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American Literature (Ⅰ) The Term “literature” refers to Written or spoken material; broadly speaking, anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works; Most commonly: works of the creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction. Literature is the art that uses language as a medium. 4 Genres of Literature A, like all literature, makes use of language. But it uses words in special ways. It emphasizes their sounds and rhythms. It makes patterns of sound and rhythm. B is literature meant to be acted out. It tells a story through its characters. The characters, played by actors, speak words called the dialogue. The plot, or story, is told through the dialogue. C is novels and stories that describe imaginary people and events. D is writings that convey factual information and are not primarily works of the creative imagination. Go, and catch a falling star, Get with child a mandrake root, Tell me, where all past years are, Or who cleft the Devils foot. I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high oer vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils. E N G L I S H It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!--I have as much soul as you,--and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now f