COMES FROM THE LATIN WORD "LITERA" WHICH MEANS AN ACQUAINTANCE WITH LETTERS.

WHO SAID THIS? LITERATURE CAN BE SAID TO BE THETORY OF MAN, MAN'S LOVES, GRIEF, THOUGHTS, DREAMS, AND ASPIRATIONS COACHED IN BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE.

WHO SAID THIS? LITERATURE AS, "THE ENDURING EXPRESSION OF A SIGNIFICANT HUMAN EXPERIENCE IN WORDS WELL-CHOSEN AND ARRANGED."

FUNCTIONS OF LITERATURE ACCORDING TO HORACE

IT APPEALS TO HUMAN PLEASURE OR TO THE EMOTIONAL ASPECT, OR SIMPLY TO ENTERTAIN

IT APPEALS TO HUMAN INTELLECT; DRAWING APPLICATION TO LIFE;

IT SHOULD APPEAL TO HUMAN IMAGINATION: IGNITING THE SOUL OF THE READER.

GENRES OF LITERATURE

IS THE MOST INTENSE FORM OF WRITING. IT ALLOWS A WRITER TO EXPRESS HIS OR HER DEEPEST EMOTIONS AND THOUGHTS IN A VERY PERSONAL WAY. IT RELIES HEAVILY ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, RHYTHM, AND IMAGERY TO RELAY ITS MESSAGE TO READERS.

SUB GENRES OF POETRY

Under the sub genre NARRATIVE are:

Under sub genre of LYRIC are:

THIS FORM DESCRIBES IMPORTANT EVENTS IN LIFE EITHER REAL OR IMAGINARY.

THIS IS AN EXTENDED NARRATIVE ABOUT HEROIC EXPLOITS OFTEN UNDER SUPERNATURAL CONTROL. IT MAY DEAL WITH HEROES AND GODS

THIS IS A NARRATIVE WHICH IS WRITTEN IN VERSE AND CAN BE CLASSIFIED EITHER AS A BALLAD OR A METRICAL ROMANCE.

THE NARRATIVE POEMS, THIS IS CONSIDERED THE SHORTEST AND THE SIMPLEST. IT HAS A SIMPLE STRUCTURE AND TELLS OF A SIMPLE INCIDENT.

ORIGINALLY, THIS REFERS TO THAT KIND OF POETRY MEANT TO BE SUNG TO THE ACCOMPANIMENT OF A LYRE, BUT NOW, THIS APPLIES TO ANY TYPE OF POETRY THAT EXPRESSES EMOTIONS.

THESE ARE SHORT POEMS INTENDED TO BE SUNG. THE COMMON THEME IS LOVE, DESPAIR, GRIEF, DOUBT, JOY, HOPE AND SORROW.

THIS IS A SONG PRAISING GOD OR THE VIRGIN MARY AND CONTAINING A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE.

THIS HAS MEASURES OF 12 SYLLABLES (DODECASYLLABIC) AND IS SLOWLY SANG TO THE ACCOMPANIMENT OF A GUITAR OR BANDURIA. EXAMPLE: FLORANTE AT LAURA

THIS HAS MEASUREMENTS OF 8 SYLLABLES (OCTOSYLLABIC) AND RECITED TO A MARTIAL BEAT.

MOST CLOSELY RE SEMBLES EVERYDAY SPEECH. IT IS USUALLY STRAIGHT FORWARD, AND MAY UTILIZE RACTERS, AND IMAGERY.

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Under FICTIONS are:

Under NON FICTIONS are:

IS NARRATIVE WRITING THAT ORIGINATES FROM THE AUTHOR'S IMAGINATION. IT IS DESIGNED TO ENTERTAIN, BUT IT CAN ALSO INSPIRE, INFORM, OR PERSUADE.

THIS IS A LONG NARRATIVE DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS. THE EVENTS ARE TAKEN FROM TRUE-TO-LIFE STORIES AND SPANS LONG PERIOD OF TIME. LUERE ARE MANY CHARACTERS INVOLVED.

THIS IS A STORY INVOLVING ONE OR MORE CHARACTERS, ONE PLOT AND ONE SINGLE IMPRESSION.

THESE ARE FICTITIOUS NARRATIVES, USUALLY ABOUT ORIGINS.

THESE ARE ALSO FICTITIOUS AND THEY DEAL WITH ANIMALS AND INANIMATE THINGS WHO SPEAK AND ACT LIKE PEOPLE AND THEIR PURPOSE IS TO ENLIGHTEN THE MINDS OF CHILDREN TO EVENTS THAT CAN MOLD THEIR WAYS AND ATTITUDES.

THESE ARE MERELY PRODUCTS OF THE WRITER'S IMAGINATION AND THE MAIN AIM IS TO BRING OUT LESSONS TO THE READER. IT CAN BE STORIES ABOUT ANIMALS AND CHILDREN.

THIS IS A NARRATIVE THAT THAT EXPLAINS THE ORIGINS OF LIFE, THE OCCURRENCES IN NATURE OR THE DEEDS OF A FIGURE OF FOLKLORE. IT IS ROOTED ON BOTH FACT AND FICTION.

IS WRITING THAT IS BASED ON TRUE EVENTS, PEOPLE, PLACES, AND FACTS. IT IS DESIGNED TO INFORM, AND SOMETIMES TO ENTERTAIN.

THIS IS A NARRATIVE ABOUT ONE'S LIFE WRITTEN BY THAT PERSON. IT DIFFERS FROMA MEMOIR IN THAT IT USUALLY COVERS THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE, RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON A SINGLE PERIOD OF HIS OR HER LIFE.

THIS IS A WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF A PERSON'S LIFE. IT INCORPORATES CHARACTER, PERSONALITY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

THIS EXPRESSES THE VIEWPOINT OR OPINION OF THE WRITER ABOUT A PARTICULAR PROBLEM OR EVENT. THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE EDITORIAL PAGE OF A NEWSPAPER.

THIS IS A PERSONAL, AND OFTEN DAILY, RECORD OF EVENTS, EXPERIENCES, AND REFLECTION. DIARIES FOCUS MORE ON EMOTION AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTS. JOURNALS TEND TO BE LOGS OF EVENTS AND OFTEN DESCRIBES THE EXPERIENCES OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE.

IS A LITERARY WORK WRITTEN TO BE PERFORMED IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE. IT CONTAINS DIALOGUE, AND ACTORS IMPERSONATE THE CHARACTERS. IT IS USUALLY DIVIDED INTO ACTS OR SCENES, AND RELIES ON PROPS OR IMAGINATIVE DIALOGUE TO CREATE A VISUAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE AUDIENCE.

Sub genres of DRAMA are:

HERO IS BROUGHT DOWN BY HIS/HER OWN FLAWS, USUALLY BY ORDINARY HUMAN FLAWS EVEN AN EXCESS OF LOVE, HONOR, OR LOYALTY.

THE TERM COMEDY CAME FROM THE GREEK TERM "KOMOS" MEANING FESTIVITY OR REVELRY. THIS FORM USUALLY IS LIGHT AND WRITTEN WITH A PURPOSE OF AMUSING, AND USUALLY HAS A HAPPY ENDING

IT DETAILS THE DEEDS AND EVENTS OF A PARTICULAR HISTORICAL TIME PERIOD AND OFTEN FEATURES CHARACTERS OF ROYAL LINEAGE, OR OF LEGEND

IT IS A STORY TOLD WITH DIALOGUE, MUSIC AND DANCING. IT CAN INCLUDE OPERAS AND BALLETS

Mighty king of Uruk, known for his strenth and arrogance

A wild man created by gods to balance Gilgamesh powers

A temple priest who tames enkidu

A man granted immortality by gods

A monster guardian of ceda forest

Goddess of love and war

The valiant prince of ayodhya

The epitome of grace and resilience, a queen whose devotion shines through

Rama's steadfast brother, a guardian and warrior

A scholar and and conqueror, whose ambitions overshadowed wisdom leading to his downfall

A force of loyalty, whose strength and intellect tilt its fate

A brother unmatched integrity, ruling rama's name rather that seizing throne

A queen swated by misjudgement, yet an instrument in destinys design