LIT101 Flashcards
Why we need to study literature?
Appreciate Heritage
Is derived from latin term _________ which means letter
Litera
Literature appeals to everyone, regardless of culture, race, sex and time which are all considered significant
Universality
Literature has an aesthetic appeal and thus possesses a sense of beauty
Artistry
Literature stimulates critical thinking that enriches mental process of abstract and reasoning
Intellectual Value
Literature unravels and conjures man’s emotional power to define symbolism, nuances, implies meanings, images and messages, giving and evoking visions above and beyond
Suggestiveness
What is emotional intelligence?
Self awareness, Self-regulation, Motivation, Empathy, Social Skills
Literature elevates the spirits and thus has the power to motivate and inspire
Spiritual Value
Literature endures across time and draws out time factors: timeless, occurring at a particular time, and timeless, remaining
Permanence
Literature presents peculiar ways on how man sees as evidenced by the formation of his idea
Style
3 Ingredient of literature
Subject, Form
Any work of literature is about something and for his reason
Subject
Is the overriding theme of the film, which is symbolized by heart of the
Love
Is a verbal artistic structuring of ideas. The subject on love for instance may be expressed in a poem.
Form
Is a character-narrator who tells the story in the “I” voice, expressing his own views
First person point of view