Prosepoetrydrama English 126 Week 1 Lecture

1. PROSE,POETRY,
DRAMA
English 126
INTRO TO
LITERATURE

2. 14TH CENTURY
 Polite learning
through
reading.
 A man of
literature or a
man of letter =
a man of wide
reading,
”literacy”
18TH CENTURY
 Practice and
profession of
writing
• The high skills of
writing in the
special context
of high
imagination
19TH
CENTURY
LITERATURE
DEFINITIONS

3. ROBERT FROST’S
Performance in a
word
MODERN DEFINITION
 Language artistically
used to achieve
identifiable literary
qualities and to convey
meaningful messages
 Literary is characterized
by beauty of expression
form and by universality
intellectual and
emotional appeal

4. THE IMPORTANCE OF
LEARNING LITERATURE
 Reading /learning literature improves our Language proficiency
 Reading/learning literature enhances our understanding about
culture of others.
 Reading/learning literature gives us a valuable chance to explore
the nature of human being
 Reading /learning literature makes us human
 Reading or learning literature shapes our goal and values by
clarifying our own identity both positively and negatively
 Reading/learning literature helps us grow personally and
intellectually
 Etc.

5. LITERATURE GENRES
 Open form
and close
form
 Relies on
imagery,
figurative
language
and sounds
Examples:
 Myths
 Fables
 Novels
 Short Stories
Examples:
 News
 Reports
 Journals
 Articles
 Essays
 Textbooks
 Biographies
 Etc.
 Made of
dialog and
set direction
 Designed to
be
performed

6.  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.
DRAMA

7.  Poetry is language
written with rhythm,
figurative language,
imagery, sound devices
and emotionally
charged language.
 Concrete poem
 Narrative Poem
 Lyric Poem
POETRY
DEFINITION
KINDS OF
POETRY/POEM

8.  PROSE is the ordinary
form of written
language.
 Prose imitates the
spoken language.
.
o Fiction
o Non Fiction
PROSE
DEFINITION
KINDS OF PROSE

9. o Concrete Poem
is one with a
shape that
suggests its
subject.
o The poet
arranges the
letters,
punctuation,
and lines to
create an
image or
picture, on the
page.
.
o Narrative Poem
is a story told in
verse.
o Narrative
poems often
have all the
elements of
short stories,
including
characters,
conflict, and
plot
KINDS OF
POETRY
CONCRETE
POEMS
NARRATIVE POEM
Lyric poem is a
highly musical
verse that
expresses the
observation and
feelings of a
single speaker.
LYRIC POEM

10. Examples:
 Short Stories
 Legend
 Fairy Tales Letters
 Folk Tales Memoirs
 Novels
 Short Stories
 Fables
 Myth
 Etc.
Examples:
 Report
 Personal Narrative
 Memoirs
 Letter
 Article
 Journal
 Biographies
KINDS OF PROSE
FICTION
NON FICTION

11. 1. Setting
2. Characters
3. Plot
4. Point of view
5. Theme
6. Image
7. Symbol
ELEMENTS OF
STORY
ELEMENTS OF STORY INCLUDE: