February 25, 2013
101-2 文學作品導讀: Week 3-6 + Quiz 0 (3/7)
Quiz on "The Roman Fever," "The Lady with the Dog," and "A Rose for Emily"
Pop quiz:
1. In the 2008 film The Reader (2, 3), the illiterate Hanna (Kate Winslet) first learns to read by listening to an audio recording of the book, which is referred to by her in the movie as _____, the title of one of the most collectable short stories by Anton Chekov, read by her former lover Michael (Ralph Fiennes).
2. We’ve read some of the most famous examples of epic poetry including the ancient Greek Iliad and the Odyssey last semester. An epic is a lengthy _____ (1. narrative 2. lyrical) poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
3. Name three of the major forms (genre) of literature.
4. Define what literature means to "you" (p. 1-17)? Have you ever read anything before? What is the name of the work? Which character or episode interests you the most? Why do you regard this piece of work belonging to the category we are going to discuss for the rest of the whole semester?
5. Name six elements of fiction. (p. v) Which one is the most important element, according to Aristotle? In his Poetics, Aristotle considered it (mythos) the most important element of drama—more important than character, for example. It must have, Aristotle says, a beginning, a middle, and an end, and the events of the plot must causally relate to one another as being either necessary or probable.6. Write a summary on Linda Brewer’s 20/20. What is the story about?
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