1. Print Form
UNIT 1 - LITERARY TERMS Click here for the Term Definitions
Click here for Terms Project
Playwright Examples
Playwright Name George Bernard Shaw Name of Play Caesar and Cleopatra
E
Years lived 1856-1950 Year of play 1901 N
G
Source http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1925/shaw-bio.html
+
Playwright Name August Strindberg Name of Play Master Olof A
D
V
Years lived 1849-1912 Year of play 1872
Source http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/strindbe.htm
Closet Drama Example
Playwright Name Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Name of Closet Drama The Sorrows of Young Werther E
N
G
Years lived 1749-1832 Year of play
+
Why is this classified A
The play The Sorrows of Young Werther should be a read instead of acted out.
as a Closet Drama? D
V
Source http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/goethe.htm
High Comedy Example
Playwright Name Name of High Comedy A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified L
as a High Comedy? Y
Source
Low Comedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Low Comedy A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified L
as a Low Comedy? Y
Source

2. Romantic Comedy Example
Playwright Name William Shakespear Name of Play A Midsummer Night's Dream E
N
G
Years lived 1564-1616 Year of play 1888
+
Why is this classified as a A
It is an play showing romance and humor.
Romantic Comedy? D
V
Source
Comedy of Manners Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Comedy of Manners? Y
Source
What is an example of a A stock character can be the The stock character is the character that is
Why?
stock character? villain or the hero in a play recognized by there back round in life.
E
N
G
What is an example of a They can be the fool in the story He makes jokes and everyone knows him even
Why?
stock character? or play. though he is not a main character. +
A
Another example is the hot shot D
What is an example of a
of the story the one who is Why? Makes the story have a turning point. V
stock character?
action packed.
Classical Tragedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play
Years lived Year of play
A
D
V
Why is this classified as a
Classical Tragedy? O
N
Source L
Y
Define HUBRIS

3. Revenge Tragedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Revenge Tragedy? Y
Source
Domestic Tragedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Domestic Tragedy? Y
Source
Tragicomedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play E
N
G
Years lived Year of play
+
Why is this classified as a A
Tragicomedy? D
V
Source
Theatre of the Absurd Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Theatre of the Absurd? Y
Source

4. Non Fiction Example
Author's Name Name of Book E
N
G
Years lived Year of Book
+
Why is this classified as A
Non Fiction? D
V
Source
Bildungsroman Example
Author's Name Name of Book A
D
V
Years lived Year of Book
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Bildungsroman? Y
Source
Historical Novel Example
Author's Name Name of Book A
D
V
Years lived Year of Book
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Historical Novel? Y
Source
Epistolary Novel Example
Author's Name Name of Book A
D
V
Years lived Year of Book
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Epistolary Novel? Y
Source

5. Short Story Example
Author's Name Name of Book E
N
G
Years lived Year of Book
+
Why is this classified as a A
Short Story? D
V
Source
Novella Example
Author's Name Name of Book E
N
G
Years lived Year of Book
+
Why is this classified as a A
Novella? D
V
Source
Epic Poetry Example
Poet's Name Name of Poem E
N
G
Years lived Year of Poem
+
Why is this classified as A
an Epic Poem? D
V
Source
Dramatic Poetry Example
Poet's Name Name of Poem E
N
G
Years lived Year of Poem
+
Why is this classified as A
Dramatic Poetry? D
V
Source

6. Lyric Poetry Example
Poet's Name Name of Poem E
N
G
Years lived Year of Poem
+
Why is this classified as a A
Lyric Poem? D
V
Source
Dramatic Monlogue Example
Poet's Name Name of Poem A
D
V
Years lived Year of Poem
O
N
Why is this classified as L
Dramatic Monlogue? Y
Source
Epigram Example
A
Example
D
V
Author
O
N
Why is this classified as L
an Epigram? Y
Source
Example
Author
Why is this classified as
an Epigram?
Source

7. Satire Example
E
Example of something
N
satiric or an example of
G
a prose that contains
satire
+
A
Author
D
V
Why is this classified as
Satire?
Source
Example of something
satiric or an example of
a prose that contains
satire
Author
Why is this classified as
Satire?
Source