LITERATURE Flashcards
It came from the Latin word “literatura,”
which means “writing formed with
letters.
A. Literatura
B. Poem
C.Literature
D. Short Story
Literature
in its broadest sense, is any
written work, although some definitions
include spoken or sung texts.
A. Literatura
B. Poem
C.Literature
D. Short Story
Literature
It is writing that possesses literary and
artistic merit.
A. Literatura
B. Poem
C.Literature
D. Short Story
Literature
a Filipino writer and literary critic. He is a professor emeritus (means retired professor) and a member of the Academic Publications Executive Publisher at the De La Salle University.
A. Dr. Venancio L. Mendiola
B. Dr. Isagani R. Cruz
C.Dr. Francesco Petrarch
D. Dr. Milagros Tanlayco
Dr. Isagani R. Cruz
He once said that “literature is one way to view reality.
A. Dr. Venancio L. Mendiola
B. Dr. Isagani R. Cruz
C.Dr. Francesco Petrarch
D. Dr. Milagros Tanlayco
Dr. Isagani R. Cruz
- a guru of literature from the Philippine
Normal University
A. Dr. Venancio L. Mendiola
B. Dr. Isagani R. Cruz
C.Dr. Francesco Petrarch
D. Dr. Milagros Tanlayco
Dr. Venancio L. Mendiola
- It is said that no one becomes a
literature major unless they have
experienced his classroom
A. Dr. Venancio L. Mendiola
B. Dr. Isagani R. Cruz
C.Dr. Francesco Petrarch
D. Dr. Milagros Tanlayco
Dr. Venancio L. Mendiola
- He is a prolific writer, lecturer, and to his
students, he is a literature personified.
A. Dr. Venancio L. Mendiola
B. Dr. Isagani R. Cruz
C.Dr. Francesco Petrarch
D. Dr. Milagros Tanlayco
. Dr. Venancio L. Mendiola
a literature professor who was conferred the title professor emerita at the University of Santo Tomas
A. Dr. Venancio L. Mendiola
B. Dr. Isagani R. Cruz
C.Dr. Francesco Petrarch
D. Dr. Milagros Tanlayco
Dr. Milagros Tanlayco
Who once said that “literature is the record, oral and written, of man’s thoughts, man’s experiences, man’s values in language that is beautiful, presented in a manner that is unforgettable. Literature is the record of life; it is the record of the human soul; it is the record of man.
A. Dr. Venancio L. Mendiola
B. Dr. Isagani R. Cruz
C.Dr. Francesco Petrarch
D. Dr. Milagros Tanlayco
Dr. Milagros Tanlayco
ROLES OF LITERATURE
-To entertain and give pleasure to the reader
-To educate and heighten the awareness of the reader
-Communication
-Shaping the aesthetic taste
two main classifications of literature.
prose and poetry
2 TYPES OF PROSE
Fiction and nonfiction
a literary work that is wholly or partly imagined or theoretical. It is created from the imagination, not presented as fact, although it maybe a true story or situation.
A.Short story
B.Non-Fiction
C.Fable
D.Fiction
Fiction
prose that recounts a true story, provides information, or gives a factual account of something. This can also be called “informational” material. It provides information that is factual. Nothing is “make-believe” in these types of materials.
A.Short story
B.Non-Fiction
C.Fable
D.Fiction
Non-Fiction
it is a fictitious narrative that deals with animals and inanimate objects who speak and act like humans. Its purpose is to enlighten the minds of children to events that can mold their ways and attitudes
A.Short story
B.Non-Fiction
C.Fable
D.Fiction
Fable
it is a brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and that usually deals with only a few characters. The _________is usually concerned with a single effect conveyed in only one or a few significant episodes or scenes. It usually encompasses of less than 7,500 words but can be limited to as less than 500 words.
A.Short story
B.Non-Fiction
C.Fable
D.Fiction
.Short story
a relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally written in prose form, and which is typically published as a book. It has a very complicated plot and quite a number of characters. This is usually written with over 40,000 words.
A.Novel
B. Biography
C. History
D. Autobiography
Novel
a true account of a person’s life written, composed, or produced by another person.
A.Novel
B. Biography
C. History
D. Autobiography
Biography
– the biography of a person’s life story written by that same person.
A.Novel
B. Biography
C. History
D. Autobiography
Autobiography
a chronological record of events and developments that happened in the past.
A.Novel
B. Biography
C. History
D. Autobiography
History
a printed publication consisting of folded unstapled sheets and containing news, feature articles, advertisements, and correspondence about current events.
A. Textbook
B. Newspaper
C.History
D. Manual
Newspaper
– a book used as a standard reference for the study of a particular subject.
A. Textbook
B. Newspaper
C.History
D. Manual
. Textbook
– a book of instructions or guides, especially for operating a machine or gadgets
A. Textbook
B. Newspaper
C.History
D. Manual
Manual
EXAMPLES OF NON-FICTION
1.Biography
2.autobiography
3.History
4.newspaper
5.Textbook
6.Manual
EXAMPLES OF FICTION
1.Fable
2.Short story
3.Novel
TYPES OF POETRY
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
this type of poetry focuses on the beauty and simplicity found in nature. It has a three-line stanza with a 5/7/5 syllable count. It is a disciplined form of poetry that has its origins in 17th century Japanese poetry.
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
Haiku
Usually, the words and phrases used in a _________ do not rhyme.
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
Haiku
word ________ is derived from an Italian word “sonetto,” which means “a little sound or song.”
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
Sonnet
It is a one-stanza, 14-line poem, written in iambic pentameter and with a strict rhyme scheme.
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
Sonnet
It is a popular classical form of poetry that has compelled poets for centuries.
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
Sonnet
it came from the Greek word “elegeia” which means “to lament.”
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
Elegy
is a poem of serious reflection, especially one mourning the loss of someone who died. ________ are defined by their subject matter (death), and do not have to follow any specific form in terms of meter, rhyme, or structure.
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
Elegy
it is a serious and lengthy reflective poem that conveys the speaker’s sentiments about a person, place, thing, or an idea.
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
Ode
is an elaborate poem praising or glorifying an event, individual, or idea describing the subjects intellectually as well as emotionally.
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
Ode
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
It is exalted in tone and formal in structure and content.
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
Ode
it is exactly what its name implies. There are no rules and writers can do whatever they choose: to rhyme or not and to have a total number of syllables in a line or not. _________ is often used in contemporary poetry.
1.Haiku
2. Sonnet
3. Elegy
4. Ode
5. Free verse
Free verse
was the most famous poet in Japan during the Edo (now Tokyo) period, which is from 1603 to 1868.
A. Francesco Petrarch
B. Matsuo Basho
C. William Shakespeare
D. Giacomo da Lentini
Matsuo Basho
He greatly enriched the 17-syllable haiku form and made it an accepted medium of artistic expression.
A. Francesco Petrarch
B. Matsuo Basho
C. William Shakespeare
D. Giacomo da Lentini
Matsuo Basho
He greatly enriched the 17-syllable haiku form and made it an accepted medium of artistic expression.
A. Francesco Petrarch
B. Matsuo Basho
C. William Shakespeare
D. Giacomo da Lentini
Matsuo Basho