INTRODUCTION TO

LITERATURE
21CLPW

Victoria M. Robles
 LITERATURE
“littera”

letter

written texts

• Therefore, literature is simply anything

that is written.
 Types of Literature
Oral Literature Written Literature

• preserved and • is one that produced

handed down from from the use of the
one generation to pen by literary writer.
another by word of
mouth. • is more permanent
• Oral literature started than oral literature
unwritten, but because it remains as
eventually captured is.
for writing.
LITERATURE
• Literature is the written, printed or oral
productions of the human mind collectively,
which deals with themes of permanent and
universal interest, characterized by
creativeness and grace of expression, as
poetry, fictions, essays, etc., distinguished
from works of scientific, technical or
journalistic nature (Webster Comprehensive
Dictionary, International Edition).
Reasons Why People Write
• For self-expression.

• To spread knowledge and information.

• To pass on ideas and values.

• To convey truth, accuracy, and

evaluation.
The Qualities of Great Literature:
• Permanence
• Universality
• Artistry
• Intellectual Value
• Spiritual Value
• Style
• Suggestiveness
 Literature
Prose Poetry

• discourse that follows the • combines the sound and

continuous and usual flow meaning of language to
of conversation which uses create and express ideas
sentences forming and feelings.
paragraphs to express ideas,
feelings, and actions.
narrative lyric

fiction non-fiction
dramatic
 Divisions of Prose:
Fiction Non-Fiction
• Short Story • Essay
• Novel • Oration
• Play • Biography
• Legend • Autobiography
• Fable • News
• Letters
• Diaries and
journals
 Types of Poetry
Narrative Dramatic Lyric

• Epics • Haiku
• Ode
• Ballads • Elegy
• Sonnet
• Song