ASEAN LITERATURE

LITERA

letter or words.

LITERATURE

is the total of preserved writings/spoken words belonging to a given language or people.

PROSE, NON PROSE

TWO TYPES OF LITERATURE

FICTION

Literature of Power

TYPES OF Fiction or "Literature of Power"

poems
short stories
novels
Plays
Myths

LITERATURE DEVICES

typical structures used by writers in their works to convey his or her message(s) in a simple manner to his or her readers.

Flash Forward

scene that takes the narrative to a FUTURE TIME from the current point of the story

Imagery

It is the use of figurative language to create VISUAL representations of actions, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our DIFFERENT SENSES

Personification

attribution of human qualities to something that is non-human like objects and animals.

Hyperbole

It is deliberate EXAGGERATION of actions and ideas for the sake of emphasis

New Historicism

It deals with the CULTURAL CONTEXT during writing of the piece of literature. This approach interprets literature for it's meaning or idea in a particular SOCIO-HISTORICAL ATMOSPHERE

THEME

central idea or concept of a story.

PROSE

Novels
Short Story
Plays
Legends
Fables
Essay
Biography
News
Oration

NON-PROSE(POETRY)

Narrative Poetry
Epic
Metrical Tale
Ballads
Lyric Poetry
Folk Songs
Sonnets
Ode
Dramatic Poetry

Literature of Knowledge

NON-FICTION

TYPES OF "Non-fiction or "Literature of Knowledge"

Biographies
News

LITERARY DEVICES

Literary Elements, Literary Techniques

Literary Elements

an inherent existence in literary piece and are extensively employed by writers to develop a literary piece.

Literary Techniques

are structures usually a words or phrases in literary texts that writers EMPLOY TO ACHIEVE not merely artistic ends but also readers a GREATER UNDERSTANDING and appreciation of their literary works.

LITERARY APPROACHES

FEMINISM, NEW HISTORICISM, FORMALISM

Symbolism

using an OBJECT or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

Flashback

tells an interjected scene of the story that takes it BACK IN TIME from the current point in the story and often used to tell the events that happened before another important event

Cliffhanger

ABRUPT ENDING which places the main characters in a perilous situation with no resolution

Foreshadowing

Important HINTS that an author drops to prepare the reader for what is to come, and help the reader anticipate the outcome .

Simile and Metaphor

Both compare two distinct objects and draws similarity between them.
The difference is that (1) uses "as" or "like" and (2) does not.

Feminism

often associated with literary pieces WRITTEN BY WOMAN that deal with women in the society.

Formalism or New Criticism

formulated by the information and details of the piece itself.
focus is on RHETORICAL and LOGICAL connections within the writing.

Literary Elements

Plot
Setting
Protagonist
Antagonist
Point of View
Conflict
Mood
Tone:

PLOT

It is the logical sequence of events that develops a story.

SETTING

It refers to the time and place in which a story takes place.

PROTAGONIST

"good guy". It is the main character of story, novel or a play

ANTAGONIST

" bad guy". It is the character in conflict with the Protagonist

POINT OF VIEW

The person or entity through whom the reader experiences the story.

CONFLICT

It is an issue in a narrative around which the whole story revolves.

MOOD

A general atmosphere of a narrative.

TONE

The "attitude" of the speaker, narrator as conveyed through the language of the piece.