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Anglo-American Literature
Main Divisions of Literature
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The expression of man's best thoughts, feelings, and emotions in words of truth and beauty.
literature
language of the mind
prose
language of the heart
poetry
6 strategies in reading prose
predict, visualize, connect, question, clarify, evaluate
trying to figure out what will happen next
predict
paying attention to images formed
visualize
connecting text to yourself/society/another text
connect
connecting text to yourself/society/another text
connect
searching for reasons behind events/characters' feelings
question
review what you understand
clarify
form opinions and develop ideas upon reading
evaluate
stories that do not happen in real life
fiction
true to life events and stories
non-fiction
can be read in one sitting
short story
lengthy story with many plots, characters, and setting
novel
narrative presented on stage
drama
story of origin
legend
filled with suspense from start to end
adventure
story that gives moral lesson; fables and parables
allegory
person's life written by somebody else
biography
person's life written by themselves
autobiography
record of day-to-day activities
diary
note sent to another person
letter
written report on a certain field/subject
journal
informs, entertains, or explains
essay
consist of news items in newspapers/magazines/periodicals
current publication
record of the past
history