L1: Genre of Literature Pt. 1

• literature


  used to describe written or spoken materials
• prose fiction


  based on the writers imagination
• novel


  the longest type of prose fiction
• novella/novelette


  shorter than a novel that usually consists 30 pages
• short story


  has a limited time for character development and usually has a moral of the story
• flash fiction


  the shortest among the type of prose fiction
• nonfiction prose


  based on facts and evidences that uses real life situations
• personal narrative


  tells a true story about events in a persons life written by the person themselves
• biographical narrative


  accounts of a persons life written by someone else
• diary/journal entry


  highly personal and private record of thoughts
• blogs


  online journals showcasing thoughts of a person towards something
• poetry


  usually written in verses that makes up stanzas to be recited or read aloud
• lyric poem


  highly musical verses
• narrative poem


  poems that conveys a story
• dramatic poem


  written by a character invented by the author
• epics


  a long narrative poem that celebrates the adventure of a heroic figure
• sonnets


  poems that usually is about romance that makes up of 14 lines
• ballads


  song like poems
• haiku


  a type of poem form japan which consists of 5-7-5 syllables
• free verse


  poems that do not follow any rhythmical patterns
• drama


  designed to be performed made up of dialogue and set direction
• comedy


  a humorous and happy tone intended to make the audience laugh
• tragedy

  the main character suffers a downfall that includes death, murders, etc
• tragicomedy


  a combination of tragedy and comedy