CHAPTER 1 : LITERATURE

1. WHAT IS LITERATURE? 2. WHY DO WE STUDY LITERATURE OR THE IMPORTANT OF LITERATURE?

CHAPTER 2 : TYPES OF LITERATURE

Introduction I. TYPES OF LITTERATURE II. GENRES OR FORMS OF LITERATURE III. SOME IMPORTANT TERMS IN LITERATURE

CHAPTER 3 : FIGURES OF SPEECH

Introduction 1. Euphemism 2. Irony 3. Verbal irony 4. Flashback 5. Dialogue 6. Dramatic monologue 7. Imagery 8. Metaphor 9. Simple 10. Personification Other figure of speech EEXERCISE

CHAPTER 4 : DRAMA

I. BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR II. Things to consider when studying a play ROMEO AND JULIET Characterisation SUMMARY OF HAMLET: ACT VI THEMES IN ACT VI Characterisation in Act VI SUMMARY OF HAMLET Act VII Theme in Act VII Characterisation in Act VII HAMLET Summary of Act VIII

CHAPTER 5 : POETRY

Introduction 1-Read the poem ones silently and slowly to yourself 2-Read the Poem again and find the literary meaning of a poem 3-Read the Poem the 3rd time to find the connotative meaning of it 4-Find the symbolic meaning of the Poem 5-Stop and ask yourself what the Author is saying 6-Begin to analyse the different part of the Poem 7-Identify the speaker and the Audience 8-Determine the Poem structure organisation and rhyme scheme 9-Analyse the Poem in terms of poetic devices and literary devices uses in terms of poetry 10-Draw your conclusion