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What is a saga

A saga is like a series. For example, the Twilight SAGAis four books that go together. like a series

  1. A prose narrative usually written in Iceland between the years 1120-1400, dealing with the families that first settled in Iceland and their descendants, with the histories of the kings of Norway and the myths and legends of early Germanic gods and heroes.
  2. A modern prose narrative resembling a saga.
  3. A long, detailed report: recounted the saga of their family problems.
What is a treatise

a systematic presentation of facts and principles on a subject and the conclusions reached by the author

Which of these terms is defined as words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings and entirely different definitions

homophones

Does this word have a hard or soft consonant for a beginning letter geometry

soft

Which of these terms is described as a full pause or break in the meter often followed by punctuation such as a period semicolon colon exclamation comma or dash

end stopped line

Which of these terms is defined as a type of comedy based on a highly humorous and improbable plot that features misunderstandings and confusion

farce *;

Which type of novel described life in small rural villages

Pastoral

The first line of this poem is an example of which literary and poetic term

antwan lee was here

What is a type of literature that has originated within a culture and has been passed down either orally or in writing from one generation to the next

Literature that has originated within a culture and has been passed down either orally or in writing from one generation to the next is known as folklore.

What is the best answer to describes internal rhyme

two words that rhyme in the same line

The underlined portion of this stanza is an example of which sound device

assonance

What is the mood of the prison in the reading the jungle

Despondent

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