Literature

Literature

Literature is a work of art that uses words in the form of language at higher craft or skill than ordinary language . It is about s of enduring significance and aims at communicating on a different level and expressing profound truths

A plot is the narrative 's (poor boy 's adventures in life ) while a character is any identity in the narrative (e .g . Huckleberry Finn Setting is the location and time in which the story transpires (e .g . St Petersburg , Missouri , 1835-1845 ) while the point of view is the angle

of vision where the story 's elements are viewed (e .g . first-person . The theme is the subject or idea that unifies the story (e .g . prejudice

Allusion is an indirect or an implied to an event , thing , or person or to another text 's section (e .g . Catcher in the Rye as allusion to a poem of Robert Burns . Connotation refers to a word 's implied sense (e .g rest in peace burial ) while denotation is the word 's literal or explicit meaning (e .g . father denotes an individual who has begotten

Figurative language describes something through comparison with another thing . A simile is the comparison of two entirely different things (e .g John eats like a pig ) while a metaphor expresses comprehension of a concept by using another concept (e .g . hope is a dove . While a symbol is a representation of a thing or concept (e .g . a cross too heavy to carry , a hyperbole overstates a certain point (e .g . I 've waited for a lifetime . Personification grants meaning or living traits to nonliving entities (e .g . not even trees have such sturdy arms

Irony is an indirect revelation of a disagreement or an implied discrepancy between what is meant from what is being said or stated (e .g . Oedipus wanting to sanction the murderer of his father not knowing he is the murderer . A satire is a tone in literature used to emphasize and make fun of human weaknesses or vices (e .g . Huckleberry Finn of Mark Twain

A fiction is a form of a narrative based on imagination like story telling (e .g . A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess ) while nonfiction is a representation or an account of a certain subject being shown as a fact (e .g . The Education of Henry Adams . Poetry is a literary genre using rhythmic language , meaning or sound expressing an imaginative awareness of events (e .g . you said Is by E .E . Cummings . A drama or a film is a prose , verse composition embodying a story enacted through image and sound sequences with the intention of impersonating or representing characters by actors (e .g . Titanic

With literature portraying the work environment , it can be observed that there are connections between people and their workplace , and workplace and the society . In essence , literature portrays ethics and certain values in the work environment through the portrayal and expression of corresponding stories or narratives

Poetry is oftentimes used to...