Introduction to Literature

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The word literature is derived from the latin word

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litera

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means letter or words.

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litera

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the total of preserved writings/spoken words belonging to a given language or people

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literature

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interprets the meanings of nature and life
(thoughts, emotions/feelings) in words of charm and power, touched with the personality of the author, in artistic forms of permanent interests.

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literature

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expresses significant human experiences.

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literature

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literature based on structure

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prose and poetry

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prose

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Novels
Short Story
Plays
Legends
Fables
Anecdotes
Essay
Biography
News
Oration

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poetry

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Narrative Poetry
-Epic
-Metrical Tale
-Ballads
Lyric Poetry
-Folk Songs
-Sonnets
-Elegy
-Ode
-Psalms
-Awit
-Corridos
Dramatic Poetry

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based on content

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Fiction or “literature of power”
-Myths
-poems
-short stories
-novels
-Plays

Non-fiction or “literature of knowledge”
-Biographies
-News

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7 literary standards

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universality
permanence
artistry
intellectual value
suggestiveness
spiritual value
style

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It appeals to everyone regardless of culture, race, sex, and time which are considered significant.

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universality

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It endures across time and draws out the time factor: TIMELINESS, occurring at a particular time, and TIMELESSNESS, remaining invariably throughout time.

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permanence

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It has an aesthetic appeal to everyone and thus possesses a sense of beauty.

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artistry

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It stimulates critical thinking that enriches the mental processes of abstract and reasoning, making man realizes the fundamental truths of life and its nature

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intellectual value

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It unravels and conjures man’s emotional power to define symbolism, nuances, implied meanings, images and message, giving and evoking visions above and beyond the plane of ordinary life and experiences.

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suggestiveness

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It elevates the spirit and the soul and thus have the power to motivate and inspire, drawn from the suggested morals or lessons of the different literary genres.

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spiritual value

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It presents peculiar ways on how man sees life as evidenced by the formation of his ideas, forms, structures, and expressions which are marked by their memorable substance.

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style

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refers to the typical structures used by writers in their works to convey his or her message(s) in a simple manner to his or her readers.

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literary devices

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have two aspects. They can be treated as either Literary Elements and Literary Techniques.

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literary devices

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have an inherent existence in literary piece and are extensively employed by writers to develop a literary piece.

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literary elements

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literary elements

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plot
setting
protagonist
antagonist
point of view
conflict
mood
tone
theme

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It is the logical sequence of events that develops a story.

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plot

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It refers to the time and place in which a story takes place.

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setting

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good guy”. It is the main character of story, novel or a play

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protagonist

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“ bad guy”. It is the character in conflict with the Protagonist

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antagonist

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The person or entity through whom the reader experiences the story.

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point of view

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It is an issue in a narrative around which the whole story revolves.

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conflict

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A general atmosphere of a narrative.

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mood

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The “attitude” of the speaker, narrator as conveyed through the language of the piece.

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TONE

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It is central idea or concept of a story.

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theme

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are structures usually a words or phrases in literary texts that writers employ to achieve not merely artistic ends but also readers a greater understanding and appreciation of their literary works.

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literary techniques

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literary techniques

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symbolism flashback flashforward cliffhanger foreshadowing imagery simile and metaphor personification hyperbole

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It refers in using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

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symbolism

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tells an interjected scene of the story that takes it back in time from the current point in the story and often used to tell the events that happened before another important event

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flashback

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tells a scene that takes the narrative to a future time from the current point of the story

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flash forward

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tells and abrupt ending which places the main characters in a perilous situation with no resolution

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cliffhanger

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- Important hints that an author drops to prepare the reader for what is to come, and help the reader anticipate the outcome .

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foreshadowing

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It is the use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our different senses

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IMAGERY

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different senses

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TASTE (gustatory imagery) SIGHT (visual imagery) SMELL (olfactory imagery) TOUCH (tactile imagery) HEAR (aural imagery)

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Both compare two distinct objects and draws similarity between them.

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simile and metaphor

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attribution of human qualities to something that is non-human like objects and animals.

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personification

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It is deliberate exaggeration of actions and ideas for the sake of emphasis.

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hyperbole

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This approach gives an impact to the voice of women.

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feminism

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It also involves characters which chide the common gender norms dominated with masculinity.

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feminism

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often associated with literary pieces written by women that deal with women in the society.

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feminism

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It deals with the cultural context during writing of the piece of literature.

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new historicism

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This approach interprets literature for it’s meaning or idea in a particular socio-historical atmosphere.

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new historicism

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The formalists’ interpretation of work of art is formulated by the information and details of the piece itself.

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formalism

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focus is on rhetorical and logical connections within the writing.

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formalists