Prelim Flashcards
Literature are composition that?
- tells a story
- dramatize situations
- express emotions
- analyze and advocate ideas
Who enumerated why we have to study literature?
Roberts and Jacob (1995)
What are the genres of literature
- prose fiction
- poetry
- drama
- prose nonfiction
Also knoen as narrative fiction
Prose fiction
Classed as imaginative literature and is only based on the author’s imagination
PF
Its essence is narration and it’s focused on one or few major characters
PF
Main purpise is to interest, stimulate, instruct, and divert, not create precise historial record
PF
Aim is truth to life and human nature
PF
Classification of PF
Prose allegory
Prose romances
Prose satires
Novels
Short story
Fables, myths, and legends are what kind of PF?
Prose allegory
Fairy tales, folk tales and myths and legends are what type of PF?
Prose Romances
Express conversation that is grounded in the mostly felt experiences of human being
Poetry
More economical in the use of words
Poetry
Relies heavily on imagery, figurative language, and sound
Poetry
What are the classifications of poetry?
- Narrative, Lyric, and Dramatic
What are the classifications of poetry?
- Narrative, Lyric, and Dramatic
Epic, metrical romance, ballad, and metrical tale are?
Narrative poetry
Ode, elegy, songs, and etc
Lyric poetry
Poetry plays, masque, dramatic monologue
Dramatic poetry
Designed to be performed by actors
Drama
Focus on a single character or a small number of characters
Drama
Enacts eventd as if they were happening in the present
Drama
May use prode dialogye or be in poetic form
Drama
Its essence is “make-believe”
Drama