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WHAT IS LITERATURE?

WHAT IS LITERATURE?. Why study literature ?. GENRES OF LITERATURE. eg. Literature is studied under two categories :. BASIC LITERARY TERMS. a lengthy fictitious prose narrative portraying characters and presenting an organized series of events and settings.

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WHAT IS LITERATURE?

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  1. WHAT IS LITERATURE?

  2. Whystudyliterature?

  3. GENRES OF LITERATURE

  4. eg Literature is studied under twocategories:

  5. BASIC LITERARY TERMS

  6. a lengthy fictitious prose narrative portraying characters and presenting an organized series of events and settings

  7. the way in which the narrativeevents arearranged. (thesequence of events)

  8. a fictional representation of a person (or animal).

  9. the angle from which a story is told 

  10. the way a writer selects and arranges words to express ideas

  11. the leading character of a drama, novel, etc. This is not always the hero, but is always the principal and central characterwhose rival is the antagonist.

  12. a strugglebetweentwoopposingforces

  13. thestate of feelingcreatedby a work of literature.

  14. the time andplace of theaction

  15. thecentralmessage orinsightinto life

  16. the attitude of the speaker or author of a work toward the subject matter

  17. a fictional narrative generally centering on one event and usually developing only a single character in depth

  18. person, placeorobjectthat has a literalmeaning, but standsforsomething else

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