Prelims

• According to C.S. Lewis: Literature makes life better, not just talks about it. It helps us with skills we need every day and makes life more interesting. It's like watering the dry parts of our lives.
• According to Cirilo F. Bautista: Literature make life better by helping us understand things more deeply. They can also make a crazy world feel a bit more sensible and fairer."
• According to E.E. Cummings, Mujarovsky, and Sjklovski: Literature is made-up stories that come from strong feelings. It uses language and meaning in a special way.
• Literature talks about how people feel, think, and what they think about.
• Literature gives us new lessons as we grow up. No matter what we learn from books, it helps us connect with others and understand the world better.
• The word "literature" comes from Latin, "literatura," which means "writing made with letters." It's based on "litera," which means "letter" in English.
• Some people think literature is just stuff written in books or pamphlets. But for others, it's about imagination and expression.
• According to Merriam Webster, literature means written stuff like stories or poems in a language, from a place, or time. It's considered really good writing with ideas that stick around and interest lots of people.
• In Britannica Encyclopedia, Literature means written stuff like poems and stories. It's called literature when the author aims to be creative, and the work is seen as really well done.
• Literature can be grouped in different ways, like by language, where it comes from, when it was written, what type it is, and what it's about.
• 10 Importance of Literature:

  (Great Chefs Really Excite My Inner Culinary Passion, Helping Handsomely)

  1. Growth
  2. Connection
  3. Relatability
  4. Empathy
  5. Morality
  6. Imagination
  7. Complexity
  8. Perspective
  9. History
  10. Humanity
• 3 Advantages of Literature:

  1. Writing Improvement
  2. Time Travel
  3. Empathy
• 7 Literary Standards:

  (Underneath An Igloo, Snowflakes Sparkle, Penguins Sing.)

  1. Universality
  2. Artistry
  3. Intellectual Value
  4. Suggestiveness
  5. Spiritual Value
  6. Permanence
  7. Style
• Universality: It is a Literary Standard which ensures literature speaks to everyone.
• Artistry: It is a Literary Standard which demands beautifully crafted writing.
• Intellectual Value: It is a Literary Standard which emphasizes deep thinking.
• Suggestiveness: It is a Literary Standard which reveals deeper meanings and emotions.
• Spiritual Value: It is a Literary Standard which uplifts and teaches moral lessons.
• Permanence: It is a Literary Standard which denotes enduring quality over time.
• Style: It is a Literary Standard which highlights the unique voice and technique of each writer.
• Connotative means the feelings or ideas a word suggests, while denotative is its literal, dictionary definition.
• Fiction is like make-believe stories, where the author creates imaginary worlds and characters. Non-fiction is all about real stuff, like facts and information about the world.
• Biography is when someone writes about another person's life. Autobiography is when someone writes about their own life.
• Freytag's pyramid is a storytelling tool that helps understand the structure of a story.
• Exposition: It is a structure of Freytag's Pyramid which introduces characters, setting, and main conflict, like setting the stage.
• Rising Action: It is a structure of Freytag's Pyramid which builds tension towards the main conflict, like things heating up.
• Climax: It is a structure of Freytag's Pyramid which represents the most intense part where conflict peaks, like the big moment.
• Falling Action: It is a structure of Freytag's Pyramid which occurs after the climax, calming down the story and tying loose ends.
• Resolution (Denouement): It is a structure of Freytag's Pyramid which concludes the story, wrapping everything up, like a final curtain call.