Plays Books Analysis For Ordinary Level Form 3 & 4
WRITTEN LITERATURE: This is the type of literature which represents the human social realities in written form. In most of African societies written literature came after the invention of writings. Before that Oral literature was dominant because the societies were illiterate.
GENRES OF WRITTEN LITERATURE
A genre is a term used in literature when referring to the style which involves a set of characteristics.
In literature genres is used to mean the categories of written literature which have some set of differing characteristics.
Therefore, the term genre is French in origin, which denotes types or classes of literature.
Written literature has three genres:-
A. Novel,
B. Play
C. Poetry.
PLAY/DRAMA: A Play is a piece of writing which is designed in the way that it can be acted on stage before the audience. OR It is a piece of writing which is intended to be acted in a theatre.
Features of Play
-They are short
-They have some illustrations on top the cover
-They have few Characters
-They take spectacles
-They encompass music
-They have stage direction
-They take few events
– They are told in dialogue
– They divide events into acts and scenes
Plays Books Analysis For Ordinary Level Form 3 & 4
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