LU3 Literary Forms & Genre Quiz

Which of the following are considered to be literary forms? Select 4 answers that apply.

The word genre comes from the French (and originally Latin) word for 'kind' or 'class'.

Ultimately, we have different literary forms that can be classified according to certain genres, based on the writing style, technique, tone, length and content.

This genre is usually centred around a protagonist who travels to epic, unknown or distant locations to achieve something.

A biography refers to stories written by the person him/herself.

'Parody' is a subgenre of which main genre?

"Great Expectations" written by Charles Dickens, is a good example of which genre?

"A Study in Scarlet" is a 1887 detective novel by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Which genre would this novel be classified as?

Characters such as unicorns, fairies, witches and mermaids fit into which genre?

"The Conjuring" is a good example of this genre.

Historical fiction includes main characters in the forms of gods, demigods or supernatural humans.

"The Matrix" is classified as this ever-popular genre.