Literature What is it? October 27-th, 2010 Dr. Elena Shapa Associate Professor Free powerpoints at - презентация

1 Literature What is it? October 27-th, 2010 Dr. Elena Shapa Associate Professor Free powerpoints at

2 ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE Written works having excellence in: Form Expression Ideas Widespread and Lasting Interest

3 The Major Genres

4 PROSE Prose is the ordinary form of written language. It imitates the spoken language.

5 Prose FICTION Short Stories Folk Tales Novels Essays NON-FICTION Personal Narrative Letters Memoirs Reports

6 Poetry Poetry is language written with rhythm, figurative language, imagery, sound devices and emotionally charged language. Major Types of Poetry Lyric Poetry Epic Poetry Narrative Poetry Concrete Poetry

7 Lyric Poem Lyric poem is a highly musical verse that expresses the observation and feelings of a single speaker.

8 Epic Poem An Epic poem is a long story told in verse which tells the great deeds of a hero.

9 Narrative Poem Narrative Poem is a story told in verse. Narrative poems often have all the elements of short stories, including characters, conflict, and plot.

10 Concrete Poem 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.

11 * Drama is a story written to be performed by actors. Although a drama is meant to be performed, one can also read the script, or written version, and imagine the action.

12 * Types of Drama: Comedy Tragedy Melodrama.

13 ~*!*~Review~*!*~ 1.What is Literature? 2.What does genre mean? 3.What are the three main genres of literature? 4.Name three types of writing for each category.