LITERATURE Drama Prose Poetry written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure
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Literary texts are different to everyday texts in several ways: ● Meaning is often more complex, not so simple ● Purpose is to provoke a response, not just to inform ● Language is used in interesting ways to produce certain effects, not just to communicate clearly
clash = a strong conflict or contrast between two things (may even be violent). ● activist = a person who takes action to bring about social or political change. ● capture = to take control of something or someone; to represent something, such as a mood or scene, in a particular form, e.g. a photograph, phrase. ● outsider = a person who does not belong to a particular group. ● adapt = change or adjust, so that something or someone fits in. ● cud = partly digested food brought up from the stomach of some animals (e.g. cows and bulls) for further chewing. COMPONENT 3: LANGUAGE PRACTICE
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LESSON 8 Literary texts ( prose /poetry/drama)
1: Which of these words would you use to describe literary texts? imaginative everyday informative challenging simple factual thoughtful interesting COMPONENT 1: SHORT REVIEW
2. Can you think of examples of the three different forms of literature: prose, poetry and drama? COMPONENT 1: SHORT REVIEW
3. List any features that you might expect to find in a prose text. COMPONENT 1: SHORT REVIEW
● cocktail = a party drink containing alcohol ● ravages = damage or destruction, e.g. the ravages of war or time ● bewitched = enchanted, subjected to magic *note this word contains the word ‘witch’, a person thought to have magic powers+ ● orchestra = a large group of musicians playing a variety of instruments together ● gaudy = very bright or showy – to the point of bad taste ● chatter = excited talking among people COMPONENT 3: LANGUAGE PRACTICE