Q4 - REVIEWER IN 21ST

REPRESENTATIVE TEXTS AND AUTHORS FROM THE WORLD

AESOP - he is the supposed author of a collection of greek fables,aElmost certainly a

legendary figure.
HARUKI MURAKAMI - he has gained an immense following in the literary world dur
to his incredible novels with thought-provoking narratives.Murakami grew up in
KOBE before moving tokyo.
HEAR THE WIND SING - he published his first novel.
LANG LEAV - novelist and poet lang leav was born at refugee camp in THAILAND.
She spent her formative years in SYDNEY AUSTRALIA.
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE - she is a nigerian writer novelist,poet,essayist ,and
playwright of postcolonial feminist literature.
PURPLE HIBISCUS - her debut novel.
HALF OF A YELLOW SUN AND AMERICANAH - after purple hibiscus were the novels.
STEPHEN EDWIN KING - is an american author called the “KING OF HORROR”.
STEPHEN KING - pen name.
JOANNE ROWLING - is a british author philanthropist,She wrote harry potter.
-J.K ROWLING - pen name.
KEVIN KWAN - is a singapore-born american novelist and writer of satirical novels.
FIVE WRITERS TO WATCH - kwan was named as one.

DRAMA

DRAMA - it is defined as “a text which has been written with the intention of beimg
performed for an audience.

3 ELEMENTS OF DRAMA
-LITERARY ELEMENTS
-TECHNICAL ELEMENTS
-PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS

2 TYPES OF DRAMA
-TRAGEDY
-COMEDY

LITERARY ELEMENTS

CHARACTERS - the people (sometimes animals or ideas) portrayed by the

actors/actresses in the play.
PLOT -plot refers to the action :basic storyline of the play.
THEMES - themes refers to the meaning of the play.theme is the main idea or lesson
to be learned from the play.
DIALOUGUES - this refers to the words written by the playwright and spoken by the
characters in the play.
AUDIENCE - this is the group of people who watch the play.Many playwrights and
actors consider it to be the most important element of drama.

TECHNICAL ELEMENTS

SCENERY (SET) - the theatrical equipment,such as curtains,flats,backdrops or

platfroms,used in dramatic production to communicate environment.
COSTUMES - these refers to the clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray
character and period.
LIGHTS - lights elements means the every placement,intensify,and color of the
lights have to be set as needed to helf communicate environment, mood or feeling.
SOUNDS - the effects an audience hears during performance to communicate
character,context or environment.

PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS

ACTING - it is use of face,body ,and voice to portray character.

CHARACTER MOTIVATION - the reason or reasons for a character’s
behavior ,incentive or unducement for further action for a character in drama.
EMPATHY - it is the capacity to relate to the other feeling of another.

21ST CENTURY LITERARY GENRES

LITERARY GENRE - is an artistic category or style of writing.

POETRY - it is the genre of literature which has some form of meter or rhyme with
focus based on syllable counts,musicality,and division of lines (LINEATION)
DRAMA - is a text which has been written with the intention of being performed for
an audience.
NONFICTION PROSE -refers to any literary work that is based mainly on facts.
PROSE - it is a from of language that has no formal metrical structure.
CREATIVE NONFICTION - the words “creative” and “nonfiction” describe the form.
HYPERPOETRY - is a form of digital poetry that uses links using hypertext markup.
CYBER POETRY - it is the other term for hyper poetry.
BLOG - it is an online journal or informational website displaying information in the
reverse chronological order.
MOBILE PHONE TEXTULA - the modern tanaga still uses the 7777 syllable count,to
FREESTYLE FORMS.
CHICK LITERATURE - it is a genre fiction which addresess issues of modern
womanhood,often humorously and lightheartedly.
SPECULATIVE FICTON - is a broad category of narrative fiction that includes
elements.
UTOPIAN - this is modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is
perfect;idealistic.
DYSTOPIAN - this means relating to or denoting an imaged state or society where
there is great suffering or injustice.
APOCALYPTIC - a type of speculative fiction that is set during the end of the world
and then term is usually associated with religious texts.
POST-APOCALYPTIC - in this type;literature is set after a cataclysmic (violent natural
event) and is about the struggles of survivors.

POINTERS TO REVIEW: POETRY AND ITS BASIC ELEMENTS

Poetry – Is the genre of literature which has some form of meter or rhyme with focus based
on syllable counts, musicality, and division of lines.
Poem – It is a piece of writing in which words are chosen for their beauty and sound and are
carefully arranged, often in short lines.
Take note: A poem is a literary piece, while poetry is the literary genre.

Basic Elements of Poetry

1. Line – Is a unit of writing into which a poem or play is divided: literally, a single row
of text.
2. Stanza – Often described as the main building block of a poem. A unit of poem
composed of lines.
3. Rhythm – It can be described as the beat and pace of a poem.
4. Meter – A unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats.
5. Rhyme – It is the repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different
words.
Free Verse Poem – poems without rhyme.
6. Rhyme Scheme – The pattern of rhyme at the end of each line is called the rhyme
scheme.
7. Theme – It is the underlying message that the writer or artist wants to convey.
8. Mood – The mood refers to the atmosphere that is prevalent in the poem. The
feeling evoked from the reader while reading the poem.
9. Tone – It is the poet’s attitude toward the poem’s speaker, reader, subject matter,
as interpreted by the reader. The writer’s feelings on the subject he/she is
writing.