Key terminology
detective story |
a genre of fiction in which a crime is depicted and investigated, and the culprit is revealed |
fiction |
literary works comprising imaginative narration, especially in prose |
free verse |
poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme |
myth |
a traditional story that attempts to explain a natural phenomenon or justify a certain practice or belief of a society |
psychological realism |
a genre whereby authors place special emphasis on the interior life of the protagonist or secondary characters |
rhythm |
the ordered or free occurrences of sound in poetry |
short story |
a brief fictional work which usually contains one major conflict and at least one main character |
science fiction |
a genre of fiction in which imaginary stories often tell about science and technology of the future (e.g. space travel or life on the other planets) |
stream of consciousness |
a style of writing in which the thoughts and feelings of the narrator (author) are recorded as they arise in the course of the plot |
subject matter |
plot, topic, etc. of a book or speech (contrasted with style)
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working-class novel |
a type of fiction with a focus on labour relations, with attention paid to working class life, culture and resistance to power |
Ex. 1. Answer the questions:
What are characteristics of modern English literature?
What writers belonged to the group” Angry Young Men”?
Who wrote working class novels?
What novels written by Archibald Joseph Cronin can you remember?
What poet provides a bridge from the Victorian Age into the 20th century?
Who wrote the play “Pygmalion”?
What technique did Virginia Wolf use in her prose?
Whose detective stories are well known all over the world?
What is Joyce’s most notable novel?
What modern writers produced short stories?
Ex. 2. Match pairs of antonyms.
1. illusion a. unconnected 2. success b. superficial 3. connected c. native 4. former d. disillusion 5. expatriate e. latter 6. introspective f. failure |
Ex. 3. Join the words to make phrases.
1. match sth a. with smb 2. sympathize b. success 3. take sth c. of consciousness 4. develop d. to sth 5. stream e. to the limits 6. box-office f. in a direction |
Ex.4. Offer English equivalents for the following terms:
flux de conştienţă |
поток сознания |
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roman poliţist |
детективный роман |
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romane ştiinţifico-fantastice |
научная фантастика |
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literatura artistică |
художественная литература |
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vers alb |
белый стих |
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povestire |
рассказ |
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mit |
миф |
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realism psihologic |
психологический реализм |
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ritm |
ритм |
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