21st Century Literature
Literary Genre
Classification of Texts
Illustrated Novel | Majority are images ex. Alice in wonderland, Ghosts |
Digital/Digi Fiction | Physical Book and Online Triple Media - books, movies, online ex. |
Graphic Novels | Comic Book Format Images, Pictures, Panels, Speech Bubbles ex. Ghosts, Drama, Smile |
Manga | Japanese Comic Ameri-Manga - American Manga Classifications: Shounen Josei : nana Shojo Kodomo Seinen : tokyo ghoul - chainsaw man |
Doodle Fiction | Doodle writing and drawing ex. Diary of a wimpy kid, dork diaries |
Text-Talk Novels | Blog, email, text in narrative format ex. Twitter Aus |
Chick lit | Life and struggles of women ex. Devil wears prada, Legally blonde |
Flash Fiction | Short Story that tell what the story is about in short words ex. 5 word horror stories |
Science Fiction | Sci-fi. Futuristic ex. Starwars |
Blog | Personal Experience Article Format ex. Cooking, Fashion |
Creative NonFiction | Crontrass with technical writing (factual) autobigraphy - basrd on true story and it factual ex. Catch me if you can, titanic, the act |
Hyper poetry | Uses hypertext markup (link in text) |
3 main genres of literature
Prose
Poetry
Drama
Notable differences of 21st Century Literature from Early Periods
Use of 21st Century Literature - Website
Implications: comment, share, access easily. Eradicates the need to go to the library
Self-Publishing to Introduce Their Creative Work
Before: writing was very tedious - Now: click of a button
New Genre - CNF (Creative nonfiction)
Speculative Fiction (Sci-fi) and LGBT Themes
Speculative Fiction - ideas that could have a possibility of becoming real
LGBT Themes - Slow progress in the Philippines
Misconception : stories showcased inappropriate acts
Accessibility of literature from every part of the world
Medias from other countries can be easily accessed
Classic Literature Preservation and Survival
Help of text and adaptation
Literary Techniques
Captivates readers attention as it adds spice
Figures of Speech
Expression beyond literal meaning (connotation)
Simile | - |
Metaphor | - |
Hyperbole | - |
Euphemism | Downplaying words or phrases as to not sound offensive Ex. You are facially challenged youre vertically challenged |
Apostrophe | - |
Allegory | Hidden message in stories Ex. Noli Me Tangere |
Texts and Contexts are essential parts of literature
Texts
Words, form, and structure
Text Structure
Prose - paragraph
Poetry - lines, stanzas, rhymes, rhymes scheme, mood, tone, meter
Drama - Dialogue
Context
Circumstances/Situations in the social environment to fully understand what is happening (background information)
Purpose
Enable readers to understand
Provide information, new concepts, and words
Literary Context
Writers Context | Life of Writer |
Readers Context | Impression as a reader |
Text Context | Publication history |
Socio Context | Environmental Issue |