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Introduction to Literature Flashcards

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  • it is a story of man
  • it is the product of the mind grounded in reality
  • it is a body of texts marked by the imaginative verbal recreation of the world as we experience it.
  • it relies upon the powers of form, allusion, poetic qualities of language and tropes to intensify and render complex such representation of experience.
  • it is a beautiful expression of man’s personal interpretation of some aspect of human life, or a wording out in a unique, beautiful and personal manner or saying an author thinks is the passionate meaning of life, this is saying that literature not only becomes but it is “life itself”.
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Literature

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6 qualities of literature

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  1. Artistry
  2. Suggestiveness
  3. Intellectual Value
  4. Spiritual Value
  5. Universality
  6. Permanence
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  • This quality appeals to our sense of beauty.

- It presents truth which only few could appreciate

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Artistry

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  • It is associated with emotional power of literature.

- It moves us deeply and stirs our feelings and imagination

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Suggestiveness

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  • It refers to how literature stimulates our thoughts.

- It enriches our mental life by making us realize fundamental truths about human life and nature.

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Intellectual Value

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It brings our moral values which makes us better persons.

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Spiritual Value

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Literature appeals to everyone regardless of culture, race, sex and the time which all considered significant.

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Universality

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It means it is here to stay. Literature endures across time and remains invariable throughout time.

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Permanence

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3 principal ingredients of literature

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  1. Subject
  2. Form
  3. Point of View
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The description of the particular event, emotion, idea, etc. that the piece reveals

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First Level

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The generalization drawn from the description

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Second Level

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  • The human condition and the system of values that the topic of the literature deals with.
  • It is commonly known as the theme
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Third Level

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  • The specific vehicle or artistic structure chosen by the writer to convey meaning or value. A work of art is in large part an aesthetically shaped structure
  • On the highest level, it may include the stanzas, rhyme, meter for poetry; of arrangements in particular plot or of the sequence in which ideas are developed for the novel; of the development and sequence of ideas for the essay
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Form

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  • The particular angle of vision assumed by the writer to present human experience.
  • It is through the angle of vision that the reader becomes personally involved in the experience related by the writer
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Point of View

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3 main categories of literature in terms of form

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  1. Poetry
  2. Prose
  3. Drama
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more concentrated; concerned with ideas and insights expressed through sense-oriented language

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Poetry

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means letter

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litera

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means beautiful writing

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belles-lettres

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means straightforward

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prosa

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It has a structured nature since it follows standard and rules of punctuation and grammar; organized in sentences and paragraphs

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Prose

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arranged in dialogue

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Drama

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a form or narrative which deals, in part or in whole, with events that are not factual, but rather imaginary and invented by its author

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Prose Fiction

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8 types of Prose Fiction

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  1. Myth
  2. Legend
  3. Parable
  4. Fable
  5. Fairy Tale
  6. Short Story
  7. Novel
  8. Novella
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  • explains how the world and the people came to be in our form;
  • first tools man used to define his world, explain his feelings, and make his judgements
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Myth

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  • an account of an extraordinary happening believed to have actually occurred.
  • are believed to be about more recent events than myths
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Legend

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simple story depicting a moral or religious lesson

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Parable

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animal or plant as characters; conveys a message or virtue

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story of fantasy and wonder mainly told to entertain and teach a lesson (pervading power of love, reward for kindness, and punishment for evil)

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Fairy Tale

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brief fictional prose narrative concerned with a single effect conveyed in a single significant episode or scene involving a limited number of characters

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Short Story

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fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actors, speech, and thoughts of numerous characters placed in a number of different situations (chapter)

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longer than short story, shorter than a novel. It is a form in its own right

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a form or narrative which deals, in part or in whole, with based on facts

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Prose Non-Fiction

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7 types of Prose Non-Fiction

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  1. Travel Literature
  2. Diary or Journals
  3. Editorial
  4. Essay
  5. Biography
  6. Autobiography
  7. Character Sketch
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narration of any tour or foreign journey with the description of the events, dates, places, sights, and author’s view

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Travel Literature

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daily record of events in person’s life

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Diary or Journals

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a statement or article that expresses the opinion of the editor, editorial board, or publisher

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  • a brief discussion of a single subject.

- It can be long or short, personal or impersonal, formal or informal

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a personal account of a person’s life written by another person

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biography written by the person him/herself

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Autobiography

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  • abbreviated portrayal or a particular characteristic of a person.
  • It emphasizes the most striking part of a person’s life
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Character Sketch

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  • It is a form of art in which language is used for the aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensible meaning.
  • It may be written independently, as discrete as poems, or may occur in conjunction with other arts.
  • It usually has religious, historical, and cultural significance and is transmitted from generations to generations by word of mouth.
  • It is melodic and rhythmic, as concerned with sounds as it is with content.
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3 types of Poetry

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  1. Lyrical Poetry
  2. Narrative Poetry
  3. Dramatic Poetry
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  • Expresses thoughts or feelings.
  • They do not tell stories which portray characters and actions.
  • It addresses the reader directly, portraying his or her own feeling, state of mind, and perceptions
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Lyrical Poetry

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4 types of Lyrical Poetry

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  1. Song
  2. Sonnet
  3. Elegy
  4. Ode
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short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung

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“little song”; reflects a single sentiment, with clarification or “turn” of thought in its concluding lines

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melancholic poem that laments its subject’s death but ends in consolation.

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ceremonious lyrical poem that addresses and often celebrates a person, thing, place, or idea.

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  • Gives a verbal representation, in verse, of sequence of connected events;
  • it propels characters through a plot. It is always told by a narrator
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Narrative Poetry

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3 types of Narrative Poetry

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  1. Ballad
  2. Epic
  3. Metrical Romance
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folk/traditional ballads are anonymous and recount tragic, comic, or heroic stories with emphasis on a central dramatic event

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  • long narrative poem that operates in a large scale.
  • It uses elevated or dignified language, celebrating feats of a legendary hero with the intervention of supernatural beings.
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  • a poem which tells a story that ends happily, whether love is involved or not.
  • It represents chivalric themes and relates improbable adventures of idealized characters in some remote or enchanting setting.
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Metrical Romance

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Tell stories, but the poet lets one or more of the story’s characters act out the story

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Dramatic Poetry

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2 types of Dramatic Poetry

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  1. Dramatic Monologue

2. Soliloquy

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  • dramatic, since it is acted out; and monologue, a speech that one person makes, either to himself or to another.
  • It is written to reveal both the situation at hand and the character himself
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Dramatic Monologue

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  • long speech in which the character is alone on a stage expressing his or her private thoughts or feelings.
  • It is intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
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It is written to be performed on a stage before an audience, a group of people collected together in the same place and at the same time for the purpose of sharing the experience of a theater

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3 types of Drama

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  1. Tragedy
  2. Comedy
  3. Farce
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refers to a drama where the chief characters undergoes a morally significant struggle which ends disastrously

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2 types of Tragedy

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  1. Tragicomedy

2. Melodrama

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neither a tragedy or comedy, although it has the features of both.

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Tragicomedy

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a work with exaggerated, sensational events and characters. It is highly emotional, focusing on exciting but over-the-top situations that are designed to encourage emotional responses in the audience

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drama with happy ending; depicts humorous events in which protagonists are faced with moderate difficulties.

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  • an exaggerated comedy based broadly on humorous situations.
  • It is generally regarded as intellectually and aesthetically inferior to comedy in its crude characterizations and implausible plots.

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