21st century literature reviewer

• Literature is a group of works of art made up of words. Most are written, but some are passed on by word of mouth.
• Prose


  A type of writing that is written through the use of sentences. These sentences are combined to form paragraphs. This type of writing is broad and includes both fiction and non-fiction.
• Types of Prose


  • Nonfictional Prose
  • Fictional Prose
  • Heroic Prose
  • Prose Poetry
• Prose in Novels


  • Usually written in the form of a narrative, and may be entirely a figment of the author's imagination.
• Prose in Speeches


  • Often expresses thoughts and ideas of the speaker.
• Prose in Plays


  • Aims to be dramatic and eventful.
• Prose in Short Story


  • A story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel. It has one or more characters, one plot and one single impression.
• Prose in Legends


  • Traditionally, a narrative that focuses on a historically or geographically specific figure, and describes his exploits. It is fictitious narratives, usually about origins.
• Prose in Fables


  • A literary device that can be defined as a concise and brief story intended to provide a moral lesson at the end. It consists of animal characters.
• Prose in Anecdotes


  • A usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident, writer's imagination and its goal is to give lessons to the readers.
• Prose in Essay


  • An analytic or interpretive literary composition usually dealing with its subject from a limited or personal point of view/opinion of the writer towards the specific subject.
• Prose in Biography


  • A detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events.
• Prose in News


  • A detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. It can be an everyday event in society and government.
• Prose in Oration


  • A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion. It is intended to be spoken in public in a dignified manner.
• Poetry is the first major literary genre. It is a form of text that follows a meter and rhythm, with each line and syllable.
• Narrative Poetry


  A form of poetry that tells a story, often making the voices of a narrator and characters as well; the entire story is usually written in metered verse. It can be real life or imaginary.
• Types of Narrative Poetry


  • Epic Poem
  • Metrical Tale
  • Ballad
• Lyric


  Expresses personal emotions through verse.
• Types of Lyric Poetry


  • Folksong
  • Sonnets
  • Elegy
  • Ode
  • Psalm
  • Awit (Song)
  • Corrido
• Fiction is the dream of the writer, made visible on the page. It may be the writer's lived experience or it may be entirely imagined.
• Genres of Fiction


  • Literature Fiction
  • Urban Fiction
  • Women's Fiction
  • Historical Romance
  • Mystery
  • Horror
  • Fantasy
  • Science Fiction
  • Myths
  • Fairytales
  • Legends
• Character


  A person/ an animal/ imaginary creature that has a part in the story
• Types of Character


  • Protagonist
  • Antagonist
  • Static Character
  • Dynamic Character
  • Flat Character
  • Round Character
• Characterization


  A literary device that is used step-by-step in literature to highlight, explain the details, and to develop the personality of the characters in the story.
• Setting


  The time and place (or when and where) of the story. It's a literary element of literature used in novels, short stories, plays, films, etc., and usually introduced during the exposition (beginning) of the story, along with the characters.
• Point of View


  • 1st Person
  • 2nd Person
  • 3rd Person
• Basic Parts of Plot


  • Exposition
  • Rising Action
  • Climax
  • Falling Action
  • Resolution/Denouement
• Theme


  The central idea or the meaning of the story.
• Symbolization


  The practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. An action, person, place, word, or object can all have a symbolic meaning.
• Tone


  The way the author expresses his attitude through his writing.
• Purpose


  An author's purpose may be to amuse the reader, to persuade the reader, to inform the reader, or to satirize a condition.
• Forms of Nonfiction


  • Literary Nonfiction
  • Functional Texts
• Literary Nonfiction


  • A type of prose that employs the literary techniques usually associated with fiction or poetry to report on persons, places, and events in the real world without altering facts.
• Types of Literary Nonfiction


  • Autobiography
  • Biography
  • Letters
  • Essay and Articles
  • Review
  • Reports
• Functional Texts


  • Designed to be used for the purpose of fulfilling a particular need or to solve a problem.
• Types of Functional Texts


  • Recipes
  • Directions
  • Schedules
• Philippine literature is a diverse and rich group of works that has evolved side-by-side with the country's history. Literature had started with fables and legends made by the ancient Filipinos long before the arrival of Spanish influence.
• Philippine Proverbs


  Traditional sayings or maxims used by Filipinos based on local culture, wisdom, and philosophies from Filipino life. The word proverb corresponds to the Tagalog words salawikain, kasabihan (saying) and sawikain (although the latter may also refer to mottos or idioms), and to the Ilocano word sarsarita.
• Fables and legends made by the ancient Filipinos long before the arrival of Spanish influence
• The main themes of Philippine literature focus on the country's pre-colonial cultural traditions and the socio-political histories of its colonial and contemporary traditions