LITERATURE

littera

literature is derived from the latin word _____

a letter of the alphabet

what does latin word Littera mean

Literature

it’s a body of work, either writtten, oral, or visual containing imaginative language that realistically portrays thoughts.

Human experiences

Literature takes significant ____ _________ as its main subject

Literature

it is the collective production of the human mind that deals with permanent and universal themes

Poetry

It is the art of arranging words in a way that creates bueauty, it is written in lines and stanzas.

Prose

it is a form of written/spoken language that follows natural patterns of speech, it is written in sentences/paragraphs

Prose Fiction

works that are purely products of the writer’s imagination

techniques the author use to convey meaning, deliberate choices of language/construction

Simile

a literary device that makes a comparison using like or as

metaphor

a literary device that makes the comparison directly, substituting one thing for another

Personification

a literary device that applies human-like attributes to inanimate object, animal, or an abstract idea.

onomatopoeia

a literary device that make words evoke that actual sound of the thing they refer to

hyperbole

a literary device that exaggerates for the sake of emphasis

synechdoche

a literary device that makes a part of something represent the whole.

metonymy

a literary device that replaces the name of an object with a word closely related to it

alliteration

repeated initial consonant sounds in multiple words near the beginning of a word

consonance

repeated consonant sounds in multiple words (anywhere)

assonance

repeated vowel sounds in multiple words

Lens

a tool that readers use to interpret and analyze a piece of writing.

writers

a lens is NOT a tool used by _______

Formalist Lens

a type of lens that focuses on form and structure of a text

Marxist Lens

a type of lens that examines complications found within a capitalism system, including social structures, etc.

Feminist Lens

a type of lens that focuses on gender-related issues

Reader-Response

a type of lens that focuses on the response of each individual reader

Ecocriticism

a type of lens that focuses on the relationship between literature and the natural environment

psychoanalytic

a type of lens that views text as an expression of the personality, state of mind, and feelings or desires

Histo-biographical

a type of lens that applies historical information about the time during which the literary piece was written.

The Age of Pericles

it was the age where Pericles was ruling in power, and it was when drama flourished as the peak of culture

Aeschylus

who is the father of greek tragedy

aristophanes

who is the greatest writer of comedy

Chorus

______ slowed the story down but amazed audiences

Greek Tragic Hero

it was a larger-than-life figure, made taller with high shoes, padded body, and a tragic mask

tragic mask

a symbolic mask with exaggerated features, wide mouth, deep eyes and sharp lines

Epic poetry

it tells heroic deeds

Oresteia

Aescyhlus created the trilogy _______

Agamemnon

he was the king of Mycenae

Clytaemnestra

she is the queen and wife of agamemnon, she was the one who killed him.

Sophocles

a dramatist born in Colonus, son of a wealthy merchant, and raised in comfort and trained in music

Athens

capital city of Greece

The Hellenic Republic

What is the official name of greece

noble

the greeks were known as _____ people because of their achievements in literature, art, architecture and phnilosophy

homer

the most important and earliest of the greek and roman writes

athenian golden age

was the height of Greek culture, with great writers flourishing

Period of decline

this period began after the death of alexander the great and lasted until Greece was conquered by rome

Textual aids

tools/materials that provide support and facilitate understanding of texts

Concept map

a visual tool used to organize ideas, a main idea is placed in the center then connect with related ideas.

Venn Diagram

a graphic organizer made of overlapping circles.

Sequence map

a visual tool that shows events or steps in the order htey happen

cause and effect diagram

sometimes called fishbone or ishikawa diagram, it is a visual tool that shows the different factors that may contribute to an observed effect or problem.

fishbone or ishikawa

the cause and effect diagram is also called as a _______ or ______ diagram

homer

blind poet of greece, 8th century B.C

7

how many cities claimed the birthpalce of homer

homer

he is called “ the poet “

Odyssey

a story that recounts adventures and Odysseus’ journey home

iliad

a homer work that depicts war, passions, cruelty, love, and heroism.

Helen

she is called the most beautiful woman

Achilles

greatest and bravest of the greek heroes

Odysseus

the clever and wily warriors for his tricks and strategeis

Diomedes

the bold one and fearless warrior

cheese milk and sheep

what were the 3 things odysseus found in a cave

Polyphemus

what is the name of the cyclops

Odysseus

he is the king of ithaca