LITERATURE

Prose

Written in ordinary language in non-metrical rhythms.

Poetry

A composition in verse with rhythm and sound patterns.

Literary Periods

Spans of time in literature that share intellectual, linguistic, religious, and artistic influences.

Pre Classical Period

Also known as the Homeric period, when Greek epics like the Iliad and Odyssey were passed down orally.

Classical Period

The golden age of Greece, characterized by Greek playwrights and philosophers.

Hellenic Period

The spread of Greek language and literature, covering the period between the death of Alexander the Great and the emergence of the Roman Empire.

Fiction

Any imaginative recreation and reconstruction of life.

Non-Fiction

A work of literature that talks about real-life stories.

Setting

The place where the story occurs.

Character

Any person that appears in a work of fiction.

Plot

The arrangement of events in a story.

Exposition

The background information about the characters in a story.

Conflict

The problem or opposition in a story.

Rising Action

The sequence of events in which the characters take action.

Climax

The point towards which the plot and conflict rise.

Denouement

The point where the conflict is settled.

Theme

The central idea on which a story is constructed.

Point of View

The manner of telling a story.

Autobiography

A non-fiction work that tells the story of a person's life written by themselves.

Byzantine period

conservative literature or the birth of Christianity.