The word literature is derived from the

Latin term litera which means letter

________ deals with ideas, thoughts and

emotions of man, _______ can be said to

be the story of man.

Man’s loves, griefs, thoughts, dreams

and aspirations coached in beautiful

language is_______.

the quality which appeals to our sense of beauty.

a literary work stimulates thoughts and enriches

our mental life by making us realize fundamental truths about life

and experience.

a good literature elevates the spirit by bringing our

moral values which make us better persons. this capacity to inspire is

part of the _______ of literature.

a great work of literature endures.

it can be read again and again as each reading

gives fresh delight and new insights and open new

worlds of meaning and experience.

great literature is timeless and

timely. forever relevant in terms of its theme and

conditions.

This has become the basis

of Christianity. originated from Palestine and Greece.

The Muslim bible originated from Arabia.

These have been of myths and

legends the source of myths and legends of Greece. These

were written by Homer.

4.

The longest epic of the world. It contains

the history of religion in India.

Depicts the religion and customs of the

English in early days. This originated from England and was

written by Geoffrey Chaucer.

Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This

depicted the sad fate of slaves

(BY DANTE OF ITALY). This shows the religion and customs

of the early Italians.

This shows the cultural characteristics of the Spaniards and

their national history.

This includes Doce Pares and Roncesvalles of France. It

tells about the golden age of Christianity in France.

This includes the cult of Osiris, the Egyptian god of the

underworld and husband and brother of Isis. ORIGINATED FROM EGYPT.

Written by

Confucius of china. This became the basis

of the Christian religion.

From Arabia and

Persia (Iran). It shows the ways of

government, of industries and of society of

the Arabs and Persians.

A DRAMA IN PROSE FORM, CONSISTS

ENTIRELY OF DIALOGUES IN PROSE, AND IS MEANT TO BE

ACTED ON STAGE.

a short literary composition which is expository in

nature.

something invented, imagined or feigned to be

true. a. Novel- a long fictitious narrative with a complicated

plot. It may have main plot and one or more sub plots that

develop with the main plot. Characters and actions

representative of the real life of past or present times are

portrayed in a plot. It is made up of chapters. Example:

Without Seeing the Dawn by Estevan Javellana.

a fictitious narrative compressed

into one unit of time, place and action. It deals

with a single character interest, a single

situation. It is distinguished from the novel by its

compression. Example: Dead Stars by Paz

Marquez- Benitez

a written message which displays aspects of an

author’s physiological make-up not immediately apparent in his

more public writings. It is a prose form which by the force of its

style and the importance of its statements becomes an object of

interest in its own right.

a daily written record of account of the writer’s own

experiences, thoughts, activities or observations.

______ a story of a certain person’s life written by

another who knows him (the former) well.

Example: Cayetano Arellano by Socorro O. Alberto

a written account of man’s life

written by himself.

Example: A Woman with No Face

a magazine or periodically especially of a serious or learned

nature

deals with historical events.

ridicules the vices and follies of men.

books, magazines or newspapers that are

commonly known or accepted or in general usage at the time

specified or, it is unspecified at the present time.

the analysis,

interpretation and evaluation of

literary works; it does not mean

“finding fault with”.

an article dealing with

the contents, literary works; it

does not mean “finding fault with”.

a prose form that deals with the

process governing thought and conducts.

It also deals with the theory of the

principles and laws that regulate the universe

and underlie all knowledge and reality.

a written account of trips, journeys,

tours, etc taken by the writer.

an imitation of another author’s

work, where ridicule is the main objective.

a brief narrative concerning a

particular individual or incident.

Example: The Moth and The Lamp .

a short description of the

qualities and traits of a person.

a usually short fictitious story that

illustrates a moral attitude or a religious

principle. Example: The Parable of the

GOOD SAMARITAN

a small book of topic of current

interests.

writing in praise of a dead person,

event, or thing.

suggests informality and is applied either

to an impromptu speech or to an address or

lecture which the speaker deliberately uses a

simple conversations approach

a carefully prepared speech intended

to inform or instruct the audience.

suggest an eloquent, rhetorical

sometimes merely bombastic speech,

especially one delivered on some special

occasion.

the general word for a discourse

delivered to an audience, whether prepared or

impromptu.

implies a formal, carefully

prepared speech and usually attribute

importance to the speaker or the speech.

Its hero embodies the ideals of a particular nation or

culture.

usually represented by epic. The epic is only

one of the several species of a larger whole.

too short to qualify

as epics and too long as ballads.

the shortest of the narrative form. Written to be

sung.

It usually appears in the early stages of nationalistic or

cultural consciousness.

Its subject is a struggle for something that symbolizes a

value of the culture.

Its heroes are aided by divine or supernatural force.

It is serious and written in an elevated style.

the most common of all poetic forms. intended to be

sung to the accompaniment of a lyre or other musical instrument.

written to express sadness, doubt, decision, ennui (feeling of

weariness and dissatisfaction), wonder, disappointment, and

surprise.

Example: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 (Shall I compare Thee

to a Summer Day).

the _____This involves the hero struggling mightily against dynamic forces; he meets the death or

ruin without success and satisfaction obtained by the protagonist in a comedy.

the _____ the word comedy comes from the Greek term “Komos” meaning festivity or revelry. This

form is light and written with the purpose of amusing, and usually has a happy ending.

the ____ a long narrative poem of the largest proportions. A tale centering about a hero concerning

the beginning, continuance, and the end of events of great significance- war, conquest, strife among

men who are in such a position that their struggle take on tribal or national significance

the ______- the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity

or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

the _____a poem written on the death of a friend of the poet. Example: The Lover’s Death by

Ricardo Demetillo

the ___ a lyric poem of some length, serious in subject and dignified in style. Example: Shelley’s “Ode

to the West Wind”

the ________a work of literature portraying an idealized version of a country life.