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L I T E R AT U R E

OBJECTIVE:
APPREHEND THE
MEANING OF
L I T E R AT U R E .
•a body of written works. The name has
traditionally been applied to those imaginative
works of poetry and prose distinguished by the
intentions of their authors and the perceived 
L I T E R AT U R E aesthetic excellence of their execution.
•Literature may be classified according to a
variety of systems, including language, national
origin, historical period, genre, and subject
matter.
Literature can generally be divided into two types;
prose and poetry.

Prose consists of those written within the common flow of conversation in


sentences and paragraphs,

Poetry refers to those expressions in verse, with measure and rhyme, line
and stanza and has a more melodious tone.
GENRE
-a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature,
characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

FICTION and NON-FICTION


Here are some of the popular categories of books and stories in literature.

Autobiography Folktale

Biography Legend
Fable Myth

Fantasy Science fiction


• An autobiography is the story of a person's life
written or told by that person.
Autobiography 
• The purpose of an autobiography is to portray the life
experiences and achievements of the author.
Therefore, most autobiographies are written later in
the subject’s life.
• They often begin during early childhood and
chronologically detail key events throughout their life.
Autobiographies usually include information about
where a person was born and brought up, their
education, career, life experiences, the challenges they
faced, and their key achievements.
BIOGRAPHY
• A biography is the story of a person's life written or
told by another person.

• Biographies include details of key events that


shaped the subject’s life, and information about
their birthplace, education, work, and relationships.
Biographers use a number of research sources,
including interviews, letters, diaries, photographs,
essays, reference books, and newspapers. While a
biography is usually in the written form, it can be
produced in other formats such as music
composition or film.
FA B L E
A fable is a story that teaches a moral or a lesson. It often has animal characters.
FA N TA S Y

•Fantasy novels are often set in worlds much


different from our own and usually include
magic, sorcery and mythical creature.
•A folktale is a story that has been passed down,
usually orally, within a culture. It may be based on
F O L K TA L E superstition and feature supernatural characters.
Folktales include fairy tales, tall tales, trickster tales
and other stories passed down over generations.
LEGEND

•A legend is a story that has been


handed down over generations and is
believed to be based on history,
though it typically mixes fact and
fiction. The hero of a legend is usually
a human.
MYTH
•A myth is a traditional story that a particular culture
or group once accepted as sacred and true. It may
center on a god or supernatural being and explain how
something came to be, such as lightning or music or
the world itself.
SCIENCE FICTION

•Science fiction stories examine


how science and technology
affect the world. The books
often involve fantasy inventions
that may be reality in the future.
Reasons Why Literature Is So Important

•"Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity."


— P. T. Barnum

Today, there are too many people who believe that literature is simply not
important or underestimate its abilities to stand the test of time and give us great
knowledge.

There is a stigma in society that implies one who is more inclined toward science
and math will somehow be more successful in life, and that one who is more
passionate about literature and other art forms will be destined to a life of low-
paying jobs and unsatisfying careers. Somewhere along the line, the world has
come to think that literature is insignificant.
R E A S O N S W H Y L IT E R AT U RE IS S O IM P O RTA N T

1. Expanding horizons

2. Building critical thinking skills

3. A leap into the past

4. Appreciation for other cultures and beliefs

5. Better writing skills

6. Addressing humanity
E X PA N D I N G
HORIZONS

•First and foremost, literature opens our eyes


and makes us see more than just what the
front door shows. It helps us realize the wide
world outside, surrounding us. With this, we
begin to learn, ask questions, and build our
intuitions and instincts. We expand our
minds.
BUILDING CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS

•Many of us learn what critical thinking is in our


language arts classes. When we read, we learn to
look between the lines. We are taught to find
symbols, make connections, find themes, learn about
characters. Reading expands these skills, and we
begin to look at a sentence with a larger sense of
detail and depth and realize the importance of hidden
meanings so that we may come to a conclusion.
A L E A P I N T O T H E PA S T
•History and literature are entwined with each other. History is
not just about power struggles, wars, names, and dates. It is
about people who are products of their time, with their own
lives. Today the world is nothing like it was in the 15th
century; people have changed largely. Without literature, we
would not know about our past, our families, the people who
came before and walked on the same ground as us.
A P P R E C I AT I O N F O R O T H E R
C U LT U R E S A N D B E L I E F S
•Reading about history, anthropology, or religious studies
provides a method of learning about cultures and beliefs other
than our own. It allows you to understand and experience these
other systems of living and other worlds. We get a view of the
inside looking out, a personal view and insight into the minds
and reasoning of someone else. We can learn, understand, and
appreciate it.
BETTER WRITING SKILLS

•When you open a book, when your eyes read


the words and you take in its contents, do you
ask yourself: How did this person imagine and
write this? Well, many of those authors, poets,
or playwrights used literature to expand their
writing.
ADDRESSING HUMANITY
•All literature, whether it be poems, essays, novels, or short stories, 
helps us address human nature and conditions which affect all people.
These may be the need for growth, doubts, and fears of success and
failure, the need for friends and family, the goodness of compassion
and empathy, trust, or the realization of imperfection. We learn that
imperfection is not always bad and that normal can be boring. We
learn that life must be lived to the fullest. We need literature in order
to connect with our own humanity.
Literature is important and necessary. It provides growth,
strengthens our minds, and gives us the ability to think outside
the box.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

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