Introduction to Philippine literature

ypes of literature

GENERAL TYPES OF LITERATURE

1. PROSE

Consists of those written within the common flow of conversation in sentence and paragraphs.

· NOVEL

This is long narrative divided into chapters. The events are taken from to life stories…and spam long period of time.

· SHORT STORY

A narrative involving one or more characters, one plot and one single impression.

· PLAYS

This is presented on stage, is divided into acts and has many scenes.

· LEGENDS

These are fictitious narratives, usually about origins.

· FABLES

These are also fictitious, they deal animals and imitate things that speak and act like people, and their purpose is to enlighten the minds of children to events that can mold their ways and attitudes.

· ANECDOTES

A merely product of the writer's imagination and the main aim is to bring out lessons to the readers and attitudes.

· ESSAY

This is expresses the viewpoint of the writer about a particular problem or event.

· BIOGRAPHY

Deals with the life of a person, which may be about himself, his autobiography or that of others.

· NEWS

Report of everyday events in society, government, science and industry and accidents, happening nationally or not.

· ORATION

A formal treatment of a subject and is intended to be spoken in public. It appeals to the intellect, to the will or to the emotions of the audience.

1. POETRY

Refers to those expressions in verse, with measure and rhyme, line and stanza and has a more melodious tone.

· Narrative poetry describes important events in life real or imaginary.

· Lyric poetry refers to that king of poetry meant to be song to the accompaniment of a lyre, but now this applies to any type of poetry that expresses emotions and fillings of the poet.

· Dramatic

1. NARRATIVE POETRY

A.1 EPIC

An extended narrative about heroic exploits often under supernatural control. It may deal with heroes and gods.

A.2 METRICAL TALE

Narrative, which is written in verse and can be classified either as a Ballad or as a metrical romance. Ex. Bayani ng Bukid

A.3 BALADS

Of the narrative poems, this is the shortest and simplest. It has a simple structure and tells of a single incident.

1. LRYRIC POETRY

B.1 FOLKSONGS (AWIT NG BAYAN)

These are short poems intended to be sung. The common theme is love, despair, grief, doubt, joy, hope and sorrow.

B.2 SONNETS

a lyric poem of 14 lines dealing with an emotion, a feeling of an idea.

B.3 ELEGY

This is a lyric poem, which express feelings of grief and melancholy and whose themr is death.

B.4 ODE

A poem of noble feeling, expressed with dignity, with no definite syllables or definite number of lines in a stanza.

B.5 PSALM (DALIT)

A sound praising god or the Virgin Mary and containing a philosophy of life.

B.6 AWIT (SONG)

Measures of a 12 (do decasyllabic) and slowly sung to the accompaniment of a guitar or Banduria. Ex. Florante at Laura

B.7 CORRIDO

Have measure of eight (octosyllabic) and recited to a martial beat.

1. DRAMATIC

C.1 COMEDY

Comes from the greek "komos" meaning festivity or revelry. This is usually light and written with the purpose of amusing, and usually has a happy ending.

C.2 MELODRAMA

Usually used in musical plays with Opera. It arouses immediate and intense emotions and is usually sad but there is a happy ending for the principal character.

C.3 TRAGEDY

Involves the hero struggling mightily against dynamic forces; he meets death or ruin without success and satisfaction obtained by the protagonist in a comedy.

C.4 FARCE

Exaggerated comedy, situations are too ridiculous to be true; and the characters seem to be caricatures and the motives undignified and absurd.