aula1LITERATURAS CONTEMPORANEAS DE LÍNGUA INGLESA

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1a Questão
	
	
	
	Read the list of items below:
I. It requires the use of rhyming words at the end of lines
II. It employes the brevity and economical use of words
III. It uses metaphors and other figures of speech
IV. It exploits the use of imagery
V. It entails the manipulation of rhythmical construction
► Which items from above can be related to prose narratives?
		
	
	I and III
	 
	III and IV
	
	IV and V
	
	I and II
	
	II and IV
	Respondido em 02/05/2020 13:16:56
	
Explicação:
Only items III and IV relate to prose narratives. I, II and V are intrinsic to poetry.
	
	
	 
	
	 2a Questão
	
	
	
	
	The theme of alienation serves to mirror the feeling within society that people have become increasingly disconnected. A good example of alienation is the work....
		
	 
	Beloved, by Toni Morrinson
	
	Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman
	
	'The house on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros
	
	One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez
	
	Stone Butch Blues, by Leslie Feinberg
	Respondido em 02/05/2020 13:17:09
	
	
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	 3a Questão
	
	
	
	
	The world literary canon is hugely diverse and includes writers of various styles, genres and political persuasions. Which author listed below was major literary influence in the 20th century?
		
	
	Jane Austen
	 
	Gabriel García Márquez
	
	Oscar Wilde
	
	Charles Dickens
	
	Mark Twain
	Respondido em 02/05/2020 13:17:28
	
Explicação:
Gabriel García Márquez was one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language, who won in 1982 the Nobel Prize in Literature.
	
	
	 
	
	 4a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Choose the option which best completes the sentence: Postmodern narrative styles generally present ------------- and writers from this period look for places not only for themselves in the always-shifting canon of contemporary literature, but also for the communities they represent in the popular imagination´s concepts of contemporary societies.
		
	 
	innovation
	
	ancient searches
	
	traditional issues
	
	old concepts
	
	well known people
	Respondido em 02/05/2020 13:17:19
	
	
	 
	
	 5a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Consider the following characteristics of prose: I - lack of rhythmical construction II- lack of specific line breaks III- no need of rhyming words IV- lack of economic words V- use of metaphors From the characteristics above, only ONE CAN also be applied to poetry. Which one?
		
	 
	V
	
	IV
	
	II
	
	III
	
	I
	Respondido em 02/05/2020 13:17:39
	
	
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	 6a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Read the text below:
This type of fiction offers a vision of the future, in which societies are in cataclysmic decline, with characters who battle environmental ruin, technological control, and government oppression. Normally published as novels, these literary productions can challenge readers to think differently about current social and political climates, and in some instances can even inspire action.
► Due to societal and economic changes caused by World Wars I and II, a specific type of literary production can be related to the text above. Which one?
		
	 
	Dystopian novels
	
	Historical novels
	
	Utopian novels
	
	Short stories
	
	Folktales
	Respondido em 02/05/2020 13:17:44
	
Explicação:
Dystopian literature is a form of speculative fiction that began as a response to utopian literature. A dystopia is an imagined community or society that is dehumanizing and frightening. A dystopia is an antonym of a utopia, which is a perfect society.
	
	
	 
	
	 7a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Read the text below:
One Hundred Years of Solitude
The brilliant, bestselling, landmark novel that tells the story of the Buendia family, and chronicles the irreconcilable conflict between the desire for solitude and the need for love¿in rich, imaginative prose that has come to define an entire genre known as ''magical realism.''
► The text refers to an important literary production in the twentieth century. Who wrote it?
		
	
	Mario Vargas Llosa
	
	Bertolt Brecht
	
	Luigi Pirandello
	
	Pablo Neruda
	 
	Gabriel García Márquez
	Respondido em 02/05/2020 13:17:48
	
Explicação:
One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of Gabriel García Marquez's greatest productions.
	
	
	 
	
	 8a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Postmodern literature questions the differences between high and low culture. What option below does not feature a characteristic of the postmodern period?
		
	
	Some examples of Postmodern literature convey several kinds of critical theory, in particular the ones which deal with reader-response and deconstructionist approaches.
	
	Postmodern narrative styles generally present innovation.
	 
	The political context is not exactly a factor in Postmodern literature.
	
	Authors prioritize individual searches for identity in the following areas: legal, social, cultural, sexual and artistic.
	
	It introduced subjects and genres which have never been considered appropriate for literature.
	Respondido em 02/05/2020 13:17:46
	
Explicação:
The political context is a major factor for postmodern writers since being in contact with ideologies and a quest for identity is a contextual matter embedded in the fabric of society, therefore the political ambience matters.