1. S ignificant Human Experiences "acquaintance with letters" collection of preserved writings w/c interprets the meaning and nature of life of people in a particular country or period “ We learn the innermost feelings and thoughts of people. Thus we gain an understanding not only of others, but more importantly, of ourselves and of LIFE itself.”

2. self-expression LOVE for… truth accuracy & evaluation

4. “Spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling” - Wordsworth “Rhythmical creation of beauty” - Poe

5. a)Simple lyric *The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (Marlowe) b) Song - sacred, religious, & secular, primarily to be sung or can be set to music *To Celia (Ben Jonson) *To Celia (Ben Jonson) c) Sonnet – 14 lines w/ a formal rhyme scheme or pattern 1)LYRIC -subjects dwell on LOVE, DEATH, GRIEF, the BEAUTY and LOVE of NATURE, ARTS & many more

6. d) Elegy- lament or an expression of mourning for the dead *Break, Break, Break ( Alfred Tennyson) e) Ode- lofty praise for a person, object, event, or idea *Ode on a Grecian Urn (John Keats) 2) NARRATIVE a) Ballad- short & simple narrative composed to be sung, & most popular examples of this type are the old English and Scottish traditional songs

7. b) Metrical Tale- relates real or imaginary events in simple straight forward language *The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales ( Geoffrey Chaucer) c) Metrical Romance- long love story in verse about the adventures of knights & lords & their highborn ladies * Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (The Pearl Poet) d) Epic- long majestic narrative which tells of the exploits of a traditional hero *Iliad and Odyssey (Homer)

8. 3 ) DRAMATIC POETRY a)Dramatic Monologue- combination of drama and poetry w/c presents the speech of a single character in a specific situation. *My Last Duchess ( Robert Browning) b) Soliloquy- passage spoken by a speaker in a poem by a character in a play but there’s no one present to hear him

9. - ordinary language that people use in writing - derived from the Latin word 'prosa' meaning straightforward.

11. What is a literary genre? A genre is a particular style or type of writing.

12. Major Genres Fiction Fiction – series of imagined facts w/c illustrates truths about human life – opposed to the actual and to the historically true Non-Fiction Non-Fiction – about real people and events

13. is an account of a real person’s life that is written by another person Biography- is an account of a real person’s life that is written by another person Memoirs letters Diaries & journals Autobiography- an account of a person’s life written by the person himself Essay- aims to explain, elucidate an idea or a point of view Oration- aims to convince or persuade

14. Science Fiction trends/predictions Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction historical character Mystery

15. - usually have a morals - use animals that speak and act like humans Fables

16. Folk Tale told in many different versions by many different people told in many different versions by many different people original storyteller is unknown original storyteller is unknown

17. Myth / Legend Myth / Legend A kind of fantasy A kind of fantasy A very old story handed down by word of mouth A very old story handed down by word of mouth Explains something about nature or answers questions about the meaning of life or what is good or evil Explains something about nature or answers questions about the meaning of life or what is good or evil

18. Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Often begin with Once upon a time or Long, long ago Often begin with Once upon a time or Long, long ago Include a good character and a bad (evil) character Include magic or something enchanted Involves a problem that is solved and the good people live happily ever after Setting is a forest or a castle

19. Drama a cast of characters a narrator who gives important information parts called acts or scenes props to help support action dialogue that tells what the actors say stage directions - written either in poetry or in prose or combination of both Greek dran – to do

20. Assignment: –What are the major socio-political or economic developments during each period that helped shape literature? –Describe the prevailing atmosphere in each period that shaped literature (cultural, social, moral, and/or religious aspects). –Who are the great writers and authors of each period who contributed to the literary development of the times? –What are their immeasurable contributions? English- American Literature