answer before the
number.
The Aeneid 1. Famous literary work molded after Homer’s works
Homer 2. Author known for “Iliad” and “Odyssey”
Geoffrey Chauce 3. The father of English literature
Mark Twain 4. Dubbed as the father of American literature
Leo Tolstoy 5. A Russian novelist
Sun Tzu 6. A literary work about military strategies
Alexandre Dumas 7.Known for “The Count of Monte Cristo” and “The Three
Musketeers”
The Divine Comedy 8. Dante’s most famous work
Spanish 9. Miguel de Cervantes’ nationality
America 10. The country of origin of Poe, Emerson and Dickinson

MODULE 2: UNIT 2

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Exercise 1. Cloze Test. Choose the words the best complete the text. Write the
letter of your choice in the space provided below.

Choices for #1-11 Choices for #12-20

a. Ballad n. autobiography
b. Dramatic o. drama
c. epic p. epic
d. figurative language q. fantasy
e. lyric r. imaginations
f. message s. melodrama
g. nonfiction t. nonfiction
h. non-fiction u. personal essay
i. paragraphs and sentences v. play
j. poetry w. presentation
k. song x. scientific paper
l. stanzas and lines
m. tone

Literature can be poetry, drama, fiction, and _1__. All of these genres have
particular features and functions that distinguish them from one another. Hence, it
is necessary on the part of readers to know which category of genre they are
reading in order to understand the _2__. it conveys, as they may have certain
expectations prior to the reading concerned.

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_3__ is a form of text that follows a meter and rhythm, with each line and syllable. It
is further subdivided into different genres, such narrative, _4__, and _5__. Other
poems include ode, sonnet, elegy, _6__, _7__, and _8__.

All these poetic forms share specific features, such as they do not follow _9__; they
use _10_instead. Others may be free-form, which is devoid of any regular meter and
rhyme scheme. Besides that, often poetry uses _11_, such as metaphor, simile,
onomatopoeia, hyperbole, and alliteration to create heightened effect.

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_12_ is a form of text that is performed in front of an audience. It is also called a
__13_. Its written text contains dialogues, and stage directions. This genre has
further categories such as comedy, tragedy, and farce and _14__.

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_15_ is different from poetry in that it has complete sentences organized into
paragraphs.

Fiction has three categories that are, realistic, non-realistic, and semi-fiction.
Usually, fiction work is not real and therefore, authors can use complex figurative
language to touch readers’ _16__. Unlike poetry, it is more structured, follows
proper grammatical pattern, and correct mechanics. A fictional work may
incorporate fantastical and imaginary ideas from everyday life. It comprises some
important elements such as plot, exposition, foreshadowing, rising action, climax,
falling action, and resolution.

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_17_is a vast category that also has sub-genres; it could be creative like a _18__, or
factual, like a _19__. Sometimes, it may tell a story, like an _20__, or sometimes it
may convey information to readers. Other examples include biographies, diaries,
memoirs, and journals.

Answer here:

nonfiction 1. epic 7. figurative imaginations 16.

language 11.
message 2. Ballad 8. Nonfiction 17.
drama 12.
poetry 3. paragraphs and personal essay 18.
sentences 9. play 13.
lyric 4. Scientific
stanzas and melodrama 14. paper 19.
Dramatic 5. lines 10.
prose 15. aut0biography 20.
song 6.

Exercise 2. Identify the type of figure of speech used in each item. Write the letter
of your choice in the space before the number.

b 1. Before the storm, the sky b. Simile

got as dark as midnight. c. Onomatopoeia
a. Metaphor d. Metonymy

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 c. Hyperbole
c 2. The big, brown bear d. Simile
bounded over the stream.
a. Onomatopoeia c 7. Why, man, if the river were
b. Hyperbole dry, I am able to fill it with tears.
c. Alliteration a. Apostrophe
d. Synecdoche b. Metaphor
c. Hyperbole
a 3. The clang of the bell woke d. Simile
the sleeping dog.
a. Onomatopoeia C 8. Here is the smell of blood
b. Metaphor still; all the perfumes of Arabia will
c. Hyperbole not sweeten this little hand.
d. Alliteration a. Assonance
b. Alliteration
d 4. Life is a roller coaster. c. Oxymoron
a. Simile d. Hyperbole
b. Hyperbole
c. Alliteration a 9. Man proposes, God
d. Metaphor disposes.
a. Antithesis
d 5. "Death lays its icy hands b. Hyperbole
on kings." c. Oxymoron
a. Simile d.
b. Metaphor
c. Alliteration a 10. The righteous shall
d. Personification flourish as the palm tree.
a. Simile
c 6. Why, man, if the river were b. Metaphor
dry, I am able to fill it with tears. c. Apostrophe
a. Apostrophe d. Personification
b. Metaphor

Exercise 3. Choose a pair of words from the box. List their similarities and
differences in the Venn diagram. Label the circles which the terms represent. List
the similarities in the inner portion and the differences in the outer portion.

 Prose and Poetry  Epic and Novel

 Fiction and Nonfiction  Comedy and Tragedy
 Narrative Poetry and Prose Fiction

Differences

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  Have complete sentences organized
A. Prose into paragraphs.
 Focuses on characters and plot rather
than sounds.
 Uses the most typical form of language, which is
straight-forward.
 Large blocks of writing.

 Both are forms of literature.

 Both have descriptive language.
 They both use words to express a
point. Similarities
 Written piece that everyone can read.

 Written in stanzas and lines with a unique pattern.

 Uses metrical language with lots of rhythm and rhyme
to create word pictures.
 Uses language for aesthetics and qualities in addition
to its meaning.
 The form of a poem varies depending
on the intent of the author.
B. Poetry

Exercise 4. Compare and Contrast Differences

Paragraph. Using the list you have from the
previous activity, write a compare and contrast paragraph about the concepts you
have chosen. The paragraph should not exceed 5 sentences. Write your output in
the space provided for you.

Both prose and poetry are forms of literature, and yet they propose
differences from each other. They both have descriptive language but, prose
focuses on the characters and plot, while poetry uses metrical language with lots of
rhythm and rhyme to create word pictures. Both use words to express a point, but
the only difference is that prose is in straight-forward form while poetry uses words
for aesthetics and qualities for the meaning of its content. Another difference

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between prose and poetry is that prose has complete sentences organized into
paragraphs, and poetry has stanzas and lines. Prose comes up with large blocks of
writing, while poetry, on the other hand, varies depending on the intent of the
author but both are still written pieces.