Week 2

• PROSE

  • Is a discourse that follows the continuous and usual flow of conversation which uses sentences forming paragraphs to express ideas, feelings, and actions. It is divided into two major divisions, namely fiction and non-fiction
• FICTION

  • Is a type of prose writing that is the product of the author's imagination.
• SHORT STORY

  -Is a sequence of events including one or more characters, one narrative, and one single idea (Point of View, Conflict, plot, Characters, Theme, Setting)
• NOVEL - It is a long work of fiction that has chapters where many characters are involved and spans a long period of time.
• PLAY - is a scripted story executed on stage.
• LEGEND - is a narrative about the origin of man, place, event, and happenings.
• FABLE - It is a narrative where the characters are animals and non-living objects that speak and act like people, and usually ends with values that can mold the reader's attitude.
• NON FICTION

  • Is a type of prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people.
• Essay- is an attempt to express the viewpoint and judgment of the writer on a dilemma or event.
• Oration - is a formal treatment of the subject and intended to be spoken before a crowd.
• Biography - is a literary work that gives the life account of a person written by another person.
• Autobiography - is a literacy work where the author writes his own life account.
• News - is a report of expected and unexpected events in society and government and incidents in the field of science, business, etc.
• Letter - is a written message sent from one person to another via writing through a medium letter that can be formal and informal.
• Diaries and Journals - serves as an account of personal experiences. They are synonymous but there is an important difference.
• POETRY

  • A type of literature that combines the sound and meaning of language to create and express ideas and feelings.
• 3 TYPES OF POETRY

  1. NARRATIVE POETRY - Tell stories and has two forms

  1.BALLADS - are narrative poems meant to be sung. They are briefer than the epics and they usually tell stories about a person.

  2.EPICS -are lengthy poems that embody the adventures of epic heroes and divine forces. They are the oldest remaining form of poetry.
• 3 TYPES OF POETRY

  2. DRAMATIC POETRY - Reveal stories, but one or more characters act out the poem. There are plays that are written as dramatic poetry.
• 3 TYPES OF POETRY

  LYRIC POETRY - The most familiar of the three, is a brief poem that articulates the poet's thoughts and feeling.

  • Haiku
  • Ode
  • Elegy
  • Sonnet
  • Song
• HAIKU - ONE OF THE SHORTEST LYRIC POEMS, IS A JAPANESE VERSE OF 17 SYLLABLES ARRANGED IN THREE LINES, THE FIRST LINE HAS 5. THE SECOND 7. AND THE THIRD 5
• ODE - A FORMAL, OFTEN CEREMONIOUS LYRIC POEM THAT ADDRESSES AND OFTEN CELEBRATES A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA, ITS STANZA FORMS VARY
• ELEGY - IS A POEM OF MEDITATION ON LIFE AND DEATH MANY ELEGIES MOURN THE DEATH OF A FAMOUS PERSON OR A CLOSE FRIEND
• SONNET - IS A 14 LINE LYRIC POEM WITH A CERTAIN PATTERN OF RHYME AND RHYTHM
• SONG - IS A LYRIC POEM INTENDED TO BE SUNG.