MAJOR FORMS OF LITERATURE Flashcards

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THIS LITERARY TYPE IS USUALLY WRITTEN IN LINES AND IS CHARACTERIZED BY HAVING THE ELEMENT OF RHYTHM, SOUND, IMAGERY, AND FORM

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POETRY

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MAJOR PURPOSE OF POETRY:

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TO EXPRESS FEELINGS, THOUGHTS, AND IDEAS

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3 TYPES OF POETRY:

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NARRATIVE, DRAMATIC, AND LYRICAL POETRY

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TELLS A STORY AND HAS THE ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE SUCH AS CHARACTERS, SETTING, CONFLICT, ETC.

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NARRATIVE POETRY

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EMOTIONALLY APPEALING DRAMA WRITTEN IN VERSE

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DRAMATIC POETRY

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COMMON TYPE OF POETRY THAT FOCUSES ON EXPRESSING FEELINGS RATHER THAN TELLING A STORY

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LYRIC POETRY

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THIS LITERARY PIECE APPLIES A NATURAL FLOW OF SPEECH AND GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES

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PROSE

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SERVES AS A PRODUCT OF WRITERS’ WILD IMAGINATION AND CREATIVE THINKING

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FICTION

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STORIES INSPIRED BY REAL EVENTS WHERE THE WRITERS AIM TO PRESENT, INTERPRET, OR DESCRIBE EXPERIENCES BASED ON FACTS

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NON-FICTION

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NARRATIVES:

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EPIC, BALLAD, METRICAL, TALES

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DRAMATIC:

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DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE, SOLILOQUY

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LYRIC:

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HAIKU, ODE, ELEGY, SONNET, SONG

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PROSE:

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FICTION AND NON-FICTION

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FICTION:

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SHORT STORY, NOVEL, PLAY, LEGEND, FABLE

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NON-FICTION:

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BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY, NARRATIVE ESSAY, MEMOIR, DIARIES AND JOURNAL

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REFERS TO THE FORMS OF LITERATURE

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IN LITERATURE ARE EPIC, TRAGEDY, COMEDY, AND CREATIVE NONFICTION. THEY CAN ALL BE IN THE FORM OF PROSE OR POETRY

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GENERAL GENRES

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REFERS “TO PARTICULAR IDENTIFIABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF A WHOLE TEXT”

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LITERARY ELEMENTS

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ELEMENTS OF A STORY:

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THEME, PLOT, SETTING, CONFLICT, POINT-OF-VIEW, CHARACTER

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FREE VERSE, COUPLET, LIMERICK

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PICTURES IN WORD AND IT ADDS COLOR IN ANY TYPES OF LITERATURE ESPECIALLY IN POETRY

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FALLS UNDER THE BROAD CATEGORY SOUND

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DEALS WITH THE COMMON USE OF RHYMES AND OTHER DEVICES

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OTHER LITERARY DEVICES:

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REPITITION, ALLITERATION, ASSONANCE, ONOMATOPEIA

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REPEATING OF WORDS, PHRASES, OR LINES
REPITION
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REPEATING SAME CONSONANT SOUNDS
ALLITERATION
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REPEATING SAME VOWEL SOUNDS
ASSONANCE
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USE OF ACTUAL SOUND TO REPRESENT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING
ONOMATOPEIA