He and I

When words run dry,

He does not try,
Nor I do

We are on par

He just is,
I just am
And we just are.

- Lang Leav
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.
 Divisions and Types of
Prose

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A. Non - Fiction CLICK HERE

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.
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.
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.
 Divisions and Types of
Poetry

A. Lyric Poetry
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A. Narrative Poetry HERE

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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.
 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.
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
 Literary
according to
GENRE

PROSE POETRY

Non- Narrative Dramatic

Fiction Lyric Poetry
Fiction Poetry Poetry

a. Simple Lyric a. Dramatic

a. Short a. Ballad Monologue
b. Song
b. Metrical a. Soliloquy
Story Essay c. Sonnet
Romance c. Character
d. Elegy
b. Novel c. Epic Sketch
e. Ode
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.
 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