INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW

WORLD
LITERATURE
In this unit, you will have a
good grasp of the ancient
literature that helped shape
or influence the literary
world you now know.
From the land of
Mesopotamia, you will get to
know the heroic deeds of
Gilgamesh in the text titled
Epic of Gilgamesh.
Discover how Sigmund Freud, a
well-known psychologist, coined
the term Oedipus complex, to refer
to a disorder he saw in his patients
when you read the equally
disturbing Greek tragedy, Oedipus
the King.
How did ancient people deal with
love problems, particularly the lack
of trust between couples? This will
be answered in the story of Cupid
and Psyche. Be thrilled in reading
how Psyche survived the ire of her
mother-in-law.
They say concepts of hell,
purgatory, and heaven are based
on Dante Alighieri’s Divine
Comedy. Read on to find the
truth about his assertion.
PURSUE LITERATURE
Myths and its characteristics
Drama and its elements
Allegory, symbolism, imagery, and rhyme
scheme
Flashback, foreshadowing, and conflict in
narratives
Autobiography
PURSUE GRAMMAR
Reflexive and intensive pronouns
Features of persuasive text
Words and expressions that emphasize a
point
Statement of opinion or assertion
Use of modals
Perfect tenses
Direct and indirect speech
PURSUE LEARNING STRATEGIES
Understand advance organizers and
nonlinear illustrations in texts
Determine the meaning of unfamiliar
words through word analysis
Enrich vocabulary through
collocations