Introduction Flashcards
total of preserved writings/spoken words belonging to a given language or people
Literature
literature is from the Latin word _____
litera
interprets the meanings of nature and life in words of charm and power, touched with the personality of the author, in artistic forms of permanent interests
literature
expresses significant human experiences
literature
appeals to everyone
universality
timeliness/timelessness
permanence
occuring at a particular time
timeliness
remaining invariably throughout time
timelessness
aesthetic appeal
artistry
stimulates critical thinking
intellectual value
unravels and conjures man’s emotional power to define symbolism
suggestiveness
elevates the spirit and the soul
spiritual value
presents a peculiar way on how man sees life
style
typical structures used by writers to convey his/her messages
literary devices
have an inherent existence in literary piece and are extremely employed by writers to develop a literary piece
literary elements
logical sequence of events
plot
time and place
setting
the good guy
protagonist
the bad guy
antagonist
through whom the story is experienced
point of view
issue around which the whole story revolves
conflict
general atmosphere
mood
attitude of the speaker
tone
central idea or concept of the story
theme
structures that wroters employ to achieve not merely artistic ends
literary techniques
refers in using an object or action that means something more than its loteral meaning
symbolism
scene of the story that goes back in time
flashback
narrates a future time
flash forward
tells an abrupt ending with nor resolution
cliffhanger
important hints that the author drops
foreshadowing
use of figurative language
imagery
compares two distinct objects
simile and metaphor
attribution of human qualities to objects and animals
personification
exaggeration
hyperbole
written by women that deal with women in the society
feminism
involves characters which childe the common gender norms dominated with masculinity
feminism
gives impact to the voice of women
feminism
deals with the cultural context when writing the piece
new historicism
interprets literature for its meaning or idea in a particular socio-historical atmosphere
new historicism
formulated by the information and details of the piece itself
formalism or new criticism
focused on rhetorical and logical connections
formalism or new criticism