LITERARY ARTS Flashcards
Deals with ideas, thoughts, and emotion of man, It is the story of man.
Literature
Latin word of Literature
literatura/litteratura
Two main division of literature
Prose and Poetry
4 Literary Genres
Fiction, Poetry, Essay, Drama
Elements of Literature
Setting, Plot, Characterization, Conflict, Point of View, Theme, Tone
It is the skeletal framework of the story wherein the events are arranged in a meaningful sequence.
Plot
The locale (place) or period (time) in which the action of a short story, play, novel, or the motion picture takes place.
Setting
The generalization about human
life/character that a story explicity or implicity embodies a philosophical truth.
Theme
The representation of a human being: Persons involved in a conflict.
Character
Two Types of Character
Round and Flat Character
Two kinds of Character
Protagonist and Antagonist
The narrative voice in the story. Writter’s feeling and attitude towards his subject.
Point of View (POV)
The dilemma faced by the main character.
Conflict