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Literature from the
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21 Century
Literature from
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Philippines and
the World
Quarter 2 - Module 2
Literature Around the World
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Management Team
1. Asian Literature
2. African Literature
3. European Literature
4. North American Literature
In this module, you are going to write a close analysis and critical
interpretation of literary texts, applying a reading approach, and doing an adaptation
of these which require you the ability to:
a. identify representative texts and authors from Asia, North America, Europe, Latin
America, and Africa,
c. compare and contrast the various 21st century literary genres and their elements,
structures, and traditions from across the globe,
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Pre-Test
Multiple Choice. Answer the questions that follow. Choose the best answer from
among the given choices.
3. Who was the first writer in Chinese to win Nobel Prize for literature?
A. Kung Fu Tzu B. Mo Yan C. Lu Xun D. Lao Tzu
4. Who is commonly considered the greatest Chinese writer of the 20th century?
A. Lu Xun B. Lao Tzu C. Confucius D. Mo Yan
8. It is something that shows how two things are alike, but with the ultimate goal of making a
point about this comparison.
A. simile B. metaphor C. analogy D. allegory
9. A figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two
things that are unrelated but which share some common characteristics.
A. analogy B. allegory C. allusion D. metaphor
10. A figure of speech whereby the author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event,
or literary work by way of a passing reference.
A. allegory B. analogy C. allusion D. metaphor
12. The underlying message that the writer would like to get across.
A. plot B. theme C. conflict D. setting
13. The locale or period in which the action of a story takes place
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A. conflict B. setting C. plot D. mood
15. The country which has much influence on Japanese literature was ___________.
A. Singaporean B. Chinese C. Mongolian D. Vietnamese
16. It consists of one or two pages of written critique that will succinctly discuss your idea,
realization, or concept regarding a literary selection.
A. essay B. short paper C. narrative D. analysis
17. In the movie The Hunger Games why does the Capitol hold the Hunger Games?
A. To keep the districts happy
B. because they are part of a religious festival
C. as a way to control the size of the population
D. To remind the districts that they are powerless against it
18. Under what circumstances did Katniss first meet Peeta in Hunger Games?
A. They did a project at school together
B. They were both in the woods hunting
C. Peeta was injured and Katniss’ mother helped him.
D. Katniss was looking for food and Peeta gave her bread.
19. How do Katniss and Peeta force the Capitol to declare them both winners?
A. They threatened to run away
B. They threaten to commit suicide.
C. They threaten to cause a rebellion against the Capitol.
D. They threaten that the winner will tell about everything.
21. The mouse beneath the stone is still as death is an example of _____________.
A. simile B. metaphor C. onomatopoeia D. personification
22. When the word at the end of a line rhymes with another word at the end of another line, it
is called
A. internal rhyme B. end rhyme C. rhythm D. repetition
23. A poem with songlike feel; it focuses on adventure or romance and tells a story it is
called
A. figurative language B. lyric C. narrative D. rhythm
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24. The author of a poem is called ___________.
A. narrator B. poet C. author D. writer
25. The movement that opened the avenue for writers to celebrate what is truly African
A. nationalistic B. Negritude C. Africanism D. patriotism
26. Though African writers wrote in European language, they nevertheless embodied the
spirit of __________.
A. patriotism B. nationalism C. truth D. bayanihan
29. Who said that immature poets imitate; mature poets steal?
A. Thomas Hardy C. T.S. Eliot
B. Thomas Babington Macaulay D. William Wordsworth
34. In "Death" by Emily Dickinson, the three things that Death's carriage holds are...
A. hope, superstition, and truth
B. clarity, despair, and triumph
C. death, the speaker, and immortality
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D. a way out, acceptance, and understanding
35. What does ‘setting sun’ indicate in the poem “Death” by Emily Dickinson?
A. death C. life
B. sun D. sunset
36. Which of the following statements about Emily Dickinson’s poem “Death” is TRUE?
A. It portrays death as something that should be feared.
B. It portrays death as something that should not be feared.
C. It highlights how everyone interprets death in the same way.
D. It highlights how everyone’s interpretation of death is unique.
44. Why would you need to know what the central idea of a paragraph/poem is? A.
I don’t know.
B. So you can find the theme.
C. So you could find the main idea.
D. so you can understand what the article/poem is about
45. In Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda, who is the persona talking to?
A. his mother
B. his sister
C. his other woman
D. a woman that he loves
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Lesson
8 Asian Literature: Chinese
What I Know
Try your hand on the crossword puzzle. Which ones do you know
about Chinese literature?
Across
1. Confucius is a famous ____ in
ancient Chinese history.
2. The mystic philosophy inspired
by Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu
3. oldest collection of Chinese
poetry
5. Chinese literature has very
_____beginnings.
6. It is a series of rulers from the
same family
9. The poet who centers his works
on war and bitter experience.
Down
2. The great poets Li Po and Tu Fu
became popular during this dynasty.
4. He is Kung Fu Tzu, and he founded
Confucianism.
7. Who was the first writer in Chinese to
win Nobel Prize for literature?
8. Who is commonly considered the 1
greatest Chinese writer of the 20 th
century?
c. Do self- and/or peer-assessment of the creative adaptation of a literary
text, based on rationalized criteria, prior to presentation.
(EN12Lit-IIij-31.3)
What’s In
Having probed the diversity and vast richness of Philippine literature – from the
country’s pre-colonial oral traditions to the literature at contemporary times, let us
now explore the literature of other countries across the globe and discover the
uniqueness, distinction, and complexity of their literary traditions. We will have a tour
from one continent to another for us to appreciate the literature of each region. Our
exploration will start with our neighboring countries in Asia.
Asian regions that have produced literature through the ages include: East
Asia (China, Japan, Korea); South Asia (which includes India); Central Asia
(Afghanistan, Kazakshtan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Tibet, and Nepal);
the Middle East; and Southeast Asia (which includes the Philippines).
Modern influences on Asian literature include cultural movements, war and
colonization, and influence from the West. ( Simoun Victor D. Redoblado, Brilliant Creations
Publishing, Inc., 2017, 102-105)
Before we take the tour, let’s look back at what you’ve learned from our own
Philippine literature.
Read carefully each statement. Choose the correct answer, and write the letter of the
correct answer in your LITERATURE ACTIVITY NOTEBOOK.
3. All of these kinds of electronic literature are of the same genre EXCEPT one.
Which one is it?
A. hyperfiction B. hyperpoetry C. photo poem D. textual
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5. It covers all stories from fantasy to science fiction to slipstream to magic realism to
urban fantasy.
A. Chick lit C. hyper poetry
B. flash fiction D. speculative fiction
9. Flash fiction goes by many names, and they include the following EXCEPT
A. microfiction
B. microstories
C. short-short stories
D. story card fiction
What’s New
At this point in our study of world literature, we are going to
take a look at Chinese culture. Take a minute or two to remember the
things you already know about China. You will give three(3) of each
category that will be asked. Write your answers in your LITERATURE
ACTIVITY NOTEBOOK.
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A . Entertainment C. History
Name 3 types of Chinese Art Name 3 dynasties in China
1. Hontawa 1. Xia
2. Sethun 2. Shang
3. Yugtre 3. Zhou
B. Food D. Religion
Name 3 crops grown in China Name 3 religions in China 1.
1. Rice Buddhism
2. Wheat 2. Daoism
3. Maize 3. Islam
\What Is It
Chinese literature began more than two thousand years ago, with The Book of
Poetry (Shijing) as its first anthology. This book, compiled sometime after 600 B.C.
by Confucius (551–479 B.C.), is a collection of 305 poems that date back to a period
between approximately 800 and 600 B.C.
Among the rhetorical devices employed in this first poem of The Book of
Poetry is the use of metaphor — crying ospreys compared to the lord and lady, for
instance.
Following The Book of Poetry, highlights of traditional Chinese literature
include The Songs of the South (Chuci); the prose writings in history and philosophy
of the Qin and Han dynasties; Tang poetry; the Song lyric; the prose of the Tang and
Song dynasties; and the short stories, novels, and dramas from the Tang to the Qing
dynasties.
The modern period of Chinese literature, which began in the 1910s, is even
more multifarious and voluminous. Running the risk of abstraction and
oversimplification, Chinese literature is characterized as the expression of both the
heart and the mind, as concerning the individual and society, as variously sublime
and graceful, and as blending reality and the imagination.
Traditional Chinese literature developed under the intellectual influences of
Confucianism, Daoism (Taoism), and Buddhism. Confucianism preaches
benevolence, righteousness, individual effort, commitment to society, and harmony
among people.
Traditional Chinese literature came under the influence of Christianity in the
Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644), when Western missionaries made their way to China.
As music is related to poetry, traditional Chinese poetry was inevitably influenced by
the music of the non-Chinese ethnic groups who resided mostly on the Chinese
borders. In general, traditional Chinese literature, though mainly a product of Chinese
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civilization, has absorbed, in its course of development, certain elements from
cultures other than the Chinese.
Chinese literature in the twentieth century made a dramatic turn to the West.
This change affected not just literature but virtually all aspects of Chinese culture.
To be sure, twentieth-century Chinese literature has been receptive to the
literary works of such Eastern countries as India and Japan, but the presence of the
West is quite overwhelming.
In Modern times, Chinese writers have remained prolific. Though the social
impact of literature may be as monumental as it was in the past, the Chinese literary
tradition is nevertheless prosperous. Notable names include Mo Yan, a fictionist who
won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature. Remarkable too were the novels of Yu Hua,
Wang Shuo and Shi Tiesheng, and the stories of Gao Xiaosheng, Wang Zengqi, and
Zhang Chenzhi. ( https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/46722071.pdf & Simoun Victor D. Redoblado,
Brilliant Creations Publishing, Inc., 2017), 104)
https://www.slideshare.net/geumjen2/the-literature-of-china
As religion, war, and politics shaped Asian societies, literature prospered to
mirror these developments. As children of this continent, we need to appreciate the
literary outputs of our Asian neighbors. (Simoun Victor D. Redoblado, (Brilliant Creations
Publishing, Inc., 2017), 102.
Now, be ready to read one of Arthur Waley’s works. Arthur Waley was a 20 th
century scholar who translated numerous Chinese and Japanese classics.
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Battle
Chu’üYüan
translated byArthurWaley
Their swords lie beside them: their blacks bows, in their hand.
Though their limbs were torn, their hearts could
t beno
repressed.
They were more than brave: they were inspired with the spirit of “Wu.”
Steadfast to the end, they could not be daunted.
Their bodies were stricken, but their souls have taken Immortality
–
Captains among the ghosts, heroes among the ad.de
https://doina
-touchingheartsblogspot.com/2019/01/battle
-by-chu-yuan-332-295-bc-
from.html
Source:https://mongolempirewhap.weebly.com/conquest.html
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On the Threshing Floor, I Chase Chickens Away
Yu Xiuhua
translated byMing Di
https://commons.wikim
edia.org/wiki/File:Pirosmani._Threshing
-floor._1916,_Oil_on_cardboard,_72X100.jpg
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What’s More
Compare the work of Chu’ü Yüan with the work of Yu Xiuhua. Consider the
similarities and differences in subject matter, imagery, and style in your comparison.
Copy the diagram in your LITERATURE ACTIVITY NOTEBOOK. Then, Fill in the
Venn Diagram with the similarities and differences of the two poems.
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Battle
Chu’ ü Yüan On the Threshing Floor, I Chase
Battle Chickens Away
Similarities
Yu Xiuhua
Subject The parallels are
:
Matter: Nationalism Battle
N that they believe on the threshing floor,I chased away like a
that they true life scenario, it is all about everyday
a
imagery: It helps the reader to see, touch, experience life circumstances.
s
taste,
a sense, and hear what is going on with grief,
clearly. sadness, fear
and confusion.
Style: soliloquy
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1. What emotions do you feel after reading the poem? Why did you feel that way?
___________________________________________________________________
2. How would you compare the two poems? Which elements do they share, and
what differences do they have?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Score /30
Adopted: DIWA Senior High School Series, DIWA Textbooks, 2016, p. 67
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Post Assessment
Read carefully each statement. Choose the correct answer, and write the letter of
the correct answer in your LITERATURE ACTIVITY NOTEBOOK.
7. Who was the first writer in Chinese to win Nobel Prize for literature?
A. Li Po B. Du Fu C. Lu Xhun D. Mo Yan
8. Which of the following imagery is used in “On the Threshing Floor, I Chase
Chickens Away?
. A. arrows fall thick
B. the virtual spring in the flowering
C. starlings also fly over, in flocks, bewildered
D.the axles of our chariots touch: our short swords meet
9. The poet who centers his works on war and bitter experience.
A. Du Fu B. Lu Xhun C. Mo Yan D. Chu’ü Yüan
10. Who is commonly considered the greatest Chinese writer of the 20 th century?
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A. Mo Yan B. Du Fu C. Yu Xiuhua D. Lu Xhun
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