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Latin root word of Literature and meaning? From who?

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Littera, writing formed with Letters, Lombardi, 2020

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Who said literature was the first and foremost humankind’s entire body of writing?

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Rexroth

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Factors of Literature

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Intentions of the Author, Audience/Readers Subject Value

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How do you identify literature according to its factors?

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Author + Reader must agree: (a) it displays excellence in form and style, (b) foregrounds language, and uses it in artistic ways

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Who paved the way for a broader sense of literature?

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Belles-Lettres Tradition

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List the 7 Standards of Literature

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  1. Artistry
  2. Intellectual Beauty
  3. Suggestiveness
  4. Permanence
  5. Universality
  6. Spiritual Value
  7. Style
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standard that appeals to sense of beauty

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Artistry

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standard that stimulates thought and enriches our mental life

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Intellectual Beauty

  • makes you understand by thinking and realize the fundamental truths towards life
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standard that is the emotional power to make us feel deeply, it triggers visions and ideas

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Suggestiveness

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standard that is deals with the relevancy and relatability of the work , it deals with an array of individual’s perceptions

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Universality

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under universality: it deals with relatability regardless of age

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timeless

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under universality: it deals with relevancy regardless of the generation

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timely

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standard that - presents moral values that encourages you to reflect on oneself

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Spiritual Value

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standard that refers to the way the writer writes

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Style

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Four Impacts of Literature

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  1. Personal
  2. Educational
  3. Historical
  4. Global
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What does Personal Impact pertain to?

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  1. Implants Empathy and Understanding
    - shares awareness = implants a sense of compassion
  2. Enables Imagination
    - escapism, ideas, designs
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What does Educational Impact pertain to?

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  1. Establishes Literacy - literature are resources
  2. Builds Critical Thinking Skills - you tend to ask questions
  3. Enhances Communication and Vocabulary Skills - from studies: those who read literary works = higher level of communication proficiency
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What does Historical Impact pertain to?

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  1. Preserves Rich History - history is rooted and intertwined w/ lit
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What does Global Impact pertain to?

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  1. Establish Global Ties - basta ung works nung author narereflect niya dun ung society at culture ng country niya
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Four Main Branches of Literature

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  1. Criticism
  2. Prose (Fiction), Prose (Non-Fiction)
  3. Poetry
  4. Drama
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a style of literature in which stories are extremely short; consists of less than 300 words

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Flash Fiction

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branch of literature that is written to criticize other literary works

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Criticism

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branch of literature written in ordinary syntax; written to narrate and categorized to different genres

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Prose - may be Fiction or Non-Fiction

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how do you criticize a prose literature?

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special attention to

plot, characterization, setting, theme, language

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A type of Fiction Prose that is more than 250 pages and above 40,000 words
Novels
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How many pages and words for novels?
250 pages & 40,000 words
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A type of Fiction Prose that is long enough to be in chapters, even in volumes
Novels
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Italian root word of novela and its meaning?
novella, new
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A type of Fiction Prose that is around 200 pages and has 20,000 - 40,000 words
Novela
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How many pages and words for novelas?
200 pages and has 20,000 - 40,000 words
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A type of Fiction Prose that is like a novel but it can be read in one sitting and has no chapters
Novela
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In the construction, how is novela different from novels?
It has fewer characters, themes, conflicts
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A type of Fiction Prose that is shorter than a novella but still has a fully developed theme
Short Story
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A type of Fiction Prose that involves imagined future science and technological advances
Science Fiction
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A type of Fiction Prose that involves supernatural beings and events
Mythology
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What do mythologies explain and reflect?
natural or social phenomenon, early history of people
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Traditional stories in Fiction Prose
Myth and Legend
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A historical but unauthenticated type of Fiction Prose that involves the origin of something
Legend
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Where was legends usually created
provinces
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A type of Fiction Prose that is from the stories Jesus told in the Gospel to teach lessons
Parable
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What makes Non-Fiction Prose and Fiction Prose different
Non-Fiction Prose is factual
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Types of Criticism
1. Moralist 2. Formalist 3. Psychoanalytic 4. Feminist 5. Marxist
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type of criticism that focuses on what is being taught (themes, views of the world, lessons)
Moralist
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Who developed structuralism, that was the basis of Formalist Criticism?
Ferdinand Saussure
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type of criticism that analyzes everything inside the work to understand it and doesn't use outside information
Formalist
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where can you find the key to understanding the work using the formalist approach?
all in the work itself
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it is a type of criticism that analyses the character and their history to understand their actions
Psychoanalytic
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it started as a medical practice and applied in literary to see characters as real people
psychoanalysis
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why do we psychoanalyze?
because in characters we can understand the core issues that define our beings in fundamental ways
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Who is the Father of Psychoanalysis?
Sigmund Freud
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The theory that the human psyche is divided into three parts?
Theory of a Tri-Partite Psyche
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What are the three divisions of the human psyche?
d, Superego, Ego -> all three were constantly at war w/ one another
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type of criticism focused on the oppression of women in economic, political, social, and psychological form
Feminist
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this aspect in our culture greatly affected the need for one type of criticism
patriarchy => feminisim
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who was the notable proponent of feminism that disseminated her work during its second wave
Simone de Beauvoir | - 1960s to 1970s
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type of criticism focused on the division of which two classes?
Marxist - bourgeois vs working class
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it is a political social and economic theory, started by who?
Marxism, Karl Marx
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what is the main idea of marxism?
economics is the base for the superstructure of everything (social, politiccal, and ideological, realities)
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Type of Non-Fiction Prose focused on a particular subject and has an introduction, body, and conclusion
Essay
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Types of Essays
descriptive, narrative, persuasive, expository
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Type of Non-Fiction Prose in the form of a booklet or leaflet with information
Pamphlet
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Type of Non-Fiction Prose where you write your own life story
Autobiography
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Type of Non-Fiction Prose where you write about someone else's life story
Biography
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Type of Non-Fiction Prose where someone writes about your life story
Biography
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Type of Non-Fiction Prose that was made to teach someone with information, quizzes, and activites
Textbook
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Type of Non-Fiction Prose that can be posted, or printed in a magazine, newspaper
Article
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Type of Non-Fiction Prose where you use scientific methods to investigate
Research Paper
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Types of Prose, Fiction and Non-Fiction
Fiction: 1. Novels 2. Novelas 3. Short Story 4. Science Fiction 5. Mythology 6. Legend 7. Parable ``` Non-Fiction 1. Essay 2, Pamphlet 3. Autobiography 4. Biography 5. Textbook 6. Article 7. Research Paper ```
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Branch of literature characterized by a greater focus on language and rhythm in an aesthetic way
Poetry
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Where does poetry focus more on and in what way
use of language and rhythm in an aesthetic way
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Difference of Prose to Poetry
Structure: sentences vs. stanzas Written to: narrate vs. express Poetry is far more abstract
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Types of Poetry
1. Lyric 2. Elegy 3. Sonnet 4. Odes 5. Hymn 6. Ballad 7. Epic
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Type of poem that is always accompanied by music and is usually in first person
Lyric
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Latin root word of lyric and its meaning
lyricus, of/for the lyre
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mood of lyrics
melodic and emotional
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A type of poem made to express grief for the dead
Elegy
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Tone of elegy
serious
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Italian root word of Sonnet and its meaning
sonetto, little song or small lyric
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a type of poem with iambic pentameter
Sonnet
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What is the metrical construction of iambic pentameter
14 lines with 10 syllables each, a regular rhyme scheme, § each line has 10 syllables in five pairs and each pair has stress on the second syllable
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a type of poem that expresses strong love or respect for someone
Ode
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a type of poem that is religious song praising God
Hymn
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a type of poem that tells a love story in narrative composition but with a rhythmic verse
Ballad
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a long poem about a hero and his heroic deeds and exciting adventures
Epic
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where were epics usually derived from?
ancient oral tradition
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Branch of literature intended to be represented through performance
Drama
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Difference of drama from other branches?
It's more reliant on dialogue and more collaborative
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Types of Drama
1. Tragedy 2. Comedy 3. Melodrama 4. Tragicomedy
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a type of drama in where the hero is brought down by a conflict
Tragedy
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a type of drama that aims to amuse or entertain
Comedy
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a type of drama that is exaggerated and highly emotional
Melodrama
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a type of drama that is a mixture of tragedy (sad) and comedy (happy)
Tragicomedy
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standard that refers to literature as something that is not ephemral and is long-lasting
Permanence

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