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Prose

It is a literary piece which is written in the pattern of ordinary spoken language and within the common flow of conversation.

It is derived from the Latin word prosa which means ‘straightforward’.

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Divisions and Types of Prose

A. Fiction

A. Non - Fiction

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Fiction

It is a series of imagined facts which shows truths about human life. Examples are:

a. Short Story – brief, artistic form of prose which is centered on a major main incident.

b. Novel – a more extensive form of prose which is elastic and can expand to hundreds of pages.

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Non-Fiction

These are literary works that are based mainly on facts rather than on the imagination. An example is the essay.

Essay – a composition with moderate length, usually expository in nature. There are several types of essay.

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Examples of Essays

• Formal Essay – deals with serious and important topics

• Informal Essay – deals with any subject, even the ordinary

• Critical Essay – seeks to analyze or evaluate a literary work

• Biography – deals with the personal life and achievement of a person

• Travelogue – informs others of vicarious experiences in a given place and time.

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PoetryIt refers to those

expressions in verse, with measures, rhymes, lines, stanzas and melodious tones.

It came from the Greek word poiesis which means ‘making’.

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Divisions and Types of Poetry

A. Lyric Poetry

A. Narrative Poetry

A. Dramatic Poetry

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Lyric PoetryIn earlier days, it was meant to be

sung to the accompaniment of a musical instrument known as lyre. Examples are:a. Simple Lyric – embraces a wide variety of poems and is characterized by subjectivity, imagination, melody and emotion.b. Song – short lyric poem which has a

specific melodious quality and is intended to be sung

c. Sonnet – a poem expressing of 14 lines with a formal rhymed. Elegy – a poem expressing lament or grief for the dead.e. Ode – most splendid type of lyric poetry

that expresses a noble feeling with dignity.

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Narrative PoetryIt tells a story following an order of

events. It includes:a. Ballad – short simple narrative poem composed to be sung and is orally

told from one generation to anotherb. Metrical Romance – a long rambling

love story in verse which is centered around the adventures of knights and lords, and their royal ladies during the age of chivalry.

c. Epic – a long, majestic narrative poem which tells the adventures of a

traditional hero and the development of a nation.

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Dramatic PoetryIt has the elements that are closely related to

drama because it is written in dramatic form or makes use of a dramatic technique. It includes:

a. Dramatic Monologue – a combination of drama and poetry which presents the speech of a character in a particular situation at a critical moment.

b. Soliloquy – passage spoken by the speaker in a poem of a by the character in a play

except that there is no one present to hear him except the audience or the reader.

c. Character Sketch – poem which the writer is concerned less with complete or implied matters of a story, but rather with arousing sympathy or antagonism for, or some interest in an individual

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Literary according to

GENRE

PROSE POETRY

FictionNon-

Fiction

a. Short Story

b. Novel Essay

Lyric PoetryNarrative

PoetryDramatic

Poetry

a. Simple Lyricb. Song c. Sonnet d. Elegy e. Ode

a. Ballad b. Metrical Romancec. Epic

a. Dramatic Monologuea. Soliloquy c. Character Sketch

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Look within you…

The greatest form of literary expression can be found within you. It is the innate feeling which thrive deep within the depths of your soul. It is a great mass that is unfathomable by anyone.

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In my solitary, the silence evaded my soul and I took my pen and a piece of paper. Thinking about the happy times we had, I positioned my pen, and there, the black tears which leaked from its tips scribbled letters that stilled a portion of my soul…

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