Eguria

PROSE Prose is one of the genres of literature that deals with storytelling. It is usually a continuous piece of writing like an essay. It makes detailed analysis and description of events, setting and character: It is written in paragraphs without metre and rhyme. The author explains everything and leaves the reader to draw his conclusion. The writer of a novel is called a novelist. Objectivity is central to narrative fiction. One of the following is a narrative technique in the novel: A. Character B. interesting story C. Flashback D. Logical conclusion E. Social relevance (JAMB1978 Q23) Option C is correct. TYPES OF PROSE 1. Fiction: It is an imaginary story which is not real. It is based on the Writer’s imagination, creativity and inspiration. Chinua Achebe’s Things fall Apart and David IIuebe’s Irrevocable Mistake are good examples of fiction. 2. Non-Fiction: This is a true life story and such a story could be biography or autobiography e.g Richard Wright’s Blac...

DRAMA The term drama comes from the Greek word ‘dram’, meaning “action” In Classical Greek, the drama also means “to do” or “to act” Drama is the imitation or representation of reality on stage. It is an imaginative expression of ideas in form of action and dialogue. Dramatic personae are known as characters in a drama, which also comprises actors and actresses. A drama cannot be regarded as a play until it is acted on stage. A play is a drama in book form. It is written in or without act and scene that is meant to be performed on stage. Play, therefore, means drama for the stage. A playlet is a short drama piece. The distinguishing characteristic of drama as a genre is its reliance on action and dialogue. Whenever you observe two quarrelsome drivers in traffic, you will see those two primary elements of drama-action and dialogue. It is basically through the actions and dialogues of characters that the story which is a piece of drama is developed, and if you take aw...

CLASSIFICATIONS OF POETRY KINDS OF POETRY Poems are grouped into the following categories: Elegy: it is a type of Iyrical poem that expresses sadness for someone who has died. Thomas Gray’s Elegy ‘written in a country Churchyard” mourns all who lived and died quietly and never had the chance to be great. It is different from elegy because it is shorter, and usually written to be sung while elegy cannot be sung. Dirge: It is a song of lamentation sung on the occasion of someone’s death. It is different from elegy because it is shorter and usually written to be sung while elegy cannot be sung. Milton’s “ Lycidas” is a good example. Dramatic Poetry: It involves the use of characters, dialogue and action. The poet’s speech and actions in the poem are represented. It has dramatic devices such as monologue, dialogue or conversation. Wole Soyinka “Telephone Conversation” and O.M. Mtshali’s “Night fall in Soweto are classic examples. Ode: It is a long meditative, and Iyr...

INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH Definition of Literature What is literature? Literature is a piece of writing that is valued as work of art specially written with excellence of form or expression, expressing ideas of permanent of universal interest and it also has artistic value. As a work of art, literature may be discussed as the organization of words to give pleasure which elevates and transforns experience beyond moral pleasure. Literature is derived from the Latin ‘literature’ which means ‘writing’. Also one can also talk of literature either in a loose or in specific sense in a loose sense, literature is a collection of writings. Researchers and scholar often talk about literature review which means any given subject or any printed information on a particular subject or field and comments on what has already been written by other people in a given area of study. The idea of literature review shows that eve...

WHAT IS MARRIAGE? By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Marriage is the coming together and the joining together of a man and a woman as husband and wife in holy matrimony i.e., a state which is considered morally and spiritually perfect. If they are so joined they have become man and wife who are expected to live together forever till the end of time. Note that, these persons coming together are not animals or persons of same sex as the case may be with some group of people but opposite sexes e.g. a man and a woman who are not minors but adults i.e. fully grown human beings with sensibilities and accountabilities. He who made them made them male and female and declares therefore shall a man leave his father and mother and cling unto his wife and they both shall become one flesh. The emphasis here is ‘wife’ not ‘wives’. But some schools of thought are getting married to more than one wife, i.e. Polygamy. These two persons came from different backgrounds, families, tribes, and culture. These are...