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Lifts the inner spirit and INTRODUCTION TO soul, and has the power LITERATURE to motivate and inspire. ★ Permanence LITERATURE...

Lifts the inner spirit and INTRODUCTION TO soul, and has the power LITERATURE to motivate and inspire. ★ Permanence LITERATURE Stand the test of time, ⤷ Refers to a body of which makes it possible spoken and written to determine at the works. moment of writhing. ⤷ Examples are poetry, ★ Universality fiction, non-fiction, Appeals to the hearts drama, etc. and minds of almost everyone. QUALITIES OF LITERATURE ★ Style ★ Artistry Distinct way the authors Aesthetically appealing expressed their and reveals hidden truth thoughts and feelings. and beauty. ★ Stream of ★ Suggestiveness Consciousness Inspire and provoke (Additional) thoughts and A type of technique. understanding beyond the actual literary. ★ Intellectual Value MAIN FUNCTIONS OF Promotes critical LITERATURE thinking that enhances ⤷ According to Horce both abstract and ★ Dulce - Sweetness or to reason-based thought bring entertainment processes and makes ★ Utile - Usefulness or to readers focus on the give information fundamental truths of life and nature. DIVISION OF LITERATURE ★ Spiritual Value A. Main Types ★ Oral - Shared through word of mouth. 1 ★ Written - Encoded a. Ballad through writing or Set to music, focused on printing. human experiences. B. Forms b. Epic ★ Poetry Tells the story of heroes and - Features the metrical and their adventures. sophisticated use of c. Metrical Tale language through Topics vary from romance, imagery, figurative the quest for adventure, language, and poetic love, and various phases devices. of life. d. Metrical Romance Lyric : Originally sung with a Story of love, chivalry and Lyre, focused on the deeds of derring-do, writer’s personal also called chivalric experiences and poems. emotions. ★ Fictional Prose a. Elegy - Unlike poetry, prose is A poem to honor the dead. written in ordinary, b. Ode non-metrical language A poem that plays tribute. but still utilizes literary c. Sonnet techniques to deliver its A 14 line poem with a rhyme message. scheme. - Feature characters, d. Haiku settings and incidents A 3 line poem from Japan. which are from the Follows a 5-7-5 syllable writer’s imagination. scheme and uses nature - May include supernatural to express emotions and elements yet still rooted concepts. in reality. Narrative : Tells a story in Short Story : Has its plot, lines and verses, characters, setting, and originally sung by bards. 2  conflict, can be read in 1 slice of life in contrast to sitting. an autobiography. Novel : Features chapters Special Types with fictional elements. a. Travelogue Author’s experiences in ★ Non-Fictional Prose traveling. - Presents facts or opinions c. Food Writing about reality. Non-fiction writing that - Conveys information concentrates on food. effectively. It’s in the form of memoirs and essays, Biographical Narratives written in creative a. Biography nonfiction, including the Story of a person’s life by history of scientific another concepts. b. Profile In-depth article or essay d. Nature Writing about one person or Deals with the natural place. environment. Reserved c. Character Sketch for a style of nature Brief portrayal of a person representation deemed d. Interview literary, written in the Meeting of people to discuss speculative personal an issue or topic. voice, presented in a nonfiction essay. Autobiography Narratives a. Autobiography Diaries and Journals Story of a person’s life a. Diary written by themselves. Record of a person’s daily b. Memoir experiences, thoughts, Recollection of a person’s and emotions. specific experience. A b. Journal 3 Daily record of personal Lighthearted, humorous, news; functions like a ends with a happy magazine. ending. Emerging forms of b. Farce Literature : Blogs and Exaggerated humor, Facebook status posts. slapstick, improbable events Other Types : Literary reportage or literary c. Musical journalism Set to a musical score Literary Journalism : Also d. Melodrama called “new journalism”. Dramatic, comedic, may Writing in a personal feature singing and way about facts in a dancing, exaggerated news event close to characters and events. traditional reportage. e. Tragedy Essays : Analytic or Darker theme, flawed interpretive literary characters, heroic composition usually downfall, ends in the dealing with its subject death of a character. from a limited point of view. f. Tragicomedy Combination of both ★ Drama comedy and tragedy. - Meant to be performed on stage. IMPORTANCE OF LITERATURE - Utilizes symbolism and ⤷ According to Emmaline allegory to present a Soken-Huberty message. 1. Literature is a powerful a. Comedy stress reliever. 4  2. Literature fuels ⤷ Natural imagination ⤷ Man-made 3. Reading literature ★ Merits and/or Perils of improves concentration Technology and focus. ★ Personalization of 4. Reading literature keeps Narratives the brain active. ★ Fracturing (Retelling 5. Literature expands a from another person’s vocabulary angle/history) 6. Reading literature ⤷ The rise of creative improves a person’s nonfiction writing skills. ★ Effects of 7. Literature improves a Commercialism person’s communication 8. Literature encourages critical thinking. WHY LITERATURE? 9. Literature teaches readers about history. MARIO VARGAS LLOSA 10. Reading literature can ⤷ Born in Peru, 1936 encourage empathy. ⤷ One of the pioneers of the Boom Period in Latin 21ST LITERATURE THEMES American Literature ★ Identity ⤷ Awarded the Nobel ⤷ Search for identity; Prize in Literature, 2010 includes LGBT and ⤷ Won the Nobel for “for diaspora topics his cartography of ★ History and Memory structures of power and ⤷ Postcolonial viewpoints his trenchant images of ★ Social Evils the individual’s ⤷ War resistance, revolt, and ⤷ Terrorism defeat. ⤷ Racism ⤷ Religious conflicts BOOM PERIOD ★ Catastrophe ⤷ Started in 1950s 5  ⤷ Literary era when Latin American writers flourished. SUBJECT POSITIONING ⤷ The use of your own experiences in connection with your topic. ⤷ Where are you coming from? JORGE LUIS BORGES ⤷ It always irritated Borges when he was asked, “What is the use of literature?” 6