Literature With your exposures to various literary pieces in the past, and the present, define literature.

List in the boxes some definitions of the word.

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Considering all your responses, define literature by answering these questions. 1. What does it deal with? 2. How is it communicated? 3. What adjective can you give to best describe the language used in literature? Literary genres 1. 2. 3. 4. prose fiction (narrative fiction) poetry drama non-fiction prose

Exercise 1

Put a check ( ) on the respective column tp indicate your answer. Description Yes No 1. Literary works are preferably read aloud, even until today. 2. Literary works speak of life emotions, situations and ideas. 3. Literature includes the experiences of humans intellectually and personally. 4. It draws individuals to the wider world of human dreams and struggles. 5. It encourages more people to capture and express the product of their imaginations. 6. The situations presented in literary works make us better feel and understand the totality of the created universe. 7. We better appreciate the beauty of order and arrangement. 8. Literature somehow influences our views about humans, positively and negatively. 9. It makes us appreciate the beauty of others creativity and giftedness. 10. It helps us become better critical thinkers. 11. Imaginative literature presents life realities. 12. Non-fiction prose presents facts as in news of events in the world, history and science. 13. It furthers logic and reasoning. 14. News reports, feature articles, essays, editorials, and the like are non-fiction prose. 15. The characters and events of these literary works are not based on the imagination of the writer. Implied

Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate information. Imaginative 1. Prose fiction Characteristics Literary forms a. b. c. d. e. Essence: Characters: Purpose: 2. Poetry Content: Shape and Length: Instrumentation: 3. Drama Form and design: Character: