1. Literature Flashcards
Anything written/oral which possesses aesthetic quality that may evoke intellect and emotion
Literature
Importance of Literature
- Entertain/gives pleasure
- Understand human nature
- Adds knowledge
- Makes one a changed person
Seven Standards for Literariness
- Artistry
- Intellectual value
- Suggestiveness
- Spiritual value
- Permanence
- Universality
- Style
Appeals to the sense of beauty
Artistry
Stimulates thought
Intellectual value
Stirs feelings/imagination
Suggestiveness
Gives visions beyond ordinary life
Suggestiveness
Brings out moral values which makes reader/viewer a better person
Spiritual value
Can be read/viewed repeatedly as it gives fresh delight or new insights
Permanence
Timeless, forever relevant, has universal conditions
Universality
Shows uniqueness/artistry of the person who did it
Style
Examples of Style
- Use of rhymes
- Number of syllables/lines
- Choice or formation of words
Kinds of Literature
- Poetry
- Prose
- Drama
Different Types of Poetry
- Lyric
- Narrative
- Dramatic poetry
- Prose poetry
Different Forms of Lyric
- Simple lyric
- Song
- Sonnet
- Elegy
- Ode
Poem intended to be sung
Song
14 lines with rhyme scheme (pattern in which the rhyme words occur in a stanza)
Sonnet
Lament for the dead
Elegy
Lofty praise for some person, object, event or idea
Ode
Different Forms of Narrative
- Ballad
- Metrical romance
- Metrical tale
- Epic