Module 4: Exploring Literature - Prose & Drama
The module immerses readers in literary analysis, focusing on prose and drama. It introduces key components of short stories and plays, emphasizing the importance of narrative elements like plot, character, setting, conflict, and theme. Additionally, it discusses literary devices used in prose and critical analysis methods for understanding deeper meanings in texts.
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What we have learnt
- Prose is a common written language form that includes narratives like short stories and essays.
- Key components of short stories include plot structure, character development, setting, and themes.
- Drama is characterized by its performance aspect, relying on dialogue, action, and stage directions to convey the story.
Key Concepts
- -- Plot
- The sequence of events in a story, encompassing stages such as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
- -- Theme
- The underlying idea or universal truth that an author explores through a story, often inferred from the narrative.
- -- Conflict
- The struggle or problem that drives the narrative forward, manifesting as internal or external conflicts among characters.
- -- Dialogue
- The spoken conversation between characters in a play, crucial for revealing plot, character traits, and themes.
- -- Literary Devices
- Techniques used by authors to enhance their writing, such as similes, metaphors, and imagery to create vivid descriptions.
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