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TO LITERATURE
LITERATURE
DEFINITIONS
14TH CENTURY
Polite learning
through reading.
A man of
literature or a
man of letter = a
man of wide
reading, literacy
18TH CENTURY
Practice and
profession of
writing
19TH
CENTURY
ROBERT FROST
Consists of those
writings which
interpret the meanings
of nature and life, in
words touched w/ the
personality of the
author, in artistic
form, of charm and
power.
Performance in a word
MODERN DEFINITION
Language
Literary
LITERATURE
Literature
Literature
books.
THE IMPORTANCE OF
LEARNING
LITERATURE
TALES OF
HEROES
AND
TRICKSTERS
Explain the
beginning of
the world
Transformed
the world to
its preset
state
RITUAL
SONGS AND
CHANTS
Parts of the
ceremonies
LITERATURE
GENRES
DRAMA
POETRY
Made of
dialog and
set direction
Designed to
be
performed
Open form
and close
form
Relies on
imagery,
figurative
language and
sounds
PROSE
(FICTION)
Examples:
Myths
Fables
Novels
Short Stories
PROSE
(NONFICTIO
N)
Examples:
News
Reports
Journals
Articles
Essays
Textbooks
Biographies
Etc.
DRAMA
POETRY
DEFINITION
KINDS OF
POETRY/POEM
Concrete poem
Narrative Poem
Lyric Poem
PROSE
DEFINITION
KINDS OF PROSE
o
o
Fiction
Non Fiction
KINDS OF
POETRY
CONCRETE
POEMS
o
Concrete Poem is
one with a shape
that suggests its
subject.
The poet
arranges the
letters,
punctuation, and
lines to create an
image or picture,
on the page.
NARRATIVE
POEM
LYRIC POEM
Narrative Poem
is a story told in
verse.
Narrative poems
often have all the
elements of
short stories,
including
characters,
conflict, and plot
Lyric poem is a
highly musical
verse that
expresses the
observation and
feelings of a
single speaker.
KINDS OF PROSE
FICTION
Examples:
Short
Stories
Legend
Fairy Tales Letters
Folk Tales Memoirs
Novels
Short Stories
Fables
Myth
Etc.
NON FICTION
Examples:
Report
Personal Narrative
Memoirs
Letter
Article
Journal
Biographies
ELEMENTS OF
STORY
Setting
Characters
Plot
Point of view
Theme
Image
Symbol
ACTIVITY: ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
What of our own story is there to be found in
the stories of others?
What is the role of love in our lives?
How do readers recognize and writers use
elements of good literature?
How do we identify and communicate our own
experiences?
Can fiction reveal truth? How do stories reveal
truths about human nature?