APPROACHES TO LITERATURE

Ratings: (1)|Views: 70,087|Likes: 160 Published by esquivelazzej DOWNLOAD HERE: http://adf.ly/aEobM ========== The formalistic or literary approach is close to the art for arts sake dictum by Jose Garcia Villa. The study of the selection is more or less based on the so-called literary elements which more or less boil down to the literal level, the affective values, the ideational values, technical values and the total effect and communication. For moral or humanistic approach, the nature of man is central to literature. This approach is close to the morality of literature, to questions of ethical goodness and badness. Historical approach is based on the moment-milieu-race, it sees literature as both a reflection and a product of the times and circumstances in which it was written. It operates on the premise that the history of a nation has telling effects on its literature and that a piece can be better understood and appreciated if one knows the times around its creation. Cultural approach is one of the richest ways to arrive at the culture of the people and one of the most pleasurable ways of appreciating the literature of a people. It goes by the dictum culture teaching through literature. Psychological approach considers literature as the expression of personality, of inner drives of neurosis. It has resulted in an almost exhausting and exhaustive psychological analysis of characters, of symbols and images, of recurrent themes, and the likes. Therefore, it is possible to draw different questions from one literary selection using the different approaches to literature. Hence, this may as well show the versatility of a literary piece.

Kinds of Poetry and Prose Ratings: 0|Views: 20,372|Likes: 35 Published by inah_30 See More Poetry A language arranged in lines with regular rhythm, meter and often with definite rhyme scheme -Use figurative language -rhythmical creation of beauty Edgar Allan Poe a.Narrative Poetry -intends to tell a story - Usually relates the events in an order of time

^ Types Epic tells about the adventures of a traditional hero important to the history2. Ballad meant for singing &usually deals with subject such as love, honor or death3. Metrical Romance - is a long rambling love story in revolving around knights, lords and their ladies4. Metrical Tale deals with any emotion or phrase of life & is often told in simple manner b. Lyric poetry - meant to be sungfocus on the writers feeling ^ Types ^1. Ode most majestic type2. Elegy poetic lamentation for the dead3. Sonnet can be distinguished by its form for it always consist of 14 rhymed lines4. Idyll a descriptive poem of rural or pastoral character which expresses the poets feeling of his immediate landscape5. Song has a particular melodious quality6. Simple Lyric

 includes all those lyric poems that dont belong under the other types c. Dramatic Poetry - focus on the characters feelings- designed to be spoken or acted on stage

These are plays whose dialogues are written in the form of poetry1. Comedy a dramatic play of light and humorous character w/ a cheerful or happy ending2. Tragedy portrays struggle of a strong willed protagonist against fateEx. 5 great Shakespearean Tragedies~ Hamlet indecision~ King Lear parental love~ Macbeth ambition~ Othello conjugal love~ Romeo and Juliet young love3. Dramatic History a dramatic play dealing w/ past historical event4. Farce a comic play marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot5. Melodrama characterized by heavy use of suspense, sensational episodes, romantic sentiment andconventional happy ending6. Masque

a form of dramatic entertainment of the 16 th & 17 th century performed by masked actors7. Dramatic Monologue a long speech In a play or a story delivered by a single person Prose Its structure is in terms of sentences and paragraphs Types of Prose I. Prose Drama Like poetic plays but written in prose form II. Essay A prose composition w/c discusses a particular subject. III. Prose Fiction - A prose composition w/c imaginatively created A. Prose Allegory Is a narrative prose from in w/c abstract ideas are personifiedProlonged metaphor or symbolic representation B. Prose Romance A prose narrative treating imaginary characters, events, time or place, and usually heroic, adventure ormysterious. C.

Tales of Adventure Deals w/ stories involving danger & unknown risks or mans encounter w/ nature D. Novel a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length, portraying characters, actions, and scenes representative of real life in a more or less intricate plot E. Novelette Shorter than a novel, longer than a short story F. Short Story A prose narrative about 10,000 words to be read in 1 sitting G. Fable Stories about animals H. Parable Stories from the bible I. Myth Deals w/ supernatural beings, gods, and goddess J. Legend Deals w/ the origin of things K.

Folktale Is characteristically anonymous, timeless and placeless tale circulated orally among people L. Fairytale Is a narrative of adventures involving fantastic forces and beingsHappy ending IV. Biography A. Biography written by someone elseB. Autobiography written by himself/herself V. Letter A. Letter written message address to a person or organizationB. Journal a prose composition published periodically for an exclusive readership C. Diary a daily account of what happened in someones life

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