Elements of Literature &

Combined Arts
Chapter 7

Literature
Literature (from Latin wordlitterae) is the art of
written work. The word literature literally
means: "things made from letters".
Two major forms:
fiction
non-fiction
Two major techniques:
Poetry
prose

Important Elements of Literature

1.) Emotional Appeal
2.) Intellectual Appeal
3.)Humanistic Appeal

A writers objective:
1.) To strive in raising the level of the
reader's Humanity
2) To accomplish the purpose of making one
a better person, giving him a high sense of
value

Emotional Appeal
Attained when the reader is emotionally

moved or touched by any literary work like;

Tonight I can write the saddest lines

By: Pablo Neruda
(Excerpt)
Tonight I can write the saddest lines.
I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too.
Through nights like this one I held her in my
arms
I kissed her again and again under the endless
sky.
She loved me sometimes, and I loved her too.
How could one not have loved her great still
eyes.

How Do I Love Thee

By: Elizabeth B. Browning
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.

Intellectual Appeal
Both add Knowledge or information and

remind the readers of what they have

forgotten. Specifically Philosophical Ideas

NOLI ME TANGERE
by: Jose Rizal
"Mamamatay akong hindi nakikita ang
ningning ng bukang-liwayway sa aking Bayan!
Kayong makakakita, salubungin ninyo siya, at
huwag kalilimutan ang mga nabulid sa dilim ng
gabi."

EL FILIBUSTERISMO
by:Jose Rizal
Nalilimot ng bawat isa sa inyo na habang
napag-iingatan ang isang bayan ang kaniyang
wika, napag-iingatan din nito ang katibayan ng
kaniyang paglaya, katulad ng pagpapanatili ng
isang tao sa kaniyang kasarinlan, upang
mapanatili niya ang kaniyang sariling paraan
ng pag-iisip. Ang wika ang pag-iisip ng bayan.

I Have a Dream
by: Martin Luther King Jr.
Now is the time to make real the promises of
democracy.
Now is the time to rise from the dark and
desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit
path of racial justice.
Now is the time to open the doors of
opportunity to all of God's children. Now is the
time to lift our nation from the qu icksands of
racial injustice to the solid rock of
brotherhood.

Humanistic value
can be attained when a literary work makes

a reader an improved person with a better

outlook in life and with a clear
understanding of his/her inner self

Desiderata
by: Max Erham
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you
conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations, in
the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your
soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to
be happy.

The Five People you Meet in Heaven

by: Mitch Albom
Holding anger is a poison...It eats you from
inside...We think that by hating someone we hurt
them...But hatred is a curved blade...and the
harm we do to others...we also do to ourselves.
There are five people you meet in heaven. Each
of us was in your life for a reason. You may not
have known the reason at the time, and that is
what heaven is for. For understanding your life on
earth. This is the greatest gift God can give you:
to understand what happened in your life. To
have it explained. It is the peace you have been
searching for.

Classification of Literature
Escape Literature
Interpretative Literature

Escape Literature
For Entertainment purposes

takes us away from the real world and

temporarily forget our troubles
has for its object of pleasure

Interpretative Literature
To broaden and sharpen awareness

takes us deeper into the real world and

enables us to understand our troubles
has its for pleasure plus understanding.