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PROSE
PRINCESSM.
CUISON
• Identify the elements of prose
•
Compare and contrast the
genres of literature in the past
and in the 21st century
2 Types of Literature
PROSE
POETRY
PROSE (prowz)
• is the ordinary form of written and
spoken language whose unit is in the
sentence, rather than the individual
line as it is in poetry. The term applies
to all expressions in language that do
not have a regular rhythmic pattern.
• it consists of those written within the
common flow of conversation in
sentences and paragraphs.
Continuous piece of writing
Uses sentences and paragraphs
Sounds similar to ordinary speech
or writing
May or may not be creative
Literature in the past includes a
variety of works such as:
LEGENDS FABLE
S
SHORT
NOVELS PLAY
STORY S
ILLUSTRATE DIGI-FICTION
D NOVEL
GRAPHIC MANGA
NOVELS
CHICK LIT
DOODLE FICTION
SCIENCE
FLASH FICTION FICTION
21st Century Literary Prose includes:
BLOGS TWITTER
THREADS
TEXT SPOKEN
SERY
E POETRY
ELEMENTS OF
PROS
CHARACTE
E
R
SETTING
PLOT
POINT OF
VIEW
THEME
CHARACTER
A fictional personality created
by the author
1. PROTAGONIST- the central character in the
story
2. ANTAGONIST- forces acting against the
protagonist
3. DYNAMIC CHARACTER- the character
changes as a result of the action of the
story
4. STATIC CHARACTER- the character does
not change much in the course of the story
SETTINGS
Setting is the time place
and where a scene occurs.
It can help set the mood
Influences the way characters
behave
• Because these stories are
Affects the dialog
passed along by word of mouth,
Reflects the society in which the
the plot elements are simple
characters live, and sometimes
but
evenunchanging.
plays a part in the story.
PLOT
• Is the organized
pattern or sequence
of events that make
up a story.
• Every plot is made
up of a series of
events that are
related to one
another.
POINT OF VIEW
The point of view of the story relates to
the person telling the story
TYPES:
A. First Person POV- the narrator is a
character in the story and tells the
story.
POINT OF VIEW
A. Second Person POV- the narrator
tells the story using the pronoun you.
B. Third Person POV- the narrator is not
a character in the story and refers to
the characters by name or he/she.
THEME
• Theme is what the story teaches readers the
life lesson, meaning, moral or message
about life or human nature that is
communicated by a literary work.
Good vs. evil
Weak vs. strong
Beauty vs. ugliness
Peace and war
Love
Heroism
Suffering
Deception
THEMES
CONFLICT