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21 Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

NAME:_______________________________ TEACHER:____________

LESSON 12: ELEMENTS OF THE DIFFERENT GENRE

OF LITERATURE
MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCIES: Compare and contrast the
various 21st century literary genres and the ones from the earlier genres/periods
citing their elements, structures and tradition
ns

LET’S REVIEW!

Elements of Prose/Story
* Plot-sequence of events in the story
* Character- The people, animals, or things in the story

*Setting- the time and place where the story happen

*Theme-central idea of the story
* Point of View-the perspective of the story or how it is narrated
*Symbol-represents an idea, quality, or concept larger than itself
* Conflict-the struggle in the story
* Figurative languages such as Irony and Symbols

Elements of Drama
*Plot *Setting-
*Characters- *Dialogue-conversation between two or more characters.
*Theme
* Scenery-various elements that are used to create a particular visual setting for
a play.
Elements of Poetry
*Imagery-It appeals to the senses.
*Rhythm-a regular pattern of sounds or movements
*Line-number of the verses in the poem
*Figurative languages-languages that do not have literal meaning

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 ACTIVITY#1. Read and analyze the given paragraph. Answer the following questions.
1. My sister and I had a fun–filled vacation last summer. We stayed at our grandparents’ house,
which was near the beach. We swam in the sea every morning, climbed the trees in the
afternoon and fed the animals before dark. When the moon was bright, we played patintero.
When is the action taking place? _________________________
Where is the story taking place? __________________________
What is the weather condition? ___________________________
2. We drove up the driveway and the car ground to a halt. Dad said, “So here it is. Our new
house.” I didn’t say anything. I just stared and hoped that he could read my face. It was a
flat, squat house with dingy gray walls. Everything about it was ugly. Its windows were gray,
with slatted shades, and its door had a cheap plastic welcome mat. It didn’t even have a
proper lawn, just some patchy grass and a few scraggly dandelions. I couldn’t imagine ever
calling this place home.
What is the point of view used in the story? ___________________________________
Who are the characters revealed in the story? _____________________________
3. When the Saclaloses arrived at the new house, it was late afternoon. They’d been driving for
five hours, and they were all hot and sticky. When the car crunched to a stop, they just sat
there, drowsy and disoriented. “So here it is,” said Peter Saclalos, slapping his hands to his
legs. “Our new house.” Silence. Amy wearily peeled the stereo headset off her ears and
looked around. “No point in getting excited,” she whispered to herself. They’d moved five
times in the past two years. She hated moving, but complaining got her nowhere. She sighed,
her face a mask of boredom.
What is the point of view used in the story? ___________________________________
Who are the the characters revealed in the story? _____________________________
Where and when is the setting of the story? __________________________________

ACTIVITY#2. What’s your THEME?

Read and analyze the given paragraph. Answer the questions that follow.

1. Kyle liked Lucy more than any other girl in the school, but he had an odd way of
showing it. When she walked ahead of him in line, he kicked at her shoe. When she
passed him on the school yard, he called her “lame Lucy.” He even wrote a mean
word on her homework during the bus ride to school. But what puzzled Lucy the most
was receiving an invitation to Kyle’s birthday party. Figuring that he was just
planning a mean trick on her, Lucy decided not to go, and while Kyle eagerly awaited
Lucy’s arrival, Lucy talked on the phone to Jacob. When Kyle finally realized that
Lucy was not coming to his party, he was crushed

A. What is the theme of this story? ________________________________________

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 B. What happens in the story that leads you to believe this?
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2. The little grey mouse that lived in my wall prospered for many days on nibbles of my
lunch. I’d pack a meal before bed and, while I slept, he would take small bites of my
lunch, which I left on the counter. He’d take a cracker crumble here, and a bread
crumb there, but he wouldn’t take too much and he’d always clean up after himself.
Things were going quite well for him and I didn’t even know he existed, until he got
sloppy. One night while I slept, he ate all of my chips and left behind a big mess.
When I awoke to this sight, I knew what had happened to my chips. So the next night
when he returned for another snack, he found a nice, delicious piece of cheese…
lightly balanced on a mouse trap. Now I don’t have to share my chips anymore.

A. What is the theme of this story? ________________________________________

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B. What happens in the story that leads you to believe this?
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3. Ulysses spent all of his free time reading books and felt that he was very intelligent.
One day a nice student from his class asked him if he wanted to go sledding and
Ulysses responded, “I’ve read about sledding in books, and it sounds miserable. No,
thank you.” On another day, a different friendly student asked Ulysses if he wanted to
go out for hotdogs after school. Ulysses responded, “I’ve read that hotdogs are filled
with rat parts and pig bellies. No, thank you.” Nobody asked Ulysses to hang out
again, but he did read about friends in his books.

A. What is the theme of this story? ________________________________________

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B. What happens in the story that leads you to believe this?
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 ACTIVITY#3. Read and analyze the poem properly. Then, answer the questions that
follow.

Typhoons (An Excerpt)

Rio Alma
(translated by Marne Kilates)
The typhoons‘ episodes of terror are yearly:
Berserk wind and shattered glass
Streaming from the mouths of a thousand serpents,
Smoke of dark crystal billowing
From beyond the ancient shoulders of the bristling land.
The heavens crawl with crackling electricity
And the verdicts of thunder are without forgiveness or pity.
There were nights
When we were children watching
And listening for the keening
And whiplash of wet, demented monsters:
Turning wildly they tore every roof,
They toppled and smashed every wall and post;
The drains and canals choked,
The distressed bamboo begged for mercy.
We shut our eyes
At the final rumbling rape
Of our prostrate crops, the helpless land.
Tightly we shut our eyes,
Tightly, ever tightly…
Only to wonder in the morning
What power of sun expunged
And expelled these armies of the night.

1. What is the event that the author was talking about in his poem?
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2. Where do you think did the story happen? Ex. City or rural area, etc.
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3. Can you give some details of how strong the typhoon was based on
the poem?

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4. What happens when the morning comes?

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5. Can this story happen in real life?
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6. What do you do when there is a typhoon?
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7. What lines use imagery? Write your answer on the table
Imagery Sample lines from the poem (write as many as you can)
Visual (sight)

Olfactory (smell)

Gustatory (taste)

Auditory (hear)

Tactile (touch)

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