Element of Literature
Element of Literature
Element of Literature
“ ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE”
LECTURER:
Dessy Kurniasy, M.Hum
By:
Group II
Rohman (1042021004)
Mawaddah (1042021008)
Zaurin Adeliani (1042021022)
Putri Yasmin (1042021026)
Zurairah (1042021006)
Melly Permata Sari (1042021013)
Group II
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TABLE OF CONTENT
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.....................................................................................i
TABLE OF CONTENT......................................................................................ii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION........................................................................1
A. Background Of Study..............................................................................1
B. Question of the Problem.........................................................................2
C. Objectives.................................................................................................2
CHAPTER II THEORYTICAL STUDY..........................................................3
A. Definition Of Literature..........................................................................3
B. Poetry........................................................................................................4
C. Drama.......................................................................................................9
D. Fiction.......................................................................................................13
CHAPTER III CONCLUTION AND RECOMMENDATION......................18
A. Conclution................................................................................................18
B. Recommendation.....................................................................................18
BLIBLIOGRAPHY.............................................................................................19
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Backgraund Of Study
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B. Question of the Problem
1. What the defination of literature?
2. What the meaning about poetry?
3. What the meaning about drama?
4. What the meaning about Fiction?
C. Objectives
1. To know definition of literature
2. To know meaning about poetry
3. To Know meaning about drama
4. To know meaning about fiction
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CHAPTER II
THEORYTICAL STUDY
A. Definition of Literature
Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work
and can, in some circumstances, refer exclusively to published sources. The word
literature literally means "things made from letters" and the pars pro toto term
"letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature," as in the figures of speech "arts
and letters" and "man of letters." Literature is commonly classified as having two
major forms fiction and non-fiction and two major techniques poetry and prose.
Literature may consist of texts based on factual information
(journalistic or non-fiction), as well as on original imagination, such as polemical
works as well as autobiography, and reflective essays as well as belles-lettres.
Literature can be classified according to historical periods, genres, and political
influences. The concept of genre, which earlier was limited, has broadened over
the centuries. A genre consists of artistic works which fall within a certain central
theme, and examples of genre include romance, mystery, crime, fantasy, erotica,
and adventure, among others. Important historical periods in English literature
include Old English, Middle English, the Renaissance, the 17th Century
Shakespearean and Elizabethan times, the 18th Century Restoration, 19th Century
Victorian, and 20th Century Modernism. Important intellectual movements that
have influenced the study of literature include feminism, post-colonialism,
psychoanalysis, post-structuralism, post-modernism, romanticism, and Marxism.
Literature is a form of human expression. But not everything expressed
in words even when organized and written down is counted as literature. Those
writings that are primarily informative technical, scholarly, journalistic would be
excluded from the rank of literature by most, though not all, critics. Certain forms
of writing, however, are universally regarded as belonging to literature as an art.
Individual attempts within these forms are said to succeed if they possess
something called artistic merit and to fail if they do not
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B. Poetry
a. Definition
Poetry is one type of literary work that we often encounter and study in high
school and junior high school. Poetry is a form of self-expression that describes
someone's anxiety, imagination, criticism, thoughts, experiences, pleasures or
advice.
Indonesia has many famous poets, including Chairil Anwar, WS Rendra,
Sapardi Djoko Damono, Taufik Ismail. While some of the well-known works of
poetry include Karawang Bekasi, I Want, I and many others.
Understanding Poetry is a literary work in the form of an expression of the
author's heart in which there is rhythm, lyrics, rhyme, and rhythm in each line.
Packaged in imaginative language and arranged in solid and meaningful words.
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c. Characteristics of Poetry
• Poetry has regular rhymes or rhymes
• Poetry has connotative meaning
• Poetry is symmetrical.
• Poetry also uses more rhymes, or pantun patterns. (old poem)
• Poetry consists of syntactic units (gatra)
• The language used in poetry is denser than prose and drama.
In poetry there are elements that make it up. Poetry elements consist of inner
structure and physical structure.
1. The Physical Structure of Poetry
The physical structure of poetry is an element of poetry that can be
seen and observed directly with the eye. This structure consists of diction,
imagery/images, figures of speech, concrete words, typography and rhymes.
• Diction is the choice of words by a poet to get the effect he wants.
• Typography Is the format of a poem, such as the arrangement of lines, the
margins of the paper right, left, top, bottom, type of font used
• Figure of speech is the use of language by describing something with a
special connotation so that the meaning of a word can have many meanings.
• Concrete words are word arrangements that allow images to occur.
• Imagery or imagery is giving a description to listeners/readers so that it
seems as if they can see, hear, feel or experience the things contained in the
poem. Imagery has 6 types, including visual, auditory, olfactory, feeling,
touching and movement imagery.
• Rima or Rhythm Is the sound equation in the delivery of poetry from the
beginning to the end of the poem. Some forms of rhyme include: (1)
Onomatope: Imitation of sound, for example a prank that expresses
something breaking. (2) The internal form of the sound pattern, namely
alliteration, assonance, final equation, initial equation, intermittent rhyme,
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half rhyme, full rhyme, repetition, and so on. (3) Repetition of words,
namely determining the high-low, long-short, loud and weak of a sound.
d. types of poetry
1) Old Poetry
Old poetry is poetry that was produced before the 20th century. This
type of poetry is also divided into several types, including rhymes, talibuns,
rhymes related (shlokas), rhymes for lightning (karmina), gurindam, poetry,
spells, etc.
• Pantun is a poem consisting of four lines rhyming at the end of ab-ab.
Rhymes can be distinguished by type, such as funny rhymes, children's
rhymes, and so on.
• Spells are utterances that are believed to bring magical powers. Usually used
in certain events, for example a spell that is cast to prevent rain or vice versa.
• Karmina is a form of prose which is shorter than pantun. It's so short, it's
also known as lightning rhyme.
• Seloka, which is a rhyme related to classical Malay which contains proverbs.
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• Gurindam is a poem consisting of two stanzas, where each stanza consists of
two lines of sentences with the same rhyme. Usually contained advice and
mandate.
• Poetry is poetry that is composed of four lines with the same ending sound.
Poetry usually tells a story and contains the message the poet wants to
convey.
• Talibun, which is a rhyme that has more than four lines and has abc-abc
rhymes.
2) New Poetry
New poetry is poetry that is freer than old poetry, both in the number
of lines, syllables, and rhymes. Several types of new poetry are as follows.
• The ballad is a simple poem that tells a touching folk story. Sometimes
presented in dialogue form, or sung.
• Hymn (Gita Puja) is a kind of hymn devoted to God, or Gods, or something
that is considered important and sacred.
• Ode is a lyric poem filled with praise for a person who has contributed with
a noble tone and a serious theme. Generally odes are dedicated to parents,
heroes and great people.
• Epigram, namely poetry that contains teachings and life guidance. Epigram
means elements of teaching, advice, leading to the truth to be used as a guide
for life.
• Romance, namely story poetry that contains overflowing feelings of love.
Romance poetry creates a romantic effect.
• Elegies are poems or songs that contain lamentations and expressions of
sorrow, especially in the event of death.
• Satire, namely poetry that uses a style of language containing satire, or
criticism delivered in the form of irony, sarcasm, or parody.
• Distikon, namely poetry in which each stanza consists of two lines (two
strands).
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e. How To Make Poetry
1. Determine the Theme or Title
In determining the theme, choose a theme that you think is
interesting and in accordance with your conscience. Poetry can use themes
related to nature, friendship, social, education or expressions of the heart.
2. Define Keywords
If you have determined the theme and title, the next step is to
determine which keywords will be developed into sentences. For example
one keyword used for one array, or one keyword to make one stanza.
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C. Drama
a. Definition
The term drama is adapted from the Greek, namely dromai which
means to act, to do.According to the Big Indonesian Dictionary (KBBI), drama
is a composition of poetry or prose that is expected to describe life and
character through behavior (acting) or dialogue that is staged. Stories or stories
especially those involving conflict or emotions that are specific to theatrical
performances.
b. Types of Drama
• Comedy: Lighter in tone, comedies are intended to make the audience laugh
and usually come to a happy ending. Comedies place offbeat characters in
unusual situations causing them to do and say funny things. Comedy can
also be sarcastic in nature, poking fun at serious topics. There are also
several sub-genres of comedy, including romantic comedy, sentimental
comedy, a comedy of manners, and tragic comedy plays in which the
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characters take on tragedy with humor in bringing serious situations to happy
endings.
• Tragedy: Based on darker themes, tragedies portray serious subjects like
death, disaster, and human suffering in a dignified and thought-provoking
way. Rarely enjoying happy endings, characters in tragedies, like
Shakespeare's Hamlet, are often burdened by tragic character flaws that
ultimately lead to their demise.
• Farce: Featuring exaggerated or absurd forms of comedy, a farce is a
nonsensical genre of drama in which characters intentionally overact and
engage in slapstick or physical humor. Examples of farce include the play
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and the hit 1980 movie Airplane!,
written by Jim Abrahams.
• Melodrama: An exaggerated form of drama, melodramas depict classic one-
dimensional characters such as heroes, heroines, and villains dealing with
sensational, romantic, and often perilous situations. Sometimes called
“tearjerkers,” examples of melodramas include the play The Glass
Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and the classic movie of love during the
Civil War, Gone With the Wind, based on Margaret Mitchell’s novel.
• Opera: This versatile genre of drama combines theater, dialogue, music, and
dance to tell grand stories of tragedy or comedy. Since characters express
their feelings and intentions through song rather than dialogue, performers
must be both skilled actors and singers. The decidedly tragic La Bohème, by
Giacomo Puccini, and the bawdy comedy Falstaff, by Giuseppe Verdi are
classic examples of opera.
• Docudrama: A relatively new genre, docudramas are dramatic portrayals of
historic events or non-fictional situations. More often presented in movies
and television than in live theater, popular examples of docudramas include
the movies Apollo 13 and 12 Years a Slave, based on the autobiography
written by Solomon Northup.
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c. Dramatic Elements
• Theme, namely the main idea or idea contained in the drama story.
• Plot, namely the storyline of a play, from the beginning to the final round.
• Characters, namely characters in drama consisting of main characters and
supporting characters.
• Character, namely the behavior of the characters in the drama; good
character (protagonist) and bad character (antagonist).
• Setting, namely a description of the place, time, and situation that occurs in
the drama.
• Mandate, namely the message that the playwright wants to convey to the
audience through the drama story.
d. Characteristics of Drama
All stories in drama stories are conveyed in the form of dialogue, both
dialogue between characters and dialogue between characters with themselves
(monologue).
Drama performances are usually carried out on a stage that has been
equipped with several equipment and tools to liven up the atmosphere.
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e. Dramatic Structure
1. Prologue
2. Dialogue
3. Episodes
Episodes are identical to soap operas that air on television. Actually,
it's not just soap operas that have episodes, dramas too. Basically, episodes
are part of a drama's script or script, and are aired sequentially.
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Even so, the drama episodes are not as long as the episodes we usually
see in Indonesian soap operas. Usually dramas only consist of a few
episodes, and the number doesn't reach dozens, let alone thousands.
4. Scene
Even though the episodes are not as long as soap operas, a drama, no
matter how short it is, must consist of many scenes. The scene itself is a change
of events in a play.
D. Fiction
a. Definition
Fiction is a literary genre comprised of narratives that aren’t factual
but are, instead, products of the authors’ imaginations. Fiction is the opposite of
nonfiction, a literary genre consisting of historically accurate narratives about
real people or events. Fiction writers construct imaginary worlds, typically with
symbolism, thematic elements, and aesthetic value.
Most fiction is prose, and novels and short stories are the most
common forms. There are two main categories in fiction—literary fiction and
genre or popular fiction—though the line between these two delineations can
occasionally blur.
The word fiction comes from the Latin fiction, meaning “a fashioning
or forming,” which describes the creative world-building central to the genre.
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• Character-driven narratives: The characters, rather than the events of the
story, move the plot forward. The characters’ internal lives and
motivations are of primary interest to the author and the audience.
• Exploration of larger themes: Literary fiction tends to examine larger
themes of the human condition. It’s not uncommon for these works to
function as a commentary on society, nature, or human behavior.
• Sophisticated language: The language an author uses might involve an
advanced vocabulary, poetic descriptions, didacticism, and/or lofty
references or allusions.
• Unconventional plots: Authors may structure plots in nontraditional ways
that challenge accepted formulas and reader expectations, such as
nonlinear narratives and ambiguous endings.
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Examples of genre or popular fiction include:
• Crime: This kind of fiction centers on criminal acts, investigations, and
outcomes. Courtroom thrillers, like John Grisham’s A Time to Kill and
Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent, and detective novels, like Sue
Grafton’s Alphabet Mystery series and Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code,
are two subgenres of popular crime fiction.
• Fantasy: These novels take place in richly imagined worlds not bound to
known realities or scientific laws; things like folklore, magic, mythology,
and/or the supernatural might all influence these worlds. Popular fantasy
novels include Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series and
Suzanne Hamilton’s Hunger Games trilogy.
• Horror: Writers of horror fiction aim to scare and shock the reader. These
works may or may not employ supernatural elements; psychological
horror is often just as frightening. Horror novels like Stephen King’s It
and Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire are popular mainstays.
• Romance: These novels chart the romantic relationship between two
characters (usually), typically resulting in a happily-ever-after ending.
Novels like Laura London’s The Windflower and Nicholas Sparks’s The
Notebook are classics of the genre.
• Science Fiction: Books in this category take place in imagined worlds
rich with speculative elements, such as technology, futurism, space travel,
and other science-based concepts. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin are just two popular
science fiction novels.
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c. The Formats of Fiction
Novels, novellas, and short stories are among the most common fiction
formats. However, because fiction deals with made-up stories and characters,
the term can describe any format that presents a fictionalized plot. This includes
plays, comic books and graphic novels, fables and fairy tales, and even some
types of poetry, such as narrative poems and epic poems.
A fiction format that has grown exponentially in recent years is fan
fiction. Fan fiction is a work that uses characters or settings originally
developed by another writer as the basis for a new story. Though the original
novel’s ideas are copyrighted, fan fiction is largely seen as an homage to the
source work. The Harry Potter books and Twilight series inspired legions of fan
fiction including, in the case of the latter, the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy.
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e. Examples of Fiction
• Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Alcott’s 1868 novel is a classic work of literary fiction that follows the
lives and loves of the four March sisters: Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy. It is a
coming-of-age story focusing on the sisters’ evolution from girlhood to
young womanhood as they try to find their respective places in the world.
Little Women is a fictionalized version of Alcott’s own life and her
relationship with her sisters.
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CHAPTER III
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Conclution
Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work
and can, in some circumstances, refer exclusively to published sources. The word
literature literally means "things made from letters" and the pars pro toto term
"letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature," as in the figures of speech "arts
and letters" and "man of letters." Literature is commonly classified as having two
major forms fiction and non-fiction and two major techniques poetry and prose.
Literature is divided into three elements, namely poetry, drama, and
fiction.Poetry is a form of self-expression that describes someone's anxiety,
imagination, criticism, thoughts, experiences, pleasures or advice. drama is a
composition of poetry or prose that is expected to describe life and character
through behavior (acting) or dialogue that is staged. Stories or stories especially
those involving conflict or emotions that are specific to theatrical
performances.Fiction is a literary genre comprised of narratives that aren’t factual
but are, instead, products of the authors’ imaginations. Fiction is the opposite of
nonfiction, a literary genre consisting of historically accurate narratives about real
people or events. Fiction writers construct imaginary worlds, typically with
symbolism, thematic elements, and aesthetic value.
B. Recommendation
Likewise, we can benefit from the material that is the subject of this
paper, of course, there are still many shortcomings and weaknesses, due to lack of
knowledge and lack of references related to the title of this paper. The author
really hopes that dear readers, provide constructive criticism and suggestions for a
perfect paper to the author in writing papers at the next opportunity. Hopefully this
article is useful for readers.
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BLIBIOGRAPHY
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