Students’ Questions about Literature Page 25

Contemporary literature is literature that is being written in the present day. It is often characterized by its experimental style and use of modern themes.

An author summary is a brief description of an author’s work, typically found on the back of a book jacket. It is meant to give potential readers a taste of what the book is about and what they can expect.

Globalization has both positive and negative effects on education. On the positive side, globalization has led to the spread of quality education to more parts of the world than ever before. On the negative side, globalization has led to the spread of poor-quality education to more parts of the world than ever before.

Parallelism is the use of similar grammatical structures in two or more successive phrases or clauses. This technique is often used in poetry and rhetoric to emphasize similarity or difference between ideas.

Athena is the goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill. She is the daughter of Zeus and Metis, and the patron goddess of Athens.

The first written records of Greek mythology date back more than 2,700 years ago, to the Mycenaean civilization.

Most historians believe that Greek mythology evolved out of religious beliefs that ancient Greeks held about their gods and goddesses. Many of the stories in Greek mythology likely had their origins in folktales told throughout the centuries.

Pluto is the god of the underworld in Greek mythology. He is the son of Cronus and Rhea.

An allusion is a figure of speech that references a person, place, thing, or event. These references can be direct or indirect, but allusions typically expect the reader to spot the reference.

Greek mythology has had a profound and lasting impact on the world and its culture. Many of the most famous works of literature, art, and film have been inspired by Greek myths, and the influence of these stories can still be seen in modern society.