Intro to Literature (Poetry, Drama, Prose)

1. PROSE,POETRY, DRA
MA
BY : Dian Fadhilawati, M.Pd.
Islamic University of Balitar (UNISBA)
Blitar East Java Indonesia
INTRO TO
LITERATURE
MATERIAL
(SEMESTER 4)

2. 14TH CENTURY
Polite learning
through reading.
A man of
literature or a
man of letter = a
man of wide
reading, ”literacy”
18TH CENTURY
Practice and
profession of
writing
The high skills of
writing in the
special context of
high imagination
19 TH
CENTURY
LITERATURE
DEFINITIONS

3. ROBERT FROST’S
Performance in a
word
MODERN
DEFINITION
 Language artistically
used to achieve
identifiable literary
qualities and to convey
meaningful messages
 Literary is
characterized by
beauty of expression
form and by
universality intellectual
and emotional appeal

4. THE IMPORTANCE OF
LEARNING
LITERATURE
 Reading /learning literature improves our Language proficiency
 Reading/learning literature enhances our understanding about
culture of others.
 Reading/learning literature gives us a valuable chance to explore
the nature of human being
 Reading /learning literature makes us human
 Reading or learning literature shapes our goal and values by
clarifying our own identity both positively and negatively
 Reading/learning literature helps us grow personally and
intellectually
 Etc.

5. LITERATURE
GENRES
 Open form
and close
form
 Relies on
imagery, figu
rative
language and
sounds
Examples:
 Myths
 Fables
 Novels
 Short Stories
Examples:
 News
 Reports
 Journals
 Articles
 Essays
 Textbooks
 Biographies
 Etc.
 Made of
dialog and
set direction
 Designed to
be
performed

6.  Drama is a story written to be performed by actors.
Although a drama is meant to be performed, one can
also read the script, or written version, and imagine the
action.
DRAMA

7.  Poetry is language
written with
rhythm, figurative
language, imagery, soun
d devices and
emotionally charged
language.
 Concrete poem
 Narrative Poem
 Lyric Poem
POETRY
DEFINITION
KINDS OF
POETRY/POEM

8.  PROSE is the ordinary
form of written
language.
 Prose imitates the
spoken language.
.
o Fiction
o Non Fiction
PROSE
DEFINITION
KINDS OF PROSE

9. o Concrete Poem is
one with a shape
that suggests its
subject.
o The poet
arranges the
letters, punctuat
ion, and lines to
create an image
or picture, on
the page.
.
o Narrative Poem
is a story told in
verse.
o Narrative
poems often
have all the
elements of
short
stories, includin
g
characters, con
flict, and plot
KINDS OF
POETRY
CONCRETE
POEMS
NARRATIVE
POEM
Lyric poem is a
highly musical
verse that
expresses the
observation and
feelings of a
single speaker.
LYRIC POEM

10. Examples:
 Short Stories
 Legend
 Fairy Tales Letters
 Folk Tales Memoirs
 Novels
 Short Stories
 Fables
 Myth
 Etc.
Examples:
 Report
 Personal Narrative
 Memoirs
 Letter
 Article
 Journal
 Biographies
KINDS OF PROSE
FICTION
NON FICTION

11. 1. Setting
2. Characters
3. Plot
4. Point of view
5. Theme
6. Image
7. Symbol
ELEMENTS OF
STORY
ELEMENTS OF STORY INCLUDE: