Questões de Concurso sobre Literatura

The distinction between literary and non-literary texts lies in the use of language and the primary function of the discourse. About the interpretation of different genres, mark T for True and F for False:

(__)Narratives are primarily characterized by the use of "mimesis" or "diegesis" to represent a sequence of events involving characters in a specific setting.

(__)Expository texts aim to persuade the reader by using emotional appeal and rhetorical devices such as hyperbole and irony to defend a subjective point of view.

(__)Literary texts often employ "defamiliarization," a technique that makes common objects or situations seem strange to enhance the reader's perception.

(__)Descriptive texts in technical manuals are strictly forbidden from using adjectives because they must remain purely objective and mathematical.

After analysis, choose the alternative that presents the correct sequence:

“Frankenstein”, written by Mary Shelley, has been recently adapted into a film by Guillermo del Toro. The book has spanned across centuries and has gathered a cult following. Some of its main themes concern:

Textos literários e não literários, quando usados em conjunto, permitem ao aluno:

Imagine that an author is explaining the publication submission guidelines to a friend. Which of the following options presents the CORRECT way to turn the sentence "They also publish reprints" into reported speech?

Based on the submission guidelines, which of the following terms refers to previously published work that the magazine is willing to accept?

Read the following information by the authors Stainle and Diniz (2017):

Modernism was the aesthetic and literary movement that followed Romanticism and Realism, and which found its aesthetic expression in the U.S. and England during the first half of the 20th century. It was based on a break with the aesthetic, ideological, cultural, and intellectual norms that had prevailed until then.

Which of the following English-language works is an example of modernist literature, according to the definition given above?

Os clerihews são considerados um novo gênero literário porque

Read the following excerpts, from well known books in English language:

1."We had a hot supper on the occasion, graced by the inevitable roast fowl, and we had some flip to finish with. We were all very low, and none the higher for pretending to be in spirits." (Great Expectations , by Charles Dickens).

2."The surgeon deposited it in her arms. She imprinted her cold white lips passionately on its forehead; passed her hands over her face; gazed wildly round; shuddered; fell back-- and died. They chafed her breast, hands, and temples; but the blood had stopped forever". (Oliver Twist , by Charles Dickens)

3."Mortimer had stayed to dinner, and he and the baronet played écarté afterwards. The butler brought me my coffee into the library, and I took the chance to ask him a few questions". (The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Doyle). In every quote, a false cognate can be found.

Which ones are they?

Choose the connector that best completes the sentence:

"He studied hard for the exam; ___, he did not achieve the expected results."

The history of English literature is divided into periods that reflect aesthetic and philosophical changes. Mark the CORRECT alternative.

Using literature as content in ESL/EFL classes has a variety of benefits. While _________literature should be primarily an enjoyable _________experience, using literature in L2 classrooms can also develop students' language _______.

The sequence of words, from left to right, that best completes the sentence above is

Leffa (2016) defines re-literacy as the adaptation to new reading and writing practices shaped by digital media. In foreign language learning, it involves learning how to navigate and interpret texts in different digital formats. The author asserts that re-literacy within cyberculture poses a significant challenge to the teaching of foreign languages.

Which of the following alternatives most accurately describes this challenge?

Literary and non-literary texts serve different purposes. A short story is typically fictional and may rely on literary devices such as symbolism and metaphor to convey meaning. On the other hand, a newspaper article aims to provide factual information, prioritizing accuracy and objectivity. Which option below correctly represents this distinction?

Read the excerpt of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare: “‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What’s Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as Sweet”. In the text, when Shakespeare says ‘enemy’, Juliet is referring to:

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise (1920) showed the disillusionment and moral disintegration experienced by so many in the United States after World War I. This work marked the start of a promising literary journey, leading to The Great Gatsby (1925), which is:

Na literatura inglesa, obras de William Shakespeare são amplamente reconhecidas por sua contribuição ao vocabulário e à estilística da língua inglesa. Qual das peças de Shakespeare apresenta a famosa frase "To be, or not to be: that is the question"?

Read the excerpt from Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse (1927):

“The very stone one kicks with one’s boot will outlast Shakespeare.”

What literary technique predominates?

Read the passage from T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land (1922):

“April is the cruellest month, breeding

Lilacs out of the dead land…”

What literary characteristic is illustrated?

Regarding narrative technique and character typology in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, judge the statements below:

I.The pervasive use of free indirect discourse blends narrator and Elizabeth's focalization, enabling tonal irony and calibrating reader alignment with her judgments.

II.Mr. Collins exemplifies the Byronic hero, marked by brooding individualism and rebellious erotic charisma central to Romantic mythography.

III.The novel's retitling from First Impressions to Pride and Prejudice foregrounds a dialectic of moral attributes resolved through mutual self-revision by Elizabeth and Darcy.

The following statement(s) is/are CORRECT:

Com base no texto, qual é o tema principal abordado?