What is Literature? Flashcards
type of poem that tells a story and was traditionally set to music. (Ballad to King Arthur)
Ballads
_____ “littera” which means “______”
Latin; letter
Three Types of Poetry
Narrative, Dramatic, Lyrical
type of prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people.
Non-Fiction
Literature is consists of ______
writings
2 Types of Literature
Oral & Written
Divided into chapters (Noli Me Tangere by Dr. Jose P. Rizal
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe)
Novel
refers to a short poem, often with songlike qualities, that expresses the speaker’s personal emotions and feelings.
Lyrical
information about current/recent events
news
About the Origin (Alamat ng Pinya,
The Legend of Daragang Magayon)
Legend
written message
letters
High Praises
Ode
Japanese 17 lyric
Haiku
is a type of literature that combines the sound and meaning of language to create and express ideas and feelings.
Poetry
Sound of Silence by Bob Dylan
Song
is discourse that follows the continuous and usual flow of conversation which uses sentences forming paragraphs to express ideas, feelings, and actions.
Prose
written to be spoken or acted in public, in front of an audience. (The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare)
Dramatic
14 line poetry
Sonnet
POV on certain topic (Essays of Francis Bacon)
Essay
Poem for the dead (In Memoriam A.H.H. by Alfred Lord Tennyson)
Elegy
Executed on Stage (Call Me Flory by Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero
Dekada ’70 by Lualhati Bautista)
Play
Accounts written by the person himself
Autobiography
a type of poem which tells a story
Narrative
Heroic (Biag ni Lam-ang, Epic of Gilgamesh, Beowulf)
Epic
4 reasons why people write
For self-
expression
To spread knowledge and information
To pass on ideas and values
To convey truth, accuracy, and evaluation
Animals (The Monkey and the Turtle,
The Ant and the Grasshopper)
Fable
one that produced from the use of the pen by literary writer
Written literature
brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and that usually deals with only a few characters.
(Dead Stars by Paz Marquez Benitez, Footnote to Youth by Jose Garcia Villa)
Short Story
It is preserved and handed down from one generation to another by word of mouth
Oral literature
Formal treatment
Oration
type of prose writing that is the product of the author’s imagination.
Fiction
Accounts written by another individual
Biography
personal record of events, experiences, thoughts, and observations.
diary
The Qualities of Great Literature
Permanence
Universality
Artistry
Intellectual Value
Spiritual Value
Style
Suggestiveness
What is literature?
the written, printed or oral productions of the human mind collectively
