THE BASICS

• Literature came from the word “littera” which means “a letter of the alphabet”
• Literature came from the word “littera” which means “a letter of the alphabet”
• oral literature was the first literature to emerge in the Philippines
• written literature is the type of literature that was first to become famous around the world
• literature is a body of written works
• literature may be classified into a variety of systems including language, national origin, history, historical period, genre, and subject matter
• writing has the excellence of form or expression and expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest. by permanent we mean it is important to a large group of people
• literature is the matter of imaginative or artistic literature as the transcript not of mere fact but of fact in its infinitely varied forms
• literary structure or plot gives piece a definite beginning, an ending, climax, and rising and falling action
• structure and plot is how a story will be organized or the organization of ideas. it is the form of the story.
• structure or plot refers to the organizational method on how the events in the story are organized
• the most common type in literature that uses a structure is narrative
• narrative poem is a kind of narrative that tells a story
• Narrative Structure

  1. exposition
  2. rising action
  3. climax
  4. falling action
  5. denouement or resolution
• structure involves arrangement of elements such as characters, plot, moral, and theme
• factors on how elements are arranged

  1. purpose
  2. style
  3. genre
• purpose is the objective of the writer
• style is basta example: foreshadowing flashback
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• genre is the feeling or emotion that the author want the reader to feel
• 2 major forms of literature

  1. poetry
  2. prose
• poetry

  • has the natural flow of speech
  • has rhyme and specific rhythm
  • uses imaginary and symbolism
  • has a form that is different from prose
  • has lines and stanzas
  • expresses ideas and thoughts
• 3 types of poetry

  1. narrative poetry
  2. dramatic poetry
  3. lyric poetry
• narrative poetry tells a story
• dramatic poetry is an emotional poetry performed in front of an audience or stage
• lyric poetry is the most common type of poetry where random things can be a subject
• types of prose

  1. fiction
  2. non-fiction
• fiction as a type of prose requires wild imagination and creative thinking. by wild, we mean thinking outside the box
• fiction reacts to the conflict and various issues central to the main idea of literary work
• 3 types of fiction

  1. short story
  2. novel
  3. novella
• non-fiction as a type of prose is inspired by real events. it presents facts and involves judgement, opinions, and commentaries
• fiction as a type of prose requires wild imagination and creative thinking. by wild, we mean thinking outside the box
• non-fiction as a type of prose is inspired by real events. it presents facts and involves judgement, opinions, and commentaries