GNED 15 - LESSON 1 AND 2 Flashcards
It comes from the Latin word “littera”
LITERATURE
The word “littera” means _____
LETTER
It is a collection of texts or works of art
LITERATURE
According to ______, Literature is “a performance in words.”
ROBERT FROST
It is also a term used to describe written or spoken material.
LITERATURE
According to _____ of University of Sto. Tomas, Literature is “life which presents human experience”
ARSENIA TAN
It existed because there are people who wanted to express their feelings, emotions and experiences in writing.
LITERATURE
Literature is a powerful ____
STRESS RELIEVER
Literature fuels ____
IMAGINATION
Reading _____ improves concentration and focus
LITERATURE
Reading literature keeps the brain _____ and ____
ACTIVE AND HEALTHY
Literature expands a person’s ____
VOCABULARY
Reading _____ improves a person’s writing skills
LITERATURE
What are the steps for reading literature?
PRE-VIEWING, HIGHLIGHTING, ANNOTATING
To skim through the content and identify clues before you tackle the main body of the text
PRE-VIEWING
to draw attention to important information in a text.
HIGHLIGHTING
a deliberate interaction with a text with the aim of helping the reader to understand it more fully
ANNOTATING
It uses lines and stanzas
POEM
It is a composition usually written in verse. Rely heavily on imagery, precise word choice and metaphor.
POEM
they may take the form of measures consisting of patterns.
POEM
they may or may not utilize rhyme (free writing/free verse).
POEM
What are the elements of poetry?
RHYME, RHYTHM, METER, REPETITION, ONOMATOPOEIA
The regular recurrence of similar sounds usually at the end of lines
RHYME
like the beat in music, is the recurrence of pattern of sound
RHYTHM
Meter comes from the Greek word ____
METRON
Metron means to _____
MEASURE
It is the measure with which we count the beat of rhythm
METER
indicate the number of measures or feet per line
DIMETER, TRIMESTER, TETRAMETER, AND PENTAMETER
suggest that the rhythm rises from one or two unstressed syllables to a stressed syllable in a foot
IAMBIC AND ANAPESTIC
indicate a falling rhythm, that is, from a stressed syllable to one or two unstressed syllables
TROCHAIC AND DACTYLIC