Saudi Arabia ‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬

Ministry of Higher Education ‫وزارة التعليم العالي‬

‫معهد سفراء االحتراف‬
Professional Ambassadors Institute

Exam: Final √ Midterm quiz Subject Name: Literary Appreciation

Semester: 1443-1444H Teacher's name: Eman Almedhwahi

Semester: Fourth semester

Student's name………………………………...................... Date: 31 /5/2022

Student ID……………………………………..........

Question one. 8 pts.

Read the following sentences and write down whether they are true or false.

1- The term literature is used in a wide sense to refer to written works and printed materials
that give information……….……….

2- A poetry is that genre of literature which expresses deep emotions, feelings, thoughts,
experiences and ideas in the verse form…………...….

3- A drama refers to that kind of literature written in ordinary form of spoken or written
narrative………………….

4- A prose is defined as a literary composition that tells a story in form of a dialogue and action,
sometimes it is also performed on stage before an audience…………...………

5- Literary appreciation is reading, understanding and making a critical judgment of the theme,
style, use of figurative and non-figurative language as well as other elements of a literary
work.……………………….

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6- Fiction is literature which deals with events that are imagined…………………………

7- The novella involves more characters than that of novel and short story and the plot is often
more complex……………...……

8- A novel can be read within a brief time lapse because it has fewer characters and
incidents……………….…

Question two. 9 pts.

Write 3 examples of these sentences:

1-Types of fiction.

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2- Elements of prose.

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3-Types of drama.

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Ministry of Higher Education ‫وزارة التعليم العالي‬
‫معهد سفراء االحتراف‬
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4- Features of poetry.

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5- Characters in "The nightingale and the Rose".

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6- Types of literature.

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Saudi Arabia ‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
Ministry of Higher Education ‫وزارة التعليم العالي‬
‫معهد سفراء االحتراف‬
Professional Ambassadors Institute

Question three. 3 pts.

What is the definition of non-fiction and what does it include?

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Question four. 7 pts.

Choose the correct answer for the following sentences.

1- To the Nile is a sonnet written by (John Keats - Stephen Crane). It contains

fourteen lines.

2- Breakfast by (Emily Dickinson - Jacques Prevert) is a thoughtful and direct poem

that describes a speaker's reactions to un known man's coffee, cigarette, and
departure.

3- (The Eagle - Fear) by Gabriela Mistral is a poem about a mother who is anxious
about her daughter's future.

4- (Once Upon a Time – A Bird Came Down the Walk) is a poem by the Nigerian
poet Gabriel Okara, in which he laments the lost innocence of youth.

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Ministry of Higher Education ‫وزارة التعليم العالي‬
‫معهد سفراء االحتراف‬
Professional Ambassadors Institute

5- The theme of (To the Nile – A Bird Came Down the Walk) talks about the beauty
and brutality of nature.

6- The theme of (Breakfast – Fear) talks about everyday life and alienation lack of
communication.

7- The theme of (Once Upon a time – The eagle) talks about the cultural crisis,
selfishness, loss of innocence and real emotions.

Question five. 3 pts.

What are the main themes of the short story "The nightingale and the Rose "by Oscar
Wilde?

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Good luck