PROSE AND POETRY

• Prose


  • Written or spoken language that adheres to natural speech patterns, grammatical structures, and formal academic writing rules
• Prose


  A form of literature that uses ordinary language and has a natural flow of speech, distinguished from poetry which uses formal meter and rhyme
• Types of prose


  • Fiction
  • Non-Fiction
  • Heroic Prose
• Poetry


  A genre of literature that uses imaginative and often rhythmic language to express an idea, evoke emotion, or tell a story
• Poetry can take many different forms, from traditional rhyme schemes to free verse
• Herodotus


  Known as "the Father of History", wrote "The Histories" - a detailed story about the Greco-Persian Wars
• Few works of prose fiction from the Hellenistic period have been preserved
• The majority of the known Greek prose fiction works were written during the Roman Period
• Marcus Tullius Cicero


  Regarded as the supreme example of Roman writing and the agony of every Latin student's lives. Wrote "Cicero's Cato the Elder on Old Age"
• Prose fiction


  A narrative without a metrical rhythm that tells an imagined or fictional story
• Novel


  • Noli Me Tangere by Dr. Jose P. Rizal
  • The Color Purple by Alice Walker
• Short story


  A piece of prose fiction that can typically be read in a single sitting
• Short stories


  • Dead Stars by Márquez Benítez
  • The Tale-Tell Heart by Edgar Allen Poe
• Non-fiction prose


  A genre which encompasses essays, biographies, memoirs, and other written works that are based on facts and real events
• Literary criticism


  An analytic, interpretive, or critical work of literature that tends to be considerably shorter, less methodical, and formal than a research paper or thesis, and deals with its subject from a restricted, often personal perspective
• Newspaper

  A publication and form of mass communication and mass media usually issued daily, providing news, views, features, and other information of public interest
• Textbook


  A book that contains comprehensive information about a course or a subject that a student needs, with a set of chapters, question-answers, and exercises included in the curriculum
• Heroic prose


  A literary work that is either written down or preserved through oral tradition, but is meant to be recited, usually a legend or fable
• Heroic prose


  • Biag ni Lam-ang
  • Ang Langgam at Ang Tipaklong
• Narrative


  Writing which tells a story (can be fiction or non-fiction), usually told in chronological order, with characters and a basic plot-line
• Expository


  Writing that gives basic information, used often in speeches and essays, does not tell a story or argue
• Persuasive


  Writing that argues a point (or two sides of a question), giving evidence in favor or against
• Descriptive


  Writing that describes something in detail, without telling a story or arguing a point, often found in scientific or medical reports
• Setting


  The time and location in which a story takes place
• Plot


  The rendering and ordering of the events and actions of a story, particularly towards the achievement of some particular artistic or emotional effect
• Character


  Any person, personal identity, or entity whose existence originates from a fictional work or a performance
• Dialogue


  The conversation between characters, which can reveal character traits, advance the plot, and provide insight into relationships
• Theme


  The broad idea, message, or lesson of a story
• Point of view


  The perspective from which the story is told, which can be first person, second person, or third person
• Imagery


  The use of descriptive language to create vivid mental pictures for the reader, appealing to the senses and enhancing the reader's experience
• Essay


  A short piece of writing that focuses on a particular topic or argument, used to express ideas, explain a point, or discuss a topic in a structured and organized way
• Style

  The many choices that a writer makes, either intentionally or unintentionally, when writing a piece of literature, including the overall picture, tactical grammar, punctuation, word usage, sentence and paragraph length and structure, tone, and the use of imagery, chapter selection, titles, and so on
• Structure


  How the text is organized, including the use of chapters, sections, or other divisions to break up the narrative and guide the reader's understanding
• Prose works can inspire us to take stands, to take action, and to think differently. They are essential to our individual growth and to the health of our society
• Poetry often uses condensed or compressed form to convey emotion or ideas to the reader's or listener's mind or ear, and may use ambiguity, symbolism, irony, and other stylistic elements of poetic diction
• In modern times, poetry has become less structured and may not rhyme or follow a specific meter. Some common types of poetry include sonnets, haikus, free verse, and spoken word
• Poetry facts


  • The earliest forms of poetry predate written language and were sung or recited to help people remember genealogy, laws, and oral history
  • The word "poetry" is from the Greek term poiesis, which means "making"
  • Poetry is one of the oldest forms of communication, dating back to prehistoric times with hunting poetry in Africa and ancient Egypt
  • The oldest surviving epic poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh and dates from the 3rd millennium BC in Sumer (now Iraq)
  • The longest poem in the world is the Mahabharata
• Poetry often uses condensed or compressed form to convey emotion or ideas to the reader's or listener's mind or ear. It may use ambiguity, symbolism, irony, and other stylistic elements of poetic diction.
• In modern times, poetry has become less structured and may not rhyme or follow a specific meter. Some common types of poetry include sonnets, haikus, free verse, and spoken word.
• The earliest forms of poetry

  • Sung or recited to help people remember genealogy, laws, and oral history