Question

Use the paragraph to match the text to the correct literary term.
The poor horse was very melancholy, and wandered up and down in the wood, seeking some shelter from the cold wind and rain. Presently the fox met him: "What's the matter, my friend?" said he. "Why do you hang your head down and look so lonely?" "Ah" replied the horse, "my master has forgotten all I have done for him for so mnay years, and because I can no longer work he has turned me adrift and says unless I become stronger like a lion he will not take me back again. What chance I have of that? He knows I have none."
Do not take help for granted. (narrative, theme, summary, dialogue)
Type of genre (narrative, theme, summary, dialogue)
A horse explains to the fox that he is sad because his owner doesn't find the horse useful anymore. (narrative, theme, summary, dialogue)
"What's the matter my friend?" (narrative, theme, summary, dialogue)

Answer 1

1. The poor horse was very melancholy, and wandered up and down in the wood, seeking some shelter from the cold wind and rain. Presently the fox met him: "What's the matter, my friend?" said he. "Why do you hang your head down and look so lonely?" "Ah" replied the horse, "my master has forgotten all I have done for him for so many years, and because I can no longer work he has turned me adrift and says unless I become stronger like a lion he will not take me back again. What chance I have of that? He knows I have none." - **narrative**

2. Do not take help for granted. - **theme**

3. A horse explains to the fox that he is sad because his owner doesn't find the horse useful anymore. - **summary**

4. "What's the matter my friend?" - **dialogue**