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Genres and Subgenres of Literature
Genres and Subgenres of Literature
Genres and Subgenres of Literature
LYRIC
EPIC
DRAMATIC
LITERARY MOVEMENTS
GRECOLATIN
IN TIME
CONTEMPORARY
MEDIEVAL
VANGUARD RENAISSANCE NEOCLASICCISM ROMANTICISM
MODERN REALISM
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In order to understand Literature we must know: The author, The story, the text and the context. 1. The author is the emmiter / speaker of the literary message. 2. The reader receives the message, and approves or rejects. 3. The story is the subject matter of the literary message. 4. The text is the work of literature itself. 5. The context is the reality or specific topic consisting on past or future phenomenon, that could happen individually or collectively.
We interpret Literature:
Make sense of; assign a meaning to; "How do you interpret his behavior?". To explain or tell the meaning of; To translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; To decipher; to define.
In order to make a Literary Analysis: 1) Read superficial or skim reading and determines its main genre. 2) Write down all new words and look up for the meaning in the dictionary, searching for the meaning in its context.
DRAMATIC SUBGENRES
1. Farce 2. Satire 3. Comedy 4. Melodrama 5. Tragicomedy 6. Piece or Modern Tragedy 7. Tragedy
CONTEMPORARY GENRES
Instead of: EPIC LYRIC DRAMATIC
RHETORICAL FIGURES
Metaphor Simile Symbol
RHETORICAL FIGURES
Metaphor: is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels." Metaphor may also be used for any rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via association, comparison or resemblance.
RHETORICAL FIGURES
Simile: directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words "like", "as". Even though both similes and metaphors are forms of comparison, similes indirectly compare the two ideas and allow them to remain distinct in spite of their similarities, whereas metaphors compare two things directly.
Metaphor might read: "When Chris ran, he was a speeding bullet racing along the
track."
RHETORICAL FIGURES
Symbol: is something that represents an idea, a physical entity or a process but is distinct from it. The purpose of a symbol is to communicate meaning.
For example, a red octagon may be a symbol for "STOP". On a map, a picture of a tent might represent a campsite. Numerals are symbols for numbers. Personal names are symbols representing individuals. A red rose symbolizes love and compassion.