Literature in English notes form 3& 4 for ordinary students includes analysis of all readings: Plays, Novels and Poetry Analysis. It covers topics such as novels, plays, poetry, prose and provides examples and explanations of different literary concepts and terms.
Literature in English serves as a means to understand different perspectives, fostering empathy and cultural appreciation. It also encourages creativity and develops critical thinking skills, allowing individuals to navigate the complexities of the written word and its profound impact on society.
Important Key Terms in The Definition Of Literature
Imagination, literature is said to be an imaginative work because what we read is the creation of an artist. It is the result of someone’s imagination.
Art, literature is said to be a work of art because it involves creativity in presenting it. The artist may use creative characters and incidence to make his or her work succeeded
Language; is another important term in the definition of literature. There is the creative way of using language through figures of speech to make it different from other works of writing. Literature and language are inseparable.
Social reality, literature does not develop into vacuum; it tells things that happen in our society politically, socially and economically.
Characteristics Of Literature
1. It uses language so as to deliver the intended message to the readers.
2. It has form and content.
3. It has its origin and development.
4. It touches the whole sphere of life.
5. It is usually suggestive.
6. It is imaginative.
7. It expresses thoughts and feelings.
8. It reveals hidden facts.
The List of Texts To Be Read.
A: PLAYS.
1. The Lion and the Jewel – Wole Soyinka
2. The Trials of Brother Jero – Wole Soyinka
3. The Swamp Dwellers – Wole Soyinka
4. Kinjekitile – Ibrahim Hussein
5. Dilemma of a Ghost – Ama Ata Aidoo
6. The Barbed Wire – Mukotani Rugyendo
7. Dedan Kimath – Keneth Watene
8. The Government Inspector – N.Gogol
B. NOVELS OR SHORT STORIES.
1. Tales of Amadou Koumba – David Drop        Â
2. Quartet – Richard Rive
3. A Walk in the Night – Alex La Guma
4. The Houseboy – Ferdinand Oyono
5. The Old man and the Medal – Ferdinand Oyono
6. The Concubine – Elechi Amadi
7. Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali – Niane, D.T
8. Secret Lives – Ngugi wa Thiong’o
9. The Three Old Stones – Martha Mvungi
10. Girls at War – Chinua Achebe
11. Uncle Tom’s Children – Richard Wright
C. POETRY.
1. Poems from East Africa – David Cook and David Rubadiri
2. Selected Poems  – Tanzania Institute of Education
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