By
Mubarak Abdessalami
The Definition of a Literary Work
A literary work can be defined as a branch of literature dealing with words as raw material to create a picture, an idea or a story in a meaningful pattern. Yet words, being the backbone of the pattern, are not really of great importance if they
aren't
carefully
manipulated
into
good
syntactically
structured sentences so as to convey the target idea in an artistic way. By this it is meant that the work is valued as work
of
art
with
a
literary
style
which
is,
of
course,
different from that we use in colloquy.
The
literary
work
is
two
types,
either
a
creative
writing or the study of what is written. Writing is a creative work that values man as a creator and raises his existence above the world of subsistence, but that work we call "study" is
the
way
(by
which)
another
literate
person
sees
and
analyses the work in question. The literary work, as a work of art,
can
journalism
be
a
and
drama,
so
on.
a
fiction,
Sometimes
the
essays, author
biography deals
with
or an
imaginary world such as in drama, novels and poetry.
As far as the design and the language are concerned, the literary work is written into two different ways depending on the use of language, so it's either in prose or in poetry.
First,
prose
is
a
piece
of
creative
writing.
Its
language is not in verse form, but it has a similar value especially
when
words
are
well
used
in
a
highly
levelled
technique. The literary work in prose is sometimes long as in novels, sometimes short as in essays and short stories. The prose writer, or the author, uses different kinds of sentences, long declarative sentences, short ones, questions, exclamatory sentences
and
consciousness
so
on;
frequently
in
order
to
supported
clarify
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the
by
a
required
stream
of
idea
or
The Definition of a Literary Work
displays the inner psychic of one of the characters in a novel, for
instance,
utterances.
As
through he
long
deals
winding
with
void
fiction,
of
the
punctuation
author
relies
essentially on imagination to depict a society as he sees it or as it ought to be, or describes the sides which people don't
usually
know
or
care
much
about
in
a
specific
society .Also to make the reader aware of what goes on in the society; thus reality is not absent after all. Moreover, prose writing can include the author's own experiences as in an autobiography or other's lives as in a biography.
Poetry,
on
the
other
hand,
is
a
piece
of
"prose"
writing in an elevated style. Its characteristic is that it is written
in
verse
form
to
express
deep
feelings
or
noble
thought in beautiful language, composed with the desire to communicate an experience. Unlike prose, a poem is built in a rhythmic way so that it can penetrate far inside the conscious levels of thought and feelings, invigorating every word in order to use it to express a specific meaning rather than its usual or general one. The poet uses syllables, diverse kinds of feet and stanzas, as well as rhymes so that he reaches the level of those who incarnate the divine messages. In addition to that, poetry relies most on the power of words. And thanks to his well exploitation of powerful expressive words, the poet produces a beautiful tableau we eventually call a poem. The
poet
also
writes
stories,
parables,
and
many
other
literary genres because poetry is a huge recipient for all imaginative
writings.
Poetry,
being
in
a
sense
the
most
literary of all branches of literature, makes the greatest use of the raw material, notably words, simile, metaphor etc.
Thus be it in prose or in poetic style, the literary work provides us with enjoyments and intellectual delight. It gives opportunities to know much more about life. It tackles
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all facets of human concerns, emotions, behaviours, dreams and so
on
and
so
forth.
All
in
all
literary
work
is
really
exciting to read but not always good to take for example. Choice is sometimes compulsory to avoid those writings about vices: killing, robbery to name only two. Well-read people on the other hand have a critical eye and they deal with literary works in terms of importance.
To put it short, a literary work is a relate part of human experiences, civilisations and evolution. And by reading or better analysing a masterpiece, one widens his scope and knowledge about people in terms of their thoughts, their way of looking at different issues, their experiences, and their beliefs in general!
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