Introduction to Literature

Question 1

1. It is a body of written works.

2. Writings having excellence of form or expression and expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest.

Answer 1

Literature

Question 2

3. Deriving from the Latin littera, “a letter of the alphabet,” literature is first and foremost humankind’s entire body of writing
4. It is a “slice of life”.

Answer 2

Literature

Question 3

5. It is a body of work, either written, oral, or visual containing imaginative language that realistically portrays thoughts, emotion, and experiences of the human condition.
6. It is a product of a particular culture that concretizes man’s array of values, emotions, actions and ideas.

Answer 3

Literature

Question 4

7. It is a creation of human experiences that tells about people and their world.

Answer 4

Literature

Question 5

an art that reflects the works of imagination, aesthetics and creative writing which are distinguished for the beauty of style or expression.

Answer 5

Literature

Question 6

“Literature raises life into a new level of meaning and understanding, and in the process restores sanity and justice in an insane and unjust world.”

Answer 6

Cirilo F. Bautista

Question 7

Importance of Studying Literature

Answer 7

Studying Literature is like looking at the mirror of life where man’s experiences, his innermost feelings and thoughts are reflected.

Question 8

Importance of Literature (1)

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• Through Literature, we learn the culture of people across time and space.
• Through Literature, we understand not only the past life a nation but also its present.
• We become familiar not only with the culture of neighboring countries but also with that of others living very far from us.

Question 9

Importance of studying Literature: “Perhaps what makes literature a more delightful and enriching study than the rest that deal with the past is its potential of making readers identify with what they read through values learned.”

Answer 9

JF Floria

Question 10

Importance of Literature (2)

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❑To benefit from the insight of others
❑To open our minds to ambiguities of meaning
❑To explore other cultures and beliefs
❑To appreciate why individuals are the way they are

Question 11

Importance of Literature (3)

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❑To exercise our brain
❑To encourage us to question “accepted” knowledge
❑To appreciate the contributions literature has made to history
❑To see human tragedy

Question 12

Importance of Literature (4)

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❑To strengthen our mastery of the language
❑To recognize language devices and appreciate their emotional power
❑To see the admirable in everyday life
❑To know that we are not alone

Question 13

Importance of Literature (5)

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❑To refine our judgement
❑To learn to support our points of view and trust our own interpretations
❑To develop our empathy for those who are unlike us
❑To expand our vocabulary

Question 14

Importance of Literature (6)

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❑To improve our writing skills
❑To learn to use our language well
❑To improve our reading comprehension

Question 15

What are the Literary Standards?

Answer 15

1. Universality
2. Artistry
3. Intellectual value
4. Subjectiveness
5. Spiritual value
6. Permanence
7. Style

Question 16

Literature appeals to everyone, regardless of culture, race, gender and time.

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Universality

Question 17

Literature has an aesthetic appeal and thus possesses a sense beauty.

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Artistry

Question 18

Literature stimulates critical thinking that enriches mental processes of abstraction, and reasoning.

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Intellectual value

Question 19

Literature unravels and conjures man’s emotional power to define symbolisms, nuances, implied meaning and images.

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Subjectiveness

Question 20

Literature elevates the spirit and the soul and thus has the power to motivate and inspire, drawn from suggested morals of different literary genres.

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Spiritual value

Question 21

Literature endures across time and draws out the time factor: timeliness and timelessness.

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Permanence

Question 22

Literature presents peculiar way/s on how man sees life as evidenced by the formation of his ideas, forms, structures and expressions which are marked by their memorable substance.

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Style

Question 23

What are the Literary Approaches?

Answer 23

1. Formalistic approach
2. Moral or Humanistic approach
3. Historical approach
4. Sociological approach
5. Cultural approach
6. Psychological approach
7. Impressionistic approach

Question 24

Literature is viewed intrinsically, independent of the author, age or any extrinsic factor. It focuses more on “literary elements”.

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Formalistic approach

Question 25

Literature is viewed to discuss man and its nature. It naturally presents man as essentially rational, endowed with intellect and freewill.

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Moral or Humanistic Approach

Question 26

Literature is seen both as a reflection and product of the times and circumstances in which it was written.

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Historical approach

Question 27

Literature is viewed as the expression of man within a given social situation which is reduced

Answer 27

Sociological approach

Question 27

Literature is seen as one of the manifestation and vehicle of a nation’s/race’ culture and tradition.

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Cultural approach

Question 28

Literature is viewed as the expression of “personality” of “inner drives” or “neurosis”. It includes the psychology of the author, characters, and even the psychology of its creation.

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Psychological approach

Question 29

Literature is viewed to elucidate “reacting-response” which is considered as something very personal, relative and fruitful. It seeks to see how the piece has communicated.

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Impressionistic approach