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Literature defined:
Oxford Advanced Dictionary
1. the writing or the study of books, etc., valued as
works of art (drama, fiction, essays, poetry,
biography) contrasted with technical books and
journalism;
2. all the writings of a country or a period;
3. printed material describing or advertising
4. books dealing with special subjects:
travel, poultry farming
Literature
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defined:
Maximo Ramos in his paper entitled “Literature as a
Maker of Myths” ( Literature and Society: Cross
Cultural Perspectives. 1976, p.50)
5. “ an art written in memorable language on a
memorable subject”
E.A. Manuel (“Literature in Ethnic Oral Tradition,”
Literature and Society, p.108 )
6. “ any artistic creative piece, whether written or
oral, which we can enjoy repeatedly”
Literature
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Types:
Oral or Written
Fiction or Non- Fiction
Prose or Poetry
3 Types of Poetry
1. dramatic
2. narrative
3. lyric
According to the country of origin
Time/Era
Function/Purpose
General Types of Literature
Poetry – is a rhythmic, imaginative language
expressing the invention, thought, imagination, taste,
passion and insight of the human soul.

Elements:
1. Verse – this is the poetic line. In the past, verses
would be particular about meter and rhyme.
Nowadays, however, free verse which means non-
conformity to the element mentioned is most
common.
Elements...
2. Rhyme- it refers to similar sounds within the line or
among lines in poetry.
kinds:
assonance ( And snowy summits old in story)
alliteration ( The sun nor star shall weaken
Nor any change of light;
Nor sound of water shaken
Nor any sound or sight.)
Elements...
3. Meter – this measures the quantity of syllables in a
verse
HAIKU
TANAGA
SONNET
4. Rhythm- this refers to the regular recurrence of
stressed and unstressed syllables
5. Imagery- figurative description in speech or writing.
-a tool to convey ideas through the use of
object or images