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is the foundation of life

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Literature

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It places an emphasis on many topics from human tragedies to tales of the ever-popular search for love.

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Literature

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It is physically written in words, these words come alive in the imagination of the mind, and its ability to comprehend the complexity or simplicity of the text.

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Literature

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Enables people to see through the lenses of others, and sometimes even inanimate objects; therefore, it becomes a looking glass into the world as others view it.

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Literature

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It is a journey that is inscribed in pages, and powered by the imagination of the readers.

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Literature

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Has provided a gateway to teach the reader about life experiences from even the saddest stories to the most joyful ones that will touch their hearts.

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Literature

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is the closest thing the world has to being able to understand another person whole- heartedly.

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Literature

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Can act as a time machine, enabling individuals to go into a specific time period of the story, into the mind and soul of the protagonist

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Literature

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Latin word of literature

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Litterae

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Plural word of Literature

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Letter

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Literary works transmitted from one generation to another verbally.

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Oral Literature

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Is a great importance and is studied upon as it provides the ability to connect human relationships, and define what is right and what is wrong.

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Literature

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proven to not only be reflective of life, but it can also be used as a guide for the reader to follow and practice good judgement from

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Literature

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Literary works in printed form

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Written Literature

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Literary works presented in front of an audience

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Visual Literature

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Forms of Literature

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  1. Oral Literature
  2. Written Literature
  3. Visual Literature
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With the elements of plots, setting, character, theme, and is intended to be read in just one sitting.

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Short story

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Composed of a series of episodes/ chapters

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Novel

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A narrative that is allied to history but is not authenticated by acceptable proof.

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Legend

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Four Literary categories or genres

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  1. Prose Fiction
  2. Poetry
  3. Drama
  4. Nonfiction Prose
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A prose which explains through symbols the vital outline of existence such as how the earth and the sky became separated.

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Mythology

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A short tale intended to teach moral lesson; character are usually animals.

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Fable

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A short story taken fron the Bible and intended to convey truth or moral lesson.

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Parable

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A form of drama wherein the story is light and amusing and has a happy ending.

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Comedy

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A form of drama wherein the hero undergoes a morally significant struggle and is defeated in the end.

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Tragedy

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A play which is an exaggerated comedy based on humorous situations, also called tall tales.

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Farce

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Refers to prose stories based on the author’s imagination.

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Fiction

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The essence of fiction is narration - whereby events or actions are recounted.

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Prose Fiction

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Expresses a conversation or interchange of the deeply felt experiences of human beings.

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Poetry

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A short poem that consist 14 lines grouped into Shakespearean and Italian sonnets.

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Sonnet

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The main purpose of ____ is to interest, stimulate, instrust and divert.

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Prose Fiction

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Focus on one or a few major characters who change in attitude as they interact with other characters and deal with problems.

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Prose Fiction

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Prose Fiction

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Short Story
Novel
Legend
Mythology
Fable
Parable
Comedy
Tragedy
Farce

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Poems that are on the subject matter of love and sung by the poet or group of singers as telling the readers a story.

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Ballad

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This type of poem is lamenting of the death of someone loved by the author.

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Elegy

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a song/poem addressed to a person or thing.

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Ode

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Loved by readers because of its two symbolical meanings. One is the literal meaning while the other is the deep meaning.

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Allegory

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Expresses a conversation or interchange of the deeply felt experiences of human beings.

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Poetry

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Comes in many formal and informal shapes and lengths.

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Poetry

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It relies heavily on imagery, figurative language, and sound

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Poetry

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A long narrative poem that deals with character of heroic proportion.

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Epic and mock epic

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A poem that tells a story; similar to sonnets and ode.

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Lyric

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A country song that talks about the life of common people

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Folk song

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Is literature designed to be performed by actors.

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Drama

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May focus on a single character or a small number of characters, and enacts fictional events to be witnessed by an audience.

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Drama

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Poetry

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Sonnet
Ballad
Elegy
Ode
Allegory
Epic and mock epic
Lyric
Folk Song

47
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Life story of a person written by another

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Biography

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Life story of a person that he wrote himself

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Autobiography

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A written literary type about interesting topic and important ideas.

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Essay

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Is a work of short, narrative prose that is usually centered on one single event.

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Short Story

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As a literary genre this is presented by news reports, feature articles, essay, editorials, historical and biographical works, and the likes - all which describes or interpret facts and present judgements and opinons.

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Nonfiction Prose

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The major goals of ____ are truth in reporting and logic in reasoning.

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Nonfiction Prose

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Is a description of where and when the story takes place.

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Setting

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It is limited in scope and has an introduction, body and conclusion.

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Short Story

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Deals with how the characters in the story are described.

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Characterization / Character

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Is the main sequence of events that make up the story.

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Plot

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Is usually centered around one experience or significant moment.

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Plot

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Elements of Short story

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  1. What is Short story
  2. Setting
  3. Characterization / Character
  4. Plot and Structure
  5. Narrator and Point of View
  6. Style
  7. Theme
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is usually the heart of the story and is related to the main character.

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Conflict or tension

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Is the point of greatest tension or intensity in the short story.

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Climax

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Is the end of the story.

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Resolution

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Is the person telling the story

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Narrator

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It can also be the point where events take a major turn as the story races towards its conclusion

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Climax

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It focuses on how the conflict is ultimately resolved

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Resolution

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is built on a topic, such as death, hope, the american dream, etc. and how the topic affects the human condition, society, or life. As a reader, focus on what the story is revealing about the topic.

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Theme

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Shoud be expressed as a statement, a general observation about human nature

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Theme

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It has to do with the author’s attitude toward the subjects. In some short stories the tone can be ironic, humorous, cold, or dramatic.

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Style

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is the art of written work, and is not confined to published sources (although, under some circumstances, unpublished sources can also be exempt).

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Literature

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Literally means “things made from letters”

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Literature

70
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is sometimes used to signify “literature” as in the figures of speech “arts and letters” and “made of letters”

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Literature

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