Reviewer in 21st Century Literature

from the Phil. & the World

It is the basic form of Japanese poetry that has five lines in 5-7- 5- 7-7
TANKA syllable pattern.

a poem with eight lines, and each has five, six or seven characters
LUSHI following a strict tonal pattern.

Prose and Poetry Two major forms of literature that have unique and truly noticeable
features
type of poetry has a simple monologue and has multiple characters, and
Dramatic can be spoken or sung.

This is mainly characterized by scholars as any literary work that is an

Prose Fiction imaginative recreation and reconstruction of life.

is considered as the first American writer.

JOHN SMITH

THOMAS He is the Author of The Declaration of Independence.

JEFFERSON
He is known as the “renaissance man.”
BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN
He was a great American novelist, short story writer and humorist.
Mark Twain
wrote by Benjamin Franklin gives the reader advice how to become
“The Way to
successful – hard work and common sense are very important.
Wealth”

EDGAR ALLAN He is one of the most important figures of the American literature.

POE
He wrote “Common Sense”, It is a sharp critique of the colonial system
Thomas Paine that explains why the Americans should rise against the English.

Scarlet love tells the tale of Hester Figurative language

Prynn, a woman who is sentenced is a deep analysis of how
to wearing the letter A on her
clothes (A for “adultery). a literary text works.
Reviewer in 21st Century Literature
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It is one of the major forms of literature that ascribe the most
POETRY economical means of expression.

the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are

FANTASY impossible or improbable.

HUMOR/ is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be

humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film.
COMEDY
other term for tragedy is used in dramatic subgenres.
Suffering
PROVERB It is wise sayings about life.

SCI - FI Is a genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts.

CHICK LIT typically features a female protagonist.

Prose Fiction This is mainly characterized by scholars as any literary work that is an
imaginative recreation and reconstruction of life.

Illustrated Story through text and illustrated images.

Generally, 50% of the narrative is presented without words.
Novel

He is considered as China’s greatest poet.

DU FU
A Chinese author that wrote less formal verse forms and a famous
LI BAI drinker, he frequently celebrated drinking in his poetry.

MARK TWAIN The American novelist and humorist who wrote the novel The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer.
He wrote modern horror fiction such as It, Carrie, Misery & The
Stephen King Dreamcatcher.

Chinua The African author who wrote the famous novel Things Fall Apart.
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