LITERATURE DEFINED

MARY JOY N. NITURADA

 KWL CHART

What I KNOW What I WANT to Know What I LEARNED

 DEFINITION OF LITERATURE

•Looking into the etymology

of literature, it was said to
be derived from the Latin
word litteratura which
means writing, from
litteratus, learning.
 DEFINITION OF LITERATURE

•Literature covers both oral

and written forms of works
which manifest expressive or
imaginative quality, nobility
of thoughts, timelessness,
and lastly universality.
 DEFINITION OF LITERATURE

•It is also described as for

having an excellent form
which the expression of
permanent and universal
ideas can be established
aesthetically.
 DEFINITION OF LITERATURE

•Literature takes significant

human experiences as its
main subject.
•It mainly discusses various
dimensions of life as well as
its miseries and glories.
 KEY FEATURES OF LITERATURE

• Literature is a form of
communication
• Literature is an art
• Nobility of thoughts
• Timelessness
• Universality
• Literature has utility
 QUESTION

What are your reasons for reading?

 REASONS FOR READING

• To acquire relevant information

and entertainment
• To satisfy one’s curiosity
• To uplift cultural understanding
• To escape from reality
• To fulfill one’s desire and aspiration
Complete the last
column of the KWL
Chart.
 ADDITIONAL TASK

•Research on the definition

of Literature given by
scholars.
•Write your answers in a 1
whole sheet of paper