What is Literature?

Question 1

type of poem that tells a story and was traditionally set to music. (Ballad to King Arthur)

Answer 1

Ballads

Question 2

_____ “littera” which means “______”

Answer 2

Latin; letter

Question 3

Three Types of Poetry

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Narrative, Dramatic, Lyrical

Question 4

type of prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people.

Answer 4

Non-Fiction

Question 5

Literature is consists of ______

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writings

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2 Types of Literature

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Oral & Written

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Divided into chapters (Noli Me Tangere by Dr. Jose P. Rizal
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe)

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Novel

Question 8

refers to a short poem, often with songlike qualities, that expresses the speaker’s personal emotions and feelings.

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Lyrical

Question 9

information about current/recent events

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news

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About the Origin (Alamat ng Pinya,
The Legend of Daragang Magayon)

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Legend

Question 11

written message

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letters

Question 12

High Praises

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Ode

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Japanese 17 lyric

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Haiku

Question 14

is a type of literature that combines the sound and meaning of language to create and express ideas and feelings.

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Poetry

Question 15

Sound of Silence by Bob Dylan

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Song

Question 16

is discourse that follows the continuous and usual flow of conversation which uses sentences forming paragraphs to express ideas, feelings, and actions.

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Prose

Question 17

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)

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Dramatic

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14 line poetry

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Sonnet

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POV on certain topic (Essays of Francis Bacon)

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Essay

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Poem for the dead (In Memoriam A.H.H. by Alfred Lord Tennyson)

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Elegy

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Executed on Stage (Call Me Flory by Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero
Dekada ’70 by Lualhati Bautista)

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Play

Question 22

Accounts written by the person himself

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Autobiography

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a type of poem which tells a story

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Narrative

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Heroic (Biag ni Lam-ang, Epic of Gilgamesh, Beowulf)

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Epic

Question 25

4 reasons why people write

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For self-
expression
To spread knowledge and information
To pass on ideas and values
To convey truth, accuracy, and evaluation

Question 26

Animals (The Monkey and the Turtle,
The Ant and the Grasshopper)

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Fable

Question 27

one that produced from the use of the pen by literary writer

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Written literature

Question 28

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)

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Short Story

Question 29

It is preserved and handed down from one generation to another by word of mouth

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Oral literature

Question 30

Formal treatment

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Oration

Question 31

type of prose writing that is the product of the author’s imagination.

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Fiction

Question 32

Accounts written by another individual

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Biography

Question 33

personal record of events, experiences, thoughts, and observations.

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diary

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The Qualities of Great Literature

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Permanence
Universality
Artistry
Intellectual Value
Spiritual Value
Style
Suggestiveness

Question 35

What is literature?

Answer 35

the written, printed or oral productions of the human mind collectively