21st Century W3-4 Flashcards
mirrors human existence. It exudes the
realities and truths of life encrypted in every letter and
symbol of the texts.
LITERATURE
offers an experience to dwell
in its very essence and to build the mind and character
of the person connected to the universal truths.
reading a literary text
elevates the spirit by bringing out
moral values in any genre of a literary composition that
conforms to the manner, forms and styles.
good literature
literature is divided into :
PROSE and POETRY
they differ in form, structure and style, but
both deliver themes relatable to life
experiences.
PROSE and POETRY.
FORM of prose
Written in paragraph form
FORM of poetry
Written in stanzas or verse form
LANGUAGE of prose
Expressed in ordinary form (common language) or straightforward manner
formal and applies grammar rules
LANGUAGE of poetry
Expressed in metrical, rhythmical, figurative language and
imaginative tone
informal and applies poetic license
APPEAL of prose
Appeal to the reader’s intellect and makes the readers think
APPEAL of poetry
Awaken the reader’s emotion / more on emotions
AIM of prose
To convince, reflect, instruct, inform and educate the learner
AIM of Poetry
To stir the imagination and set an idea of how life should be
THEMES of poetry and prose
Prose has more themes (novels, stories, series).
→ Themes in Prose can be used in Poetry. However,
Prose is longer than Poetry; therefore, Prose have more themes.
the oldest form of literature.
POETRY
our ancestors even recited lines of verse having
aesthetic qualities.
POETRY
contains rhythm, sound pattern, and meter.
words are played with rhythm to show creativity and
style (uses 5 senses — imagery).
POETRY
ELEMENTS OF POETRY (IRSDL)
Imagery
Rhythm
Sound
Density
Line
one of the essential elements of poetry that give the
reader the totality of the poem.
IMAGERY
the writer shows what the poem is all about and not
just merely tells the words.
IMAGERY
powerful imageries in the poem are used to make it
appealing to the senses of the reader.
IMAGERY
is in the form of words, images, and symbols.
IMAGERY
refers to the sound pattern and the arrangement of
words that make up the poem.
RHYTHM
____ is easier if it is a song.
RHYTHM
in poetry, it is based on syllables.
RHYTHM
refers to how the poem sounds like when read.
SOUND
Sound is divided into 2
euphony and cacophony
poems that sounded soft
and melodious.
set by / with the presence
of letters that are soft when
spoken. (f, h, l, m, n, etc.)
gives calmness and peace
EUPHONY
poems that sounded
brittle and stiff.
hard and cracking sounds
that are very noisy.
r, d, b, z, g (most letters
that are combined with r).
CACOPHONY
what distinguishes poetry from prose. this is the ability to say little and mean much through the use of metaphors and nonconformity with traditional grammar styles.
DENSITY
incorporating sounds and rhythm also allows this element to emerge.
DENSITY
how much is said in how little of space.
DENSITY
symbols who have stories
behind them.
CONCRETE POEMS
stop, end, finished, could mean death.
Period(.)
continuation, not yet the end, another
part of the story, “life goes on, do not lose hope.”
Ellipsis(…)
attended the University of the Philippines, but he was suspended in 1929 after publishing a series of erotic poems, titled “Man-Song.
Also the author of the emperor’s new sonnet inspired by emperor’s new clothes
Jose Garcia Villa
A very important part of poetry. An element that makes it unique to prose. In poetry it is like sentence in prose; however, we are
not obliged to put a period since poetry does not adapt to strict grammar rules.
LINE
a group of lines that separate ideas in a
poem; they act like paragraphs.
Stanza