2. A literary text is a piece of writing, such
as a book or poem, that has the
purpose of telling a story or
entertaining, as in a fictional novel. Its
primary function as a text is usually
aesthetic, but it may also contain
political messages or beliefs.
3. CHARACTERISTIC OF LITERARY TEXT
The literary text is ambiguous, so it is common for it to have
different interpretations.
It is polysemic, and acquires new meanings with each reading.
It does not have a pragmatic purpose or a specific objective,
even though whoever produces it may have a specific intention.
It is not directed at a specific audience.
It makes use of rhetorical and stylistic resources to fulfill its
aesthetic function: onomatopoeia, hyperbole, metaphors,
similes, alliteration, etc
4. PROSE
Is ordinary language that follows regular grammatical conventions and
does not contain a formal
metrical structure. This definition of prose is an example of prose
writing, as is most human
conversation, textbooks, lectures, novels, short stories, fairy tales,
newspaper articles, and essays.
Example: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is
unhappy in its own way.”
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen.”
5. BIOGRAPHIES
Biography is a story written about someone’s life. A written
account of one person’s life authored by another person.
Example: A book about the story of President
Obama’s life.
6. NOVELLAS
A narrative work of fiction that is shorter than a novel, but
longer than a short story.”
A novella is a narrative work of fiction that is intermediate in
length and complexity between a short story
and a novel. A work of fiction between 20,000 and 49,999
words is considered a novella.
EXAMPLE
“Animal Farm” by George Orwell (1945)
“Bartleby the Scrivener” by Herman Melville
(1853)
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories” by
Truman Capote (1958)
7. MEMOIRS
A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge
or special sources. A book or other piece of writing based on the
writer’s personal knowledge of famous people, places, or events.
Memoir authors choose a pivotal moment in their lives and try to
recreate the event through storytelling.
Henry David Thoreau’s Walden.
Elie Wiesel’s Night.
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love.
8. Novel is an invented prose narrative that is
usually long and complex and deals
especially with human experience through
a usually connected sequence of event.
Short Story is a work of fictional narrative
prose with a few characters , limited setting
, and a single major event.
9. 5 elements of a short story
Plot
Setting
Character
Conflict
Theme
10. Drama is the portrayal of fictional or non-fictional
events through the performance of written dialogue
either prose or poetry. It also a form of literature that
is written to be performed for an audience , whether
on stage or in front of cameras.
Comics is a medium used to express ideas with images
, often combined with text or other visual information.
Memoirs is a form of creative non-fiction in which an
author recounts experiences from his or her life.
12. A Non-literary text is one that has a
referential or informative function, a
specific purpose, has an objective
character and makes use of denotative
language.
13. Non-literary texts are texts such as
advertisements, brochures, and
newspaper or magazine articles and
editorials. They're typically short and to
the point, and they don't use a lot of
figurative language like imagery and
metaphor.
14. Purpose of Non-literary
Some purposes might be to inform, to
persuade, to criticize, or even to entertain.
The author's wording and the information
they choose to include will give you clues
as to why the text was written.
15. CHARACTERISTIC OF NON-LITERARY TEXT
They have a referential or informative function.
Its content is not fictional.
They depend on a context.
They are written seeking objectivity.
They have a specific audience.
They have a particular purpose.
The message takes precedence over any poetic sense.
The language used is denotative, which makes them
unambiguous.
22. LITERARY TEXT NON-LITERARY TEXT
It is an artistic and original
work that has a poetic or
aesthetic function‚ with a
polysemic character and
lack any practical purpose.
Subjective and connotative
( what is written has a
particular meaning for each
person)
Ambiguous and polysemic
(it has more than one
meaning)
It is a text that has a
referential function and
make use of denotative
language‚ in order to inform
about a matter‚ to persuade
or direct the conduct of a
specific audience.
Objective and denotative (
what is written refers to
reality and is not freely
interpretable)
It has a practical purpose
23. It lack a pragmatic
purpose
It is not aimed at a
specific audience
It is original and
fictional‚ even if it is
based on real
events.
E.g: Odes‚ plays‚
novels‚ song‚ fables
Your audience is
defined
It may not be an
original work
E.g: Conferences‚
journalistic notes‚
manuals and
instructions‚ legal
document
24. Overview of Non Literary text and Literary
text
Literary texts are texts that are narrative, or tell a story, and
contain elements of fiction.
Some good examples of literary texts include novels, short
stories, and poetry.
25. non-literary texts are texts whose primary purpose is to
convey information and do not have the same narrative and
fictional elements as literary texts.
Examples of non-literary texts include textbooks, legal
documents, articles in academic journals, recipes, how-to
books, and instruction manuals.
26. GROUP 1
Members:
Kenneth Abo-abo
Jarlou Cal
Raymond Jovita
Arnel Perater
Ritchel Aguillon
Genely Bagante
Gretchen Beboso
Jean Rose Danila
Sheena Mee Dusal
Marian Malalay
Romelyn Martagon
Creziel Jane Parang
Nona Ella Tag-at
