M2: Literature

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is the art of written works.

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Literature

Question 2

Literally translated, the word literature means

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acquaintance with letters” (as in the “arts and letters”)

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The two most basic written literary categories include

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fiction and non fiction.

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A literary work whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.

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NON-FICTION

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comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality.

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Literature

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a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.

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novel

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an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot.

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short story

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Elements of Novel/Short Story

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characters, theme, language and style, pov, plot, conflict

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is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art (such as a novel, play, or film).

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character

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is a main idea, moral, or message, of an essay, paragraph, movie, book or video game.

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theme

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refers to the technique or the manner that the artist uses to express his vision and ideas in the form of writing or sometimes speaking.

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Language and Style

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refers to the vantage point from which the characters, action, and events are seen.

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Point of View

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is a literary term for the events a story comprises, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, a sequence, through cause and effect, or by coincidence. One is generally interested in how well this pattern of events accomplishes some artistic or emotional effect.

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Plot

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It is defined as the problem in any piece of literature and is often classified according to the nature of the protagonist or antagonist.

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conflict

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a short literary composition that reflects the author’s personality.

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essay

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Elements of Essay

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theme, style

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The topic that the writer wants to interpret.

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theme

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The type of essay depending on the writer’s objective.

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style

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is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an emotional response.

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poetry

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Poetry has been known to employ _____, but this is by no means necessary.

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meter and rhyme

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Elements of poetry

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connotation, figurative language, imagery, sound and rhythm

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The proper usage of words that describes a certain character or object.

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Connotation

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Using of words and their meaning not in their literal content but the imaginative or the figurative ones.

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Figurative Language

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• Making a line exaggerated in a sense of using the figurative language.

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Imagery

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Refers to the unity of the words in terms of the enunciation or the accent used.

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Sound and Rhythm-

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-consists of poems, such as a sonnet or an ode, that express the thoughts and feelings of the poet.

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Lyric Poetry

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The term ___ is now commonly referred to as the words to a song.

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lyric

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_____does not tell a story which portrays characters and actions. The ____- addresses the reader directly, portraying his or her own feeling, state of mind, and perceptions.

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Lyric poetry , lyric poet

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is a poetry that has a plot. The poems that make up this genre may be short or long, and the story it relates to may be simple or complex. It is usually nondramatic, with objective regular scheme and meter.

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Narrative Poetry -

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a poem acted on stage.

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Drama/Dramatic Poetry -

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Elements of Drama/Dramatic Poetry:

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Character, Plot, Language and Idea, and Conflict.

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Special Element:

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Discovery and Reversal (Dramatic Irony)

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refers to the knowledge and ignorance

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Discovery

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is the occurrence of events or action going in a certain direction.

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reversal

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a dramatic poetry with happy ending.

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Comedy

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- a dramatic poetry with unhappy ending.

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Tragedy