Photosynthesis

• Literature originates from the Latin word "littera," meaning "letter"
• Types of literature:

  • Oral literature: ancient periods
• Characteristics of literature:

  • Permanence: literature can endure through ages
• The major forms of literature are prose and poetry
• Fiction:

  • Based on the author's imagination
• Non-fiction:

  • Based on real facts
• Poetry:

  • May rhyme
• Literature originates from the Latin word "littera," meaning "letter"
• Types of literature:

  • Oral literature from ancient periods
  • Written literature involves the use of a pen by literary writers
• Literature is characterized by:

  • Permanence, able to stand the test of time
• The major forms of literature are:

  • Prose and poetry
• Fiction:

  • Based on the author's imagination
• Short story:

  • Involves one or more characters
• Novel:

  • May chapters
• Play:

  • A scripted story
• Legend:

  • specific place
• Fable:

  • Characters are often animals
• Non-fiction:

  • Based on real facts
• Essay:

  • Presents a viewpoint and judgment
• Biography:

  • Written by another person
• Autobiography:

  • Written by the person about their own life
• News:

  • A report
• Letters:

  • Written messages from one person to another
• Diary:

  • Personal
• Journal:

  • A universal
• Poetry:

  • May rhyme
• Epics:

  • Focus on heroes
• Dramatic:

  • acted out
• Haiku:

  • Follows a 5-7-5
• Ode:

  • serious
• Sonnet:

  • 14
• Song:

  • lyric poem
• short stories (with one or more characters),
• novels (with chapters),
• plays (scripted stories),
• legends ( events specific place),
• fables (where characters are animals)
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  essays (presenting viewpoints and judgments),
• biographies (written by another person),
• autobiographies (written by the person about their own life),