1. Literature Flashcards

1
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Anything written/oral which possesses aesthetic quality that may evoke intellect and emotion

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Literature

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2
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Importance of Literature

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  1. Entertain/gives pleasure
  2. Understand human nature
  3. Adds knowledge
  4. Makes one a changed person
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3
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Seven Standards for Literariness

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  1. Artistry
  2. Intellectual value
  3. Suggestiveness
  4. Spiritual value
  5. Permanence
  6. Universality
  7. Style
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4
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Appeals to the sense of beauty

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Artistry

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5
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Stimulates thought

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Intellectual value

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6
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Stirs feelings/imagination

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Suggestiveness

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7
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Gives visions beyond ordinary life

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Suggestiveness

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8
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Brings out moral values which makes reader/viewer a better person

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Spiritual value

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9
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Can be read/viewed repeatedly as it gives fresh delight or new insights

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Permanence

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10
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Timeless, forever relevant, has universal conditions

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Universality

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11
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Shows uniqueness/artistry of the person who did it

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Style

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12
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Examples of Style

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  1. Use of rhymes
  2. Number of syllables/lines
  3. Choice or formation of words
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13
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Kinds of Literature

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  1. Poetry
  2. Prose
  3. Drama
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14
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Different Types of Poetry

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  1. Lyric
  2. Narrative
  3. Dramatic poetry
  4. Prose poetry
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16
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Different Forms of Lyric

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  1. Simple lyric
  2. Song
  3. Sonnet
  4. Elegy
  5. Ode
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17
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Poem intended to be sung

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Song

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18
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14 lines with rhyme scheme (pattern in which the rhyme words occur in a stanza)

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Sonnet

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19
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Lament for the dead

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Elegy

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20
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Lofty praise for some person, object, event or idea

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Ode

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21
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Different Forms of Narrative

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  1. Ballad
  2. Metrical romance
  3. Metrical tale
  4. Epic
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22
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Short simple narrative poem composed to be sung and altered as it was orally transmitted

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Ballad

23
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Long rambling love story in verse revolving on chivalry

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Metrical romance

24
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Examples of Metrical Romance

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  1. Florante at Laura

2. King Arthur and

25
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Narrative poem that relates real/unimaginary events in simple, straightforward language

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Metrical tale

26
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Example of Metrical Tale

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Canterbury tales

27
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Long, narrative poem which tells of the daring acts (exploits) of a traditional hero and development of a nation

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Epic

28
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Examples of an Epic

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  1. Iliad, Odyssey (Greece)
  2. Biag ni Lam-Ang (Philippines)
  3. The Song of Roland (France)
29
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Different Forms of Dramatic Poetry

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  1. Monologue
  2. Soliloquy
  3. Character sketch
  4. Poetic play
  5. Masque
30
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Drama and poetry in the speech of a single character

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Monologue

31
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Passage spoken by an individual but no one is present to hear him

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Soliloquy

32
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Writer is concerned less with matters of story than he is with arousing sympathy; antagonism

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Character sketch

33
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There’s element of suspense, tension, conflict

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Character sketch

34
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Dramatic entertainment with lavish costumes, music, stage decor

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Masque

35
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Mainly prose in form but reflecting imaginative enriching features of a poetry

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Prose poetry

36
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Different Types of Prose

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  1. Fiction

2. Creative non-fiction

37
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Different Forms of Fiction

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  1. Short story
  2. Novelette
  3. Novel
  4. Myth
  5. Legends
  6. Fable
  7. Parable
  8. Fairy tale
38
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Deals with supernatural beings and explains beliefs/rituals

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Myth

39
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Example of Myth

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Malakas at Maganda

40
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Story associated a period in the history if a nation/people

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Legend

41
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Example of Legend

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King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table

42
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Animals as characters

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Fable

43
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Fanciful tale of legendary deeds and romance usually intended to please children

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Fairy tale

44
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Example of Fairy Tale

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Sleeping Beauty

45
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Different Forms of Creative Non-fiction

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  1. Biography
  2. Oral history
  3. Autobiography/memoirs
  4. Journal
  5. Articles
  6. Essay
  7. Speech
  8. Commentary
46
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About the lives of many common people

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Oral history

47
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Exposes and analyzes a subject

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Essay

48
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Comments about literature and art

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Commentary

49
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Kinds of Drama according to Length

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  1. One-act play

2. Full length

50
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Kinds of Drama according to Styles

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  1. Realistic
  2. Romantic
  3. Symbolic
51
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Kinds of Drama according to Nature

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  1. Comedy

2. Tragedy

52
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Example or Prose Poetry

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Bible verses