Module 3

LITERARY STANDARDS
Learning Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the student shall be able to:

1. Identify and define the seven (7) literary standards

2. Demonstrate the ability to evaluate literary works based
on the standards
3. Explain the importance of each standard
4. Apply the literary standards in studying different literary
works
Introduction:
Studying different forms and genres of
literature is often based on a person‘s
evaluative criteria.

It is based on this set of evaluative criteria that

we choose, study, and appreciate specific
literary works, especially during our leisure
time.

The choices we make based on these given

criteria eventually determine our choice in
studying different literary works that help us
mold our character.
What makes a Book
"Classic"?
The 7 Literary Standards

1. Universality
Literature appeals to everyone, regardless of culture, race,
gender, and times which are all considered significant.

2. Artistry
Literature has an aesthetic appeal and thus possesses a
sense of beauty.

3. Intellectual Value
Literature stimulates critical thinking that enriches mental
processes of abstract and reasoning, making man realize
the fundamental truths of life and its nature.
 4. Suggestiveness
Literature unravels and conjures
man‘s emotional power to
define symbolisms, nuances, implied meanings, images and
messages, giving and evoking visions above and beyond the
plane of ordinary life and experience.

5. Spiritual Value
Literature elevates the spirit and the soul and this has the
power to motivate and inspire, drawn from the suggested
morals or lessons of the different literary genres.

6. Permanence
Literature endures across time and draws out the time
factor: timeliness, occurring at a particular time, and
timelessness, remaining invariable throughout time.

7. Style
Literature presents peculiar way/s on how man sees life as
evidenced by the formation of his ideas, forms, structures, and
expressions which are marked by their memorable substances.

Here are some key parts that work together to make up a piece of literature’s
style:

Diction
Sentence Structure
Tone
Narrator
Grammar and the use of Punctuation
Creative devices like symbolism and metaphor
 Leo Tolstoy, Tolstoy also spelled Tolstoi, Russian in full Lev
Nikolayevich.

Born in September 9, 1828

Died November 20, 1910
Russian author, a master of realistic fiction and one of the world‘s
greatest novelists.
Tolstoy is best known for his two longest works, War and Peace
(1865–69) and Anna Karenina (1875–77)
During quiet periods while Tolstoy was a junker in the Army, he
worked on an autobiographical story called Childhood.
In 1852, Tolstoy submitted the sketch to The Contemporary, the
most popular journal of the time. The story was eagerly accepted
and became Tolstoy's very first published work.
Tolstoy still managed to continue writing while at battle during the
Crimean War.

"The Necklace" (French: La Parure) is an 1888 short story by

French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is known for its twist ending
(ironic ending), which was a hallmark of de Maupassant's style.
The story was first published on 17 February 1884 in the French
newspaper

The Necklace can be considered one of the most significant

and well-known works of Guy de Maupassant. The author
wrote this short story in 1884; it was published in the same
year for the first time.
Thank you!