Chapter 2: The Unpublished Story PDF

CHAPTER 2: THE UNPUBLISHED STORY WEEK 2  GENRE GENRE IS A TYPE OF ART, LITERATURE, OR MUSIC THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY A SPECIFIC FORM, CONTENT, AND STYLE. ALL OF THESE GENRES HAVE PARTICULAR FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS THAT DISTINGUISH THEM FROM ONE ANOTHER. IT IS...

CHAPTER 2: THE UNPUBLISHED STORY WEEK 2  GENRE GENRE IS A TYPE OF ART, LITERATURE, OR MUSIC THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY A SPECIFIC FORM, CONTENT, AND STYLE. ALL OF THESE GENRES HAVE PARTICULAR FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS THAT DISTINGUISH THEM FROM ONE ANOTHER. IT IS A BROAD TERM THAT TRANSLATES FROM THE FRENCH TO MEAN 'KIND' OR 'TYPE. 3 major genres ACCORDING TO STRUCTURE POETRY PROSE DRAMA  POETRY ONE OF THE OLDEST AMONG THE LITERARY FORMS. THE BEST WORDS IN THEIR BEST ORDER.  POETRY POETRY CAME FROM THE LATIN WORD POEMA WHICH MEANS “SOMETHING COMPOSED OR CREATED” A composition characterized by compact language in which the words are well-chosen for their sound and their suggestive power, as well as their meaning.  3 Types of Poetry 1. Narrative Poetry 2. Lyric Poetry – EXPRESSES FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS AND IS MEANT TO BE SUNG – TELLS A STORY FOLK SONG - A SONG THAT ORIGINATES IN EPIC – EXTENDED NARRATIVE OF HEROIC TRADITIONAL POPULAR CULTURE OR THAT IS WRITTEN ADVENTURES IN SUCH A STYLE. BALLAD – SHORTEST AND SIMPLEST ODE – MOST MAJESTIC TYPE OF LYRIC POETRY, PRAISES A PERSON, PLACE, OBJECT, OR EVENT NARRATIVE POEM. IT IS USED TO BE A SONG PSALM – SONG PRAISING GOD AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY A DANCE. HAS A 4- ELEGY – EXPRESSES LAMENTATION OR MOURNING 3-4-3 FOOT LINE. SONNET – LYRIC POEM OF 14 IAMBIC PENTAMETER LINE WITH A FORMAL RHYME 3 Types of Poetry 3. Dramatic Poetry – POETRY THAT IS MEANT TO BE PERFORMED ON STAGE. COMEDY TRAGEDY MELODRAMA – OR SOAP OPERA FARCE – EXAGGERATED COMEDY  THREE GENERAL ELEMENTS OF POETRY IMAGERY ⚬ METAPHORS ⚬ SYMBOLS ⚬ FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE SOUND ⚬ RHYME ⚬ RHYTHM THEME ⚬ INSIGHT ABOUT LIFE  PROSE PROSE IS A VERBAL WRITTEN LANGUAGE THAT FOLLOWS THE NATURAL FLOW OF SPEECH.  PROSE IT IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF WRITING, USED IN BOTH FICTION AND NON-FICTION. PROSE COMES FROM THE LATIN “PROSA ORATIO,” MEANING “STRAIGHTFORWARD.”  Prose is generally divided into two sub-genres: FICTION NONFICTION ⚬ LITERARY NARRATIVES THAT RELATE ⚬ LITERARY NARRATIVES THAT PORTRAY ACTUAL FACTS AND FACTUAL IMAGINARY PEOPLE CAUGHT IN INFORMATION IMAGINARY SITUATIONS ⚬ EXAMPLES OF NONFICTION ⚬ CAME FROM THE LATIN WORD FICTIO LITERATURE ARE MEMOIRS, MEANING “TO INVENT OR MAKE-UP” BIOGRAPHIES, PERSONAL ESSAYS ELEMENTS OF PROSE 1. PLOT - THE FRAMEWORK OF FICTION, WHICH CONSISTS OF CAUSALLY RELATED SEQUENCE OF EVENTS ELEMENTS OF PROSE 2. CHARACTERS - THE “SUBJECT” OF THE STORY. THEY INFLUENCE THE EVENTS IN THE STORY AND THE EVENTS ARE INFLUENCED BY THEM. BASIC TYPES OF CHARACTERS (IN TERMS OF PROMINENCE) ⚬ PROTAGONIST ⚬ ANTAGONIST BASIC TYPES OF CHARACTERS (IN TERMS OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT) ⚬ DYNAMIC VS STATIC ⚬ ROUND VS FLAT ELEMENTS OF PROSE 3. SETTING/S REFERS TO THE PLACE, TIME, AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE STORY. THE DETAILS OF THE SETTING CAN BE EITHER STATED OR IMPLIED. PURPOSES OF SETTING IN A STORY: ⚬ TO SERVE BACKGROUND OR PHYSICAL CONTEXT FOR ACTION ⚬ TO REVEAL CHARACTER AND SHAPE EVENTS ⚬ TO CREATE THE ATMOSPHERE FROM WHICH THE STORY EVOLVES ELEMENTS OF PROSE 4. CONFLICT - ANY STRUGGLE BETWEEN OPPOSING FORCES. KINDS OF CONFLICT: ⚬ CHARACTER VS. SELF ⚬ CHARACTER VS. CHARACTER ⚬ CHARACTER VS. NATURE ⚬ CHARACTER VS. SUPERNATURAL ⚬ CHARACTER VS. TECHNOLOGY ⚬ CHARACTER VS. SOCIETY ELEMENTS OF PROSE 5. POINT OF VIEW – THE ANGLE OF VISION FROM WHERE AND HOW THE STORY IS TOLD. BASIC TYPES OF POINT OF VIEW: ⚬ OMNISCIENT - THE NARRATOR IS ALL-KNOWING AND EVER- PRESENT; CAN TELL THE READER ALL THE CHARACTERS’ FEELINGS, THOUGHTS, AND ACTIONS. ⚬ FIRST PERSON - THE NARRATOR IS ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY ⚬ SECOND PERSON - RARELY USED POV. THE NARRATOR CAN EITHER BE A CHARACTER OR AN INVISIBLE CHARACTER THAT DIRECTS THE MAIN CHARACTER WHAT TO DO. ELEMENTS OF PROSE 6. THEME A SPECIFIC STATEMENT THAT THE AUTHOR IS ADVANCING ABOUT LIFE, SOCIETY, AND THE HUMAN CONDITION. IT CAN BE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  drama A FORM OF LITERATURE THAT IS MEANT TO BE STAGED OR PERFORMED IN A THEATER.  drama The STORY, CONFLICT, AND EMOTIONS ARE EXPRESSED THROUGH DIALOGUE AND ACTION. TRIVIA: THE LONGEST RUNNING DRAMA, PERFORMED BY THE 27 O’CLOCK PLAYERS IN NEW JERSEY, USA ON JULY 27, 2010, WAS ‘THE BALD SOPRANO’ THAT LASTED 23 HRS 33 MINS AND 54 SECS.  TYPES OF DRAMA COMEDY - A TYPE OF DRAMA THAT ENDS IN A HIGH NOTE OR PLAYS WITH HAPPY ENDINGS. MUSICAL - THE DRAMATISTS NOT ONLY TELL THEIR STORY THROUGH ACTING AND DIALOGUE NONETHELESS BY DANCE AS WELL AS MUSIC. GENERALLY, THE STORY MAY BE COMEDIC MAY BE COMEDIC, THOUGH IT MAY ALSO INVOLVE SERIOUS SUBJECTS.  TYPES OF DRAMA FARCE - PREPOSTEROUS GENRE OF DRAMA, WHICH OFTEN OVERACTS OR ENGAGES CLOWNING HUMOR. MELODRAMA – AN EXTRAVAGANT DRAMA, WHICH IS SENSATIONAL AND APPEALS STRAIGHT TO THE SENSES OF AN AUDIENCE. JUST LIKE CHARADE. THE CHARACTERS ARE OF SINGLE DIMENSION AND SIMPLE, OR MAYBE STEREOTYPED.  TYPES OF DRAMA TRAGEDY - A TYPE OF DRAMA BASED ON HUMAN SUFFERING. NORMALLY, TRAGEDIES DO NOT END IN A HIGH NOTE OR DO NOT HAVE HAPPY ENDINGS. FANTASY – IT IS A COMPLETE FICTIONAL WORK WHERE CHARACTERS VIRTUALLY DISPLAY SUPERNATURAL SKILLS. USE OF MAGIC, PSEUDO-SCIENCE, HORROR, AND SPOOKY THEMES THROUGH VARIOUS KINDS OF TECHNICAL DEVICES CREATE A PERFECT WORLD OF FANTASY. REFERENCES ENRIQUEZ, D.C (2012). PHILIPPINE LITERATURE: A REGIONAL APPROACH (3RD ED.). MANILA: NATIONAL BOOK STORE. GRANT, M. (2017). THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FICTION AND NONFICTION. RETRIEVED FROM: HTTPS://BOOKRIOT.COM/DIFFERENCE- BETWEEN-FICTION-AND- NONFICTION/#:~:TEXT=IN%20GENERAL%2C%20FICTION%20REFERS%20 TO,AS %20THE%20TWO%20OFTEN%20INTERSECT. ENTERTAINISM (N.D.). THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRAMA THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT. RETRIEVED FROM: HTTPS://ENTERTAINISM.COM/TYPES-OF- DRAMA THE SAFE HOUSE  Sandra Nicole Roldan MA CREATIVE WRITING (UP DILIMAN), BA ENGLISH STUDIES: CREATIVE WRITING (UP DILIMAN) teaches literature and creative writing at the University of the Philippines-Diliman, Awards: Philippines Free Press literary award for the essay. Works appeared in these anthologies: Mondo Marcos (2010), Kritika Kultura (2011), Hanggang sa Muli (2011), Motherhood Statements (2013), and Fast Food Fiction Delivery (2014).  QUESTIONS What is the dictionary meaning of "safe house"? WHAT IS THE DOUBLE MEANING OF THE TITLE THE SAFE HOUSE? WHY DO YOU THINK THIS WAS USED FOR THE TITLE? WHY DID THE NARRATOR FEEL UNSAFE? WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL SAFE? CAN YOU RELATE TO THE NARRATOR? WHY OR WHY NOT? Why did the man in the story have band aids instead of nails? What does this imply about the visitors in the house?  QUESTIONS Do you sympathize more with the visitors or the narrator? Why do you feel this way? WHY DID THE MOTHER LEAVE? DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS DECISION? WOULD YOU HAVE LEFT AS WELL? WHY OR WHY NOT? HOW DOES THE NARRATOR'S VIEW OF MARTIAL LAW DIFFER FROM HER FATHER'S VIEW? Why does she have a different point of view?  QUESTIONS What effect does reading this story have on you? How does it affect the way you look at martial law? What did you feel about it before you read the story, and after you read the story? WHY WAS IT NECESSARY FOR THE NARRATOR-TO TELL US THAT SHE LOCKS THE DOOR AGAINST THE VISITORS NOWADAYS? WHAT DOES THIS SYMBOLIZE? DO YOU AGREE WITH THE NARRATOR? WHY OR WHY NOT?