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Reviewing the Genres

and Branches of
Literature
Reported by: Abacajen
Abaño
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Prayer

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Author Literature

The reading of all good

books is like
conversation with the
finest men of past
centuries.

-Rene Descartes

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Author Literature

There is no surer
foundation for a
beautiful friendship
than a mutual taste in
literature.

- P.G. Wodehouse

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Author Literature

That is part of the

beauty all literature.
You discover that your
longings are universal
longings, that you’re
lonely and isolated
from anyone. You
belong.
-F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Literature
 Comes from the Greek word
litera which means ‘letter’ . So
anything that has letters is
literature.
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Two Functions of
Literature

•Utilitarian Literature
•Creative Literature

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Utilitarian Literature
Means anything that has letters
which are for practical and daily
life use.
Example: memoranda, news
reports and speeches
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Creative Literature
Appeals to the aesthetics as
shown in the styles of writing by
authors, poets, novelist, and
playwrights.

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Creative Literature

Branches

Prose Poetry
Sub-Branch
Drama
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Prose
Is a creative literature without
much regard to metrical
structure. It can be spoken or
written as long as it is in
ordinary form.
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Prose
 Can be divided into FICTION
and NON- FICTION.

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Fiction
 prose refers to non-metrical
texts with plot, settings,
characters and themes created
from the imagination.

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Fiction
Examples
Written fiction: Short stories,
novels and novelettes.
Oral Tradition :fables, fairytales,
legends, myths and folktales.
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Non-Fiction
 texts refer to factual
narrations focused on actual
events, places, and people.

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Non- Fiction
Examples
Biographies, essays, journals, and
epistles.

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Poetry
It is a form of creative
literature which utilizes words in
a unique and special way..

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Poetry
Can be distinguished into
LYRIC and NARRATIVE kind .

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Lyric Poem
Express observations ,
emotions, and feelings in a
metered verse structure.

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Lyric Poem
Examples:
Songs, sonnets, odes, and
elegies the Japanese poems
Haiku and Tanka.

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Narrative Poem
Are story poems- they
narrate plots in metrical form
and the elements of story are
present in them.

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Narrative Poem
Examples:
Epics, metrical tales, metrical
romances, and ballads.

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Activity 1: Differentiation tables

Fiction Prose Non- Fiction Prose

Lyric Poetry Narrative Poetry

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Drama
Is a performance literature. It
is the portrayal of
events(fictional or true) with the
delivery of written dialogue in
either prose or poetry structure.
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Drama
They can be performed on
stage, in television, film or even
in the radio.

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Two Flavors of Drama

Comedy
Tragedy

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Common Story Genres

Romantic
Tragic- horror
Mystery
Crime-thriller
Science
Fantasy
Historical
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Activity 2: Test Yourself

Directions: Tell whether the following literary text as
fiction or non-fiction.
1. _________Birthday
Non- fiction Cards
2. _________Movie
Fiction scripts
3. _________Reality
Non- fiction Shows
4. _________Calendars
Non- fiction
Fiction
5. _________T. V. Dialogues
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Activity 2: Test Yourself

Directions: Tell whether the following literary text as
fiction or non-fiction.
6.__________Periodic
Non- fiction Table
7.__________Text
Non- fiction message
8.__________Music
Fiction videos
9.__________Mind
Both Maps
Non- fiction
10._________Suicide note
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Assignment: Article Synthesis

Directions: Choose one article that interests
you and create a synthesis of articles you have
read. Write at least three paragraphs for your
synthesis.(Read your book on page 33 for your
reference).

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Assignment:

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Assignment: Rubrics

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