2nd Quarter Flashcards
Basic types of literature
Fiction
Non-fiction
poetry
drama
Fiction sub types
Novel
Short Story
Non-fiction sub types
Essay
Editiorial
News Story
Feature Story
Poetry Sub types
Verse
narrative
poetry
Free verse
Drama sub types
Classical
Tragedy
Comedy
A traditional story in prose concerning details of god and demigods and the creation of the world and its inhabitants occurring in timeless past.
Myth
Examples of Myth
The Gods and Goddesses (Ilocos)
Mag-asawang Tubig (Tagalog)
Why is there a high tide during Full Moon (ibanag)
It describes or portrays symbolic language the origin of the basic elements and assumptions of a culture
Myth
folk epics that narrate the adventures of tribal heroes who embody themselves the ideas and values of the tribe
Heroic Narrative Epics
ex: Indarapatra at Sulayman
Are traditional narratives or collection of related narratives, popularity regarded as historically factual but a mixture of fact and fiction.
Ethnological Legends
ex: Legend of Mayon Volcano
Legend of the Dama de Noche
Legend of Banana Plant
A prose narrative
Folktale
A folktale using animals as characters
Animal Tale
ex: The Monkey and the Turtle
The Simplest form of oral literature
Folk Speech
a. Riddles
b. Proverbs
c. Folk Songs
Description of objects in terms intended to suggest something entirely different
Riddles
Short popular sayings that express effectively some common place truth or useful thought. They generally express codes of conduct, community beliefs, etc.
Proverbs
Verses set into music by the members
Folk songs
are literary attempts to share personal experiences and feelings.
Poetry
Elements of poem
- The poetic line
- The sound words
- The meter
- Imagery
- Tone
- Figures of Speech
It is the basic unit of composition in poems, an idea or feeling of which is expressed in one line and is frequently continued into the next line. This is called ENJAMBMENT or RUN-ON lines
Poetic line
A poet conveys his ideas through a pattern of sounds that is a part of the total meaning.
The sound words
Repeats similar or corresponding sounds in some apparent scheme
Rhyme
Is the result of systematically stressing or accenting words and syllables attained through patterns in the tuning, spacing, and repetition of the elements.
Rhythm
means the repetition for the effect of initial vowels or consonants
Alliteration
refers to a partial change in which vowels are alike but the consonant sounds are unlike
Assonance