This document provides an overview of how to study and judge literature. It discusses two main aspects of literary study: substance and form. It also outlines various elements and types of poetry, such as narrative, lyric, dramatic, and descriptive poetry. The document concludes with a brief discussion of Classicism versus Romanticism in literature.

1. Howtostudy and judgeliterature Intellect, emotion, imagination, and relatedqualities Twoaspects of literaturystudy Substance and form Imagination and fancy General matters Imagination 1) Pictorical and presentative 2) Selective, associative and constructive 3) Penetrative and interpretative Fancy 1) Thigsnotessentially true 1) Gain general knowledge of social life and importantauthors 2) Tostudyliterature 1) Theessentialcontent And meaning of thework 2) Themanner in which itisexpressed 1) Thequestionalreadyimplied 2) Thevalue of a book 3) Historicalcriticism 4) Theauthor’s personal method 5) Author’stheory of life 1) Intellectualfaculty -control of material presented 2) Theemotion -true sentiment -humor -sense of Pathos Idealism, romance, and realism Dramaticpower Characters Structure Descriptivepower Realism – objective Idealism – spiritual and other higherelements Romance – tointerest and delight (glamor) - Thepresentation of lifewith the vivid active reality of life - In drama, itbringsout the crisis effectively 1) Unity – maineffect 2) Variety – movement, suspense, general interest 3) Order – properbegining, arrangemet, progress, and ending 4) Proportion 5) Emphasis of parts 1) Externalnature 2) Individual person and Humanlife 3) Vivacy of descriptions 4) Atmosphere 1) Caricatures 2) Typecharacter 3) Genuineindividuals 4) Secondarycharacters Poetry Style ElementsKinds of poetry *highemotion -Narrative *imagination -Lyric *beauty -Dramatic *finer -Descriptive *delicate -Satiric *rhythm -Didactic Manner of writing *Goodorbad *Carefulorcareless *Clear and easyor confused and difficult *Colloquialorinvloved and steadely Classicism and Romanticism Itaimstoexpressthetruthor central principles of things. Itexpressindependence and strongemotions and lessformality