Introduction to LIT

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deals with ideas, thoughts and emotion of man - thus it can be said that it is a story of man.

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Literature

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Means letter

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Litera

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Literature comes from the french phrase ____ which means beautiful writing

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belles-letters

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Is a body of texts marked by the imaginative verbal recreation of the world as we experience it.

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Literature

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It relies upon the powers or form, illusion, poetic qualities of language and tropes to intensify and render complex such representation of experience.

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Literature

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Is the beautiful expression of man’s personal interpretation of some aspect of human life, or a wording out on unique, beautiful and personal manner or saying an author is passionate meaning of life, this is saying that literature not only becomes but it is “life itself.”

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Literature

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General term for all bodies of literature

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Text

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Tugma at sukat

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Balagtasismo

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What are the six qualities of literature?

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Artistry, suggestiveness, intellectual value, spiritual value, universality, permanence.

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This quality appeals to our sense of beauty. It presents truth which only few could appreciate.

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Artistry

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It is associated with emotional power of literature. It move as deeply and stirs our feelings and imagination

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Suggestiveness

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It refers to how literature stimulates our thoughts. It reaches our mental life by making us realize fundamental truths about human life and nature.

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Intellectual value

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It brings our moral values which makes us better persons

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Spiritual value

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Literature appeals to everyone regardless of culture, race, sex and the time which all considered significant.

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Universality

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Means it is here to stay. Literature and yours across time and remains invariable throughout time.

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Permanence

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Pag-ibig

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Jose corazon de jesus

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Principal ingredients of literature

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Subject, form, and point of view

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The human experiences example sensations, feelings, moods, attitudes, thoughts, and events in an interrelated series.

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Subject

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To find meaning in a literary work, one should approach it through its _____

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Subject

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The description, the particular event, emotion, idea, etc. that the piece reveals.

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First-level

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The generalization drawn from the description

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Second level

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The human condition and the system of values that the topic of the literature deals with. It is commonly known as the theme.

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Third level

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The specific vehicle or artistic structure chosen by the writer to convey meaning or value. A work of art is in large part an aesthetically shaped structure.

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Form

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It may include the stanzas, rhyme, meter for poetry; of arrangements in particular plot or of the sequence in which ideas are developed for the novel; of the development and sequence of ideas for the essay.

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Form

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The particular angle of vision assumed by the writer to present human experience. It is through the angle of vision that the reader becomes personally involved in the experience related by the writer.

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Point of view

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Three main categories of literature

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Poetry, prose, and drama

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More concentrated; concerned with ideas and insights expressed through sense- oriented language.

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Poetry

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From the latin word processor meaning straightforward. It has a structured nature since it follows standard and rules of punctuation and grammar; Organized in sentences and paragraphs.

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Prose

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Arranged in dialogue

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Drama

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a form of narrative which deals, in part or in whole, with events that are not factual, but rather imaginary and invented by its author.

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Prose fiction

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Explains how the world and the people came to be in our form; first tools man used to define his world, explain his feeling, and make his judgment

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Myth (Prose fiction)

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An account of an extraordinary happening believed to have actually occurred. ____ are believed to be about more recent events than myths.

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Legend (Prose fiction)

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Simple story depicting a moral or religious lesson

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Parable (Prose fiction)

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Animal or plants as characters; conveys a message or virtue

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Fable (Prose fiction)

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Story of fantasy and wonder mainly told to entertain and teach a lesson ( pervading power of love, reward for kindness, and punishment for evil)

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Fairy tale (Prose fiction)

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Brief fictional prose narrative with a single effect conveyed in a single significant episode or scene involving a limited number of characters

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Short story (Prose fiction)

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Fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actors, speech, and thoughts of numerous characters placed in a number of different situations or chapter

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Novel (Prose fiction)

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Longer than short story, shorter than a novel. it is a form in its own right

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Novella (Prose fiction)

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A form or narrative which deals, in part or in whole, with based on facts.

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Prose non-fiction

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Narration of any tour or foreign journey with the description of the events, dates, places, sights, and author's view.

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Travel literature (Prose non-fiction)

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Daily record of events in person's life

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Diary or journals (Prose non-fiction)

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A statement or article that expresses the opinion of the editor, editorial board, or publisher

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Editorial (Prose non-fiction)

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A brief discussion of a single subject. It can be long or short, personal or impersonal, formal or informal

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Essay (Prose non-fiction)

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A personal account of a person's life written by another person

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Biography (Prose non-fiction)

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Biography written by the person him or herself

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Autobiography (Prose non-fiction)

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Abbreviated portrayal or a particular characteristic of a person. It emphasizes the most striking part of a person's life

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Character sketch (Prose non-fiction)

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It is a form of art in which language is used for the aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensible meaning. It may be written independently, as discrete as poems, or may occur in conjunction with other arts.

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Poetry

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It usually has religious, historical, and cultural significance and is transmitted from generations to generations by word of mouth.

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Poetry

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It is melodic and rhythmic, as concerned with sounds as it is with content

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Poetry

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Three types of poetry

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Lyrical poetry Narrative poetry Dramatic poetry

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Expresses thoughts or feelings. They do not tell stories which portray characters and actions. It addresses the reader directly, portraying his or her own feeling, state of mind, and perceptions

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Lyrical poetry

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Short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung

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Song (Lyrical poetry)

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Little song; reflects a single sentiment, with clarification or "turn" of thought in its concluding lines

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Sonnet (Lyrical poetry)

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Melancholic poem that laments its subject's death but ends in consolation

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Elegy (Lyrical poetry)

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Ceremonies lyrical poem that addresses and often celebrates a person, thing, place or idea

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Ode (Lyrical poetry)

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A poem which tells a story that ends happily, whether love is involved or not. It represents chivalric themes and relates improbable adventures of idealized characters in some remote or enchanting setting

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Metrical romance (Narrative poetry)

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Gives a verbal representation, in verse, of sequence of connected events; it propels characters through a plot. It is always told by a narrator

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Narrative poetry

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Folk or traditional ballads are anonymous and recount tragic, comic, or heroic stories with emphasis on a central dramatic event

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Ballad (Narrative poetry)

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Long narrative poem that operates in a large-scale. It uses elevated or dignified language, celebrating fits of a legendary hero with the intervention of supernatural beings

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Epic (Narrative poetry)

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a poem which tells a story that ends happily, whether love is involved or not. It represents chivalric theme and relates improbable adventures of idealized characters in some remote or enchanting setting.

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Metrical romance (narrative poetry)

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Tell stories, but in dramatic poetry, the poet lets one or more of the story's characters act out the story.

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Dramatic poetry

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It is acted out; and monologue, a speech that one person makes, either to himself or to another. It is written to reveal both the situation at hand and the character himself.

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Dramatic monologue (dramatic poetry)

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Long speech in which is character is alone on a stage expressing his or her private thoughts or feelings. It is intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflectios.

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Soliloquy (dramatic poetry)

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It is written to be performed on a stage before an audience, a group of people collected together in the same place and at the same time for the purpose of sharing the experience of a theater.

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Drama

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Refers to a drama where the chief character undergoes a morally significant struggle which ends disastrously.

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Tragedy (drama)

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Neither a tragedy or comedy, although it has the features of both

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Tragicomedy (tragedy)

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I work with exaggerated, sensational events and characters. It is highly emotional, focusing on exciting but over-the-top situations that are designed to encourage emotional responses in the audience.

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Melodrama (tragedy)

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Drama with happy ending; depicts humorous events in which protagonist are faced with moderate difficulties

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Comedy (drama)

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An exaggerated comedy based broadly on humorous situations. It is generally regarded as intellectually and aesthetically inferior to comedy in its crude characterization and implausible plots

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Farce (drama)