1. Read and analyze the following items.Say‘Naks’ if you agree and ‘Nyek’if you don’t. Be ready to defendyour answer.
1. Literature teaches the significance of life.
2. Local color refers to the techniques in writing by which
native or indigenous symbols or images are integrated in the
context of the literary text.
3. Poetry is a type of literature which can be characterized by
itsordinarinessof formandstructure and strong resemblance
to man’s pattern of everyday speech.
4. Literature is both an art and a form of communication.
5. “Dulce” referstoexcellence of literaryformwhichrelatesto
the idea that literature must have aesthetic value or sense
while “utile”referstowhatliterature canoffertoitsreadersin
effect.
6. Literature mirrors and highlights significant human
experiences.
7. The timelessness of thought and of idea relates to the
notionthata workof literature mustreveal atheme and must
reflectacondition,which isapplicabletothe worldasa whole.
8. Expositionmeansthe actionof untyingof events built upon
inthe risingactionof the plot;it referstothe final outcome of
the main complication in a play or story.
9. A novel isa kindof a fictional prose work,which hasasingle
complication and may involve few characters.
10. A work of fiction is said to be drawn from the author’s
imagination.
11. Language is the prime medium of literature.
12. The villain is a character in a fictional work who always
opposes the principal character.
Reasons for Reading:Aside fromthe ideaof readingto obtainenjoymentorpleasure,thereare othergoodreasonstoread
literature liketosatisfyone’scuriosity,toupliftculturalunderstanding,toescape fromreality,andlastlytofulfillone’s desiresand
aspirations.
WhyDo We Needto Study Philippine Literature?
(1) To appreciate ourliteraryheritage;(2) Tounderstandournoble traditions;(3) Totake pride inourculture;
(4) To Trace our rootsand identityasFilipinos;and(5) Togain insights,realizations,andvalues.
Group Task: Thinkof a popularsongthat youknowand performthe songin class.(Preparation:2mins.,Presentation:2mins.)
ProcessingQuestions:(1) What realitiesinlifehave youheardorseeninthe presentation?
(2) Howwere youable to relate orconnect yourpersonal experiencesinthe connectormessage of the song?
(3) What valuesorlessonshave yougainedfromthe presentations? (4) Fromthe task,how will youdefine literature?
DefiningLiterature (Scholarshave givensome legitimate definitions pertainingtohow theyperceive literature.)
Literature isfroma Latin wordlitteratura,whichmeans acquaintance withlettersorwriting, andfromlitteratus,learning.
Literature coversbothoral and writtenformsof works,whichmanifestexpressive orimaginative quality,nobilityof thoughts,
timelessness,andlastly,universality.
1. It reflectsmoral experience.
2. We learnaboutculture acrosstime and space.
3. It isa tool towardsunderstandingthe pastaswell asthe present.
4. We learnaboutneighboringcountries.
LiteraryStandard
1. Universality-appealstoeveryone,regardlessof culture,race,sex,andtime whichare all consideredsignificant
2. Artistry- ithas aestheticappeal andthuspossessesasense of beauty.
3. Intellectual Value- itstimulates critical thinkingthatenrichesmental processesof abstractandreason,makingmanrealize
the fundamental of truthsof life anditsnature.
4. Suggestiveness- itunravelsman’semotional powertodefine symbolism,nuances,impliedmeanings,imagesandmessages,
givingandevokingvisionsabove andbeyondthe plane of ordinarylife andexperience.
5. Permanence- endures acrosstime
6. Style- itpresents peculiarwaysonhowman seeslife asevidence bythe formation hisorherideas,form, andstructure,and
expressions,which are markedbytheirmemorable substance.
7. Spiritual value-upliftsthe spirit andthe soul bybringingmoral value thathaspowertomotivate andinspire.
Literature andhistoryare closelyinterrelated,howevertheyalsohave differences.Literature maybe figmentsof the imagination
or eventsdevoidof truth,which have beenwrittendown,whilehistoryismade upof eventsthathappened.
Literature can generallybe dividedintotwotypes; prose & poetry.Prose consistsof those writtenwithinthe commonflowof
conversationinsentencesandparagraphs (types: novels,shortstory, plays,legends,etc.) , while poetryreferstothose expressionsin
verse,withmeasure andrhyme,lineandstanzaandhas a more melodioustone (types:narrative,lyric,and dramatic.)
You cannot appreciate somethingyoudon’tunderstand.
