What I Know - Congratulations! You finished exploring Chinese literature. You were able to compare and contrast two poems written by calibre poets. Now, it's time for you to move to another destination - a country which is just a neighbour to us in Southeast Asia, but before we move on, let's check what you now know about Singapore's literature. Read carefully each statement. Choose the correct answer, and write the letter of the correct answer in your LITERATURE ACTIVITY NOTEBOOK 1. The literature of Singapore comprises a collection of literary works by Singaporeans in any of the country's four main languages namely, English, Malay and Tamil. A. Singaporean B. Chinese C. Malaysian D. Indonesian 2. The poetry of this Singaporean younger generation is often politically aware, and cosmopolitan B. transnational C. national D. hierarchical A. global 3. What is the predominant mode of expression in Singaporean literature?
3.(Poetry) is the predominant mode of expression; it has a small but respectable following since independence, and most published works of Singapore writing in English have been in poetry.
