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ENG 101 Introduction to Literature

100 levelArts & Humanities10 topics

ENG 101 covers 10 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Definition, nature and functions of literature
  2. Oral literature and written literature
  3. Genres of literature: prose, poetry and drama
  4. Elements of prose: plot, character, setting, theme and point of view
  5. Elements of poetry: form, imagery, rhythm and rhyme
  6. Types of poetry: epic, lyric, ballad and ode
  7. Elements of drama: tragedy, comedy and tragicomedy
  8. Figures of speech and literary devices
  9. Basic literary terms and concepts
  10. Techniques of literary appreciation

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Definition, nature and functions of literature

This topic introduces what literature is, the qualities that make a work literary, and the major functions literature performs in society. For examination purposes, you must be able to define literature clearly, distinguish its nature from ordinary writing, and explain how literature entertains, educates, preserves culture, and critiques society.

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