Concept Notes 4-Literature and its Elements Flashcards
review(keywords)
body of written works
literature
refers to verse expressions,with measures,rhymes lines,stanzas and melodious tone.
poetry
meant to be sung
lyric poem
tells a story
narratve poem
related to drama
dramatic poem
common flow of conversation
prose
which illustrates truths about human life
fiction
may contain fictional elements
non-fiction
offers direct or indirect suggestions about its meaning
context clues
the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people,encompassing language,religion,cuisine,social habits,music,and arts
culture
existence of variation of different characteristcs in a group of people
diverisity
our legacy from the past
heritage
time and place
setting
interrelated sequence
plot
very beginning of a story,authors usually introduce the major characters
exposition/initial action
the part when tension starts to build up,facing and conquering minor conflicts.
rising action
finally have to face an solve the major conflict
climax
the tension lessens,after the climax
falling action
conclusion or ending of a story
resolution/deneouement
refers to a person,an object an animal,or imaginary creature personified in the story
character
who does the heroic acts in the story
protagonist
who opposes the protagonist in some way
antagonist
problem that the main characters have to face
conflict
a conflict of the story which the struggle is between the protagonist and the antagonist
man vs man
a conflict that takes place within the characters itself
man vs self
a conflict that occurs when the character has a conflict with the government,cultural,or societal tradition
man vs society
a conflict that happens when the protagonist faces a struggle againts gods,gods,and supernatural forces.
man vs supernatural
angle of narration
point of view
the narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings
first person
when the narrator is removed from the story and it tellls it from an outside perspective
third person
central idea or messsage of a story
theme
the story of ramayana is written by?
maharshi valmiki
an acient sanskrit comprosing of 24,000 verses in seven cantos
ramayana
the story was written by blank,a hindu sage who lived around the beginning of the first millennium B.C .He is reffered as the?
adikavi
in ramayana,the theme is about showing love and doing ones duties and responsibilities,known as
?
dharma
