World Literature

1. a written, typed, or printed communication, especially one sent in an envelope by mail or messenger.
4. a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
5. play, movie, etc., that is serious and has a sad ending.
8. prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.
10. a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
11. a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
13. a dramatic work for the stage or to be broadcast.
14. literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature.

2. a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.
3. a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
6. professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.
7. an account of someone's life written by someone else.
9. a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.
12. a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences.
15. a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.