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Module 1: Lesson 1 Flashcards

1
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The word _____ is derived from the Latin term LITERA which means letter.

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Literature

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“True Literature is a piece of written work which is undying. It expresses the feelings and emotions of people in response to his everyday efforts to live, to be happy in his environment and, after struggles, to reach his creator.”

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Brother Azurin

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It is a faithful reproduction of man’s experiences blended into one harmonious expression.

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Literature

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Two types of Literature

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Prose and Poetry

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consists of those written within the common flow of conversation in sentences and paragraphs

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Prose

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refers to those expressions in verse, with measure and rhyme, line, stanza and has a more melodious tone.

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POETRY

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Type of Prose that is a long narrative divided into chapters. The events are taken from true-to-life stories and spans a long period of time. There are many characters involved

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Novel

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Type of Prose that is a narrative involving one or more characters, one plot and one single impression

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Short Story

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Type of Prose that is is presented on a stage, is divided into acts and each act has many scenes

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Play

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Type of Prose that are fictitious narratives, usually about origins

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Legends

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Type of Prose that are also fictitious narratives, and they deal with animals and inanimate things who speak and act like people and their purpose is to enlighten the minds of children to events that can mold their ways and attitudes.

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Fables

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Type of Prose that are merely products of the writer’s imagination and the main aim is to bring out lessons to the reader. It can be stories about animals or children

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Anecdotes

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Type of Prose that expresses the viewpoint or opinion of the writer about a particular problem or event

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Essay

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Type of Prose that deals with the life of a person which may be about himself, his autobiography or that of others

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Biography

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Type of Prose that is a report of everyday events in society, government, science and industry, and accidents, happening nationally or not

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News

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Type of Prose that is a formal treatment of a subject and is intended to be spoken in public. It appeals to the intellect, to the will or to the emotions of the audience

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Oration

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Type of Poetry, This form describes important events in life either real or imaginary. There are different varieties

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Narrative

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Type of Poetry, refers to the kind of poetry meant to be sung to the accompaniment of a lyre. They are usually short, simple, and easy to understand.

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Lyric Poetry

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Type of Poetry, poem written in verse that is meant to portray a story or situation

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Dramatic Poetry

20
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Type of Narrative, an extended narrative about heroic exploits often under supernatural control.

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Epic

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Type of Narrative, a narrative which is written in verse and can be classified either as ballad or a metrical romance. Examples of these are simple idylls or home tales written for a strong moral purpose in verse form

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Metrical Tale

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Type of Narrative, shortest and simplest narrative poem. There are also variations of these: love ballads, war ballads, sea ballads, humorous, moral, historical or mythical ballads.

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Ballads

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Type of Lyric Poetry ,Short poems intended to be sung the common theme is love, despair, grief, doubt, joy, hope, and sorrow

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Folksongs

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Type of Lyric Poetry, lyric poem of 14 lines dealing with an emotion, a feeling, or an idea. There are two types: Italian and Shakespearean

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Sonnets

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Type of Lyric Poetry, A lyric poem which expresses feelings of grief and melancholy, and whose theme is death

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Elegy

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Type of Lyric Poetry, a poem of a noble feeling, expressed with dignity, with no definite number of syllables or definite number of lines in a stanza

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Ode

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Type of Lyric Poetry, This is a song praising God or the Virgin Mary.

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Psalms (Dalit

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Type of Lyric Poetry, It has measures of twelve syllables and slowly sung to the accompaniment of a guitar or banduria.

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Awit (Song)

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Type of Lyric Poetry, These have measures of eight syllables and recited to a martial beat.

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Corridos (Kuridos)

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Type of Dramatic Poetry, comes from the Greek term “Komos” meaning festivity. It is used to amuse and has a happy ending

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Comedy

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Type of Dramatic Poetry, – This is usually used in musical plays with the opera. It is usually sad but there is a happy ending for the principal character.

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Melodrama

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Type of Dramatic Poetry, this involves the hero struggling mightily against dynamic forces; he meets death or ruin without success

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Tragedy

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Type of Dramatic Poetry, this is an exaggerated comedy, situations are too ridiculous to be true

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Farce

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Type of Dramatic Poetry, this form pictures the life of today and may aim to bring about changes in the social conditions

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Social Poems

35
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There are literary compositions that have influenced the world. Among them are:

This has become the basis of Christianity originating from Palestine and Greece.

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The Bible

36
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There are literary compositions that have influenced the world. Among them are:

The Muslim Bible originated from Arabia.

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Koran

37
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There are literary compositions that have influenced the world. Among them are:

Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe of the US. This depicted the sad fate slaves and became the basis of democracy later on.

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin

38
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There are literary compositions that have influenced the world. Among them are:

(by Dante of Italy) This shows the religion and customs of the early Italians.

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The Divine Comedy

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There are literary compositions that have influenced the world. Among them are:

These have been the source of myths and legends of Greece, written by Homer.

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The Iliad and the Odyssey

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