Gened English Handouts 9 23
Gened English Handouts 9 23
Gened English Handouts 9 23
Pronouns as Pronouns as
Pronouns that show Possession
Subjects Objects
Second Person
you you your (yours)
Singular
Third Person Singular he, she, it him, her, it his, her (hers), it (its)
First Person
we us our (ours)
Plural
Second Person
they them their (theirs)
Plural
Third Person
who whom whose
Plural
c. REFLEXIVE PRONOUN – used as an object that refers to the same person or thing as the
subject.
Ex. Becky introduced herself.
d. INTENSIVE PRONOUN – refers back to the subject of a sentence in order to emphasize it.
Ex. She made this dinner herself.
Singular Myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself
Plural Ourselves, yourselves, themselves
e. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN - used to point to specific people or things.
This (singular) (near) This is my bag.
These (plural) (near) These are my shoes.
ELEMENTS OF FICTION
a. Setting – the time and place that the story occurs.
b. Character – representations of human beings in the story
Principality – protagonist/antagonist
Development- dynamic, static
Personality – round, flat
c. Plot – sequence of events in the story
Exposition – sets the scene by introducing the characters and settings.
Crisis – establishes curiosity, uncertainty, and tensions.
Climax – leads to an affirmation, decision, action, and realization.
- the highest peak of the story.
Falling action – the finishing of things right after climax.
Denouement – strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.
Ending – the ending of the story.
General Types of Plots
Linear Plot – moves with natural sequence of events where actions are arranged sequentially.
Circular Plot – a plot where linear development of the story merges with an interruption in the
chronological order to show an event that happened in the past.
In Media Res – a plot where the story commences in the middle part of the action.
Deux En Machina – an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation
especially as a unnatural plot device in fiction.
d. Conflict – opposition of persons or conflict of the story. The basic tension, predicament, or challenge
of the story.
Types of Conflict
person vs person person vs nature
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person vs society person vs supernatural
person vs self person vs fate
e. Point of View – determines the narrator of the story.
Types of Points of View
First person point of view – the narrator is the character of the story
Second person point of view – it makes the reader a character in the story
Third person point of view – the narrator is someone outside the story, who frequently uses
pronouns, like he, she, and they to describe the characters.
Persona – it is the voice chosen by the author for a particular artistic
f. Theme – is the significant value or truth about life and its nature which takes place in the illustration
of the actions, preoccupations, and decisions of the character.
POETRY AS A GENRE
TYPES OF POETRY
- Narrative Poetry – tells a story in verse
- Lyric Poetry – thoughts and feelings of the speaker intended to be sung
- Dramatic Poetry – written to be presented or acted on stage
a. Narrative Poetry
Epic – heroic feats
Metrical Tale/ Metrical Romance – medieval verse based on legends, chivalric love and
adventures, or the supernatural
Ballad – a simple narrative poem of a story, composed in short stanzas and adapted for
melodious recital
b. Lyric Poetry
Ode – expresses exultation or emotional enthusiasm. Expresses lofty praises of a person or event.
Elegy – deals with grief over the passing of a person or a particular way of life.
Sonnet – consists of 14 lines with an exact rhyme scheme.
Petrarchan – octave – abbaabba
Sestet – cdecde or cdcdcd
Shakespearean – abab cdcd efef gg
Song – it is intended to be sung. It has a melodious quality required by a singing voice.
c. Dramatic Poetry – any story written in verse and in dialogue that is intended to be presented and
acted on stage in front of the audience.
ESSAY AS GENRE
Formal or impersonal – deals with serious or formal subject
Informal or personal – cover light, ordinary, or event trivial subject matters
DRAMA AS A GENRE
TYPES OF DRAMA
Tragedy – a play that deals with the somber and serious aspect of life. Ends unhappily with
the protagonist’s death.
Comedy – deals with human folly and ends happily.
Farce – a ridiculous play with humor that requires rude physical action for the sake of the
comic spirit.
Melodrama – presents stereotyped characters and conflict between good and evil. The good
characters are favored by destiny in the end.
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Musical Drama – dramatists tell stories through acting and dialogue as well as
dance and music