Prose and poetry

3. 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’.

4. Divisions and Types of
Prose
A.Fiction
C.Non - Fiction
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5. 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.

6. 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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7. 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.

9. Poetry
It refers to those
expressions in
verse, with
measures, rhymes,
lines, stanzas and
melodious tones.
It came from the
Greek word poiesis
which means
‘making’.

10. Divisions and Types of
Poetry
A.Lyric Poetry
C.Narrative Poetry
E.Dramatic Poetry
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11. Lyric Poetry
In 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 rhyme
d. 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.

12. Narrative Poetry
It 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 another
b. 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.

13. Dramatic Poetry
It 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

14. Literary
according to
GENRE
PROSE POETRY
Fiction
Non-
Fiction
a. Short
Story
b. Novel
Essay
Lyric Poetry
Narrative
Poetry
Dramatic
Poetry
a.Simple Lyric
b.Song
c.Sonnet
d.Elegy
e.Ode
a.Ballad
b.Metrical
Romance
c. Epic
a.Dramatic
Monologue
c.Soliloquy
c. Character
Sketch

15. 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.

21. 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…