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2 TYPES OF LITERATURE
1. Prose
- It is made up of sentences and paragraphs, without any metrical (or rhyming) structure.
- It has no formal and metrical structure. It applies a natural flow of speech and ordinary
grammatical structure.
Kinds of Prose:
Fiction:
a. Novel- This is a long narrative divided into chapters. The events are taken from true-to-
life stories…and span a long period of time. There are many characters involved.
b. Short Story- This is a narrative involving one or more characters, one plot and one
c. Plays- This is presented on a stage, is divided into acts and each act has many scenes.
d. Legends-These are fictitious narrative, usually about origins. Example: THE BIKOL
e. Fables- These are also fictitious and they deal with animals and inanimate thins 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.
Example: THE MONKEY AND THE TURTLE.
Non-fiction:
a. Essay- This expresses the viewpoint or opinion of the writer about a particular problem
b. Biography- This deals with the life of a person which may be about himself, his
autobiography or that of others.
Example: CAYETANO ARELLANO by Socorro O. Albert
c. Autobiography- it gives the history of a person’s life, written or told by that person. It
2. POETRY
-literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by
the use of distinctive style and rhythm
- writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language
chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound,
and rhythm
TYPES OF POETRY:
1. Epic – a long narrative poem of the largest proportions. Epic is a tale mainly about a
hero concerning the beginning, continuance, and the end of events of great
significance on tribal or national significance.
Examples: The Epic of Gilgamesh, Iliad, Odyssey
2. Metrical Tale – a narrative poem consisting usually a single series connective events
that are simple, and generally do not form a plot. Examples of these are simple idylls or
home tales, love tales, tales of the supernatural or tales written for a strong moral
purpose in verse form.
Examples: Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Sir Walter Scott's "The Lady
of the Lake."
3. Ballad – the simplest type of narrative poetry. It is s short narrative poem telling a
single incident in simple meter and stanzas. It is meant to be sung.
Examples: The Wasteland by Elliot, Thomas Sterns, Sang from the Hart Sire by
Dickinson, Emily
B. LYRIC POETRY – a poem that is very personal in nature. It expresses the author’s own
thoughts, feelings, moods and reflections in musical language. It derived its name from the
1. Ode – a lyric poem of some length, serious in subject and dignified in style. It is most
majestic of the lyric poems. It is written in a spirit of praise of some persons or
things.
Examples: Ode on Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early
2. Elegy – a poem written on the death of a friend of the poet. The ostensible purpose is
to praise the friend. But in the end of the poem, however, we can expect that poet will have
4. Sonnet – a lyric poem containing four iambic pentameter lines, and a complicated
rhyme
Examples: La Vita Nuova by Dante Alighieri, Visions by Francesco Petrarch