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MODULE 15-Literary Elements, Genres and Traditions - Chechnya by Anthony Marra
MODULE 15-Literary Elements, Genres and Traditions - Chechnya by Anthony Marra
ELEMENTS, GENRES
AND TRADITIONS
21 s t Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
HORIZON OVERVIEW
Learning Competency:
EN12Lit-IId-32 Explain the text in terms of literary
elements, genres and traditions.
By the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
be familiar with the literary elements, genre and
traditions;
respond critically to the story in terms of literary
elements, genre and traditions; and
appreciate the use of literary elements, genre and
traditions in understanding a text.
TESTING THE WATERS
DIRECTIONS: Choose the CAPITAL LETTER of
the best answer for each item.
1. What do you call the literary element that
refers to the angle from which the story is
told?
A. character
B. point of view
C. setting
D. conflict
TESTING THE WATERS
2. ___________ may be determined
by literary technique, tone and
content.
A. literary elements
B. literary genre
C. literary traditions
D. literary types
TESTING THE WATERS
3. A collection of works that have
an underlying interconnectedness
and coherence is ______.
A. literary elements
B. literary genre
C. literary traditions
D. literary types
TESTING THE WATERS
4. An element of a plot that the
highest point of interest and
emotion is _____________.
A. climax
B. introduction
C. resolution
D. rising action
TESTING THE WATERS
Plot
Introduction - The story began with Sonja going through his normal routine
in the hospital.
Rising Action – There in a build-up in conflict when Ahkmed came to the
hospital to ask Sonja to take care of his daughter.
Climax – The part of the story with the highest emotion is the time wherein
Sonja agrees to take care of Havaa.
Falling Action - The event leading to the end of the story is when Ahkmed
put on a hospital scrub and helped in the hospital
Resolution – The story ended with both Sonja and Ahkmed realized that the
hospital has more patients dying rather than giving birth.
Literary Genre - The events in the story showing tragedy are (1) when the
sister of Sonja died, (2) Ahkmed brought his daughter to the hospital because
he cannot care for her any-more and (3) The main characters realized that
the war produced more deaths than births in the hospital.
SEEING THE LIGHTHOUSE