21st cent (First Quarter) (1st Sem) (Pre-lims) (1st lesson) Flashcards
I get confused if 1st and 3rd lesson collides. (40 cards)
Latin word for literature
litera
meaning of litera
letters
Commonly used to refer to works of creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama.
literature
4R’s of literature
- Recreation
- Recognition
- Redemption
- Revelation
reassembling reality
recreation
helps recognize people and their contributions.
recognition
means of modification.
redemption
recording history
revelation
Two divisions of literature:
- Prose
- Poetry
Paragraph form, ordinary form, intellect, convincing
Prose
Stanza, figurative language, emotion, stir the imagination
Poetry
Latin expression of Prose
Prosa oratio
What does prosa oratio mean?
Straight Forward
Types of Prose (10)
-Prose drama
- Essay
- Prose fiction
- Novel
- Short story
- Biography
- Autobiography
- Letter
- Diary
- Journal
Drama in prose form
Prose drama
Short literary composition which is expository in nature.
Essay
Someting invented, imagined, or feigned to be true
Prose fiction
Long fiction narrative with complicated plot
Novel
fictitious narrative compressed into one unit of time, place, and action
Short story
story of a certain person’s life written by another who knows the subject well
Biography
written account of man’s life written by himself
Autobiography
Written message which displays aspects of an author physiological make up not immediately apparent
letter
daily written record of account of the writer’s own experiences, thoughts
diary
Magazine
Journal