English

• LITERATURE - any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specially considered to be an art form.
• THREE KINDS OF LITERATURE

  • PROSE
  • POETRY
  • DRAMA
• PROSE - a literary device referring to writing that is structured in a grammatical way, with words and phrases that build sentences and pragraphs.
• POETRY - a model of fictional representation through dialogue and performance.
• DRAMA - a specific mode of fiction represented in performance.
• WRITTEN LITERATURE - refers to the set of written works or text that have been produced and recorded by human beings throughout history.
• ORAL LITERATURE - a literature that is spoken or sung.
• TWO CATEGORIES OF LITERATURE

  • WRITTEN LITERATURE
  • ORAL LITERATURE
• TYPES OF PROSE

  • FICTION
  • NON FICTION
• CATEGORIES OF FICTION

  • DRAMA
  • OPERA
  • PANTOMINE
  • CREATIVE DRAMA
• FICTION - something invented by the imagination or feigned.
• NON FICTION - informative writings made up of factual.
• DRAMA - a play in literature and a playwright composes it.
• OPERA - theatre and music were in perfect harmony, and the actors displayed exceptional acting and singing skills.
• PANTOMINE - there were composed keeping the theme of folk tales talks as the primary element, and symbolism occupied a prominent position.
• CREATIVE DRAMA - it is the modern version of drama, which was popularized mostly by youngster, processing innate acting skills.
• TYPES OF DRAMA

  • COMEDY
  • FARCE
  • TRAGEDY
  • TRAGICOMEDY
  • MUSICAL
  • MELODRAMA
• TRAGEDY - This is the oldest form of drama that means to present tragic emotions on the stage.
• COMEDY - This has a happy ending, and the plot is crafted humorously.
• FARCE - often humorous but depends on the character’s physical appearance and silly jokes rather than the storyline.
• TRAGICOMEDY - a blend of comedy and tragedy that is so complex and may achieve extreme ends of either of the two.
• MUSICAL - the lines are sung, but the musical employs dialogues infused with music performances.
• MELODRAMA - a profound story told seriously.
• OTHER TYPES OF DRAMA

  1. FANTASY
  2. HORROR
  3. SHORT STORY
  4. FAIRY TALES
  5. FOLK TALES
  6. MYTH
  7. ROMANCE
  8. SCIENCE
  9. MYSTERY
  10. GRAPHIC
  11. HISTORICAL FILM
  12. PARABLE
  13. FABLES
  14. EPIC
  15. NOVEL
• FANTASY - It involves imaginative fiction having a fictional universe, mythological character, and magical environment.
• HISTORICAL FILM - This type of fiction involves historical characters, situations, and events.
• SCIENCE - It involves science stories, experiments, space travels, etc.
• MYSTERY - This genre involves crime, mysterious circumstances, or puzzling situations.
• ROMANCE - This genre involves romantic situations, events, characters,

  and relationships.
• GRAPHIC NOVELS - This modern genre involves stories involving graphic images and pictures with them.
• PARABLE - a short tale used for teaching a lesson.
• FABLES - a short tale used for teaching a lesson which uses animals, objects, or nature.
• FOLK TALES - a stories or legends that are about or from a culture or group of people (folk).
• FAIRY TALES - stories that include supernatural creatures such as fairies or magicians.
• EPIC POEM- a narrative that involves conflict on a broad scale with humans of special stature or ability fighting a battle.
• MYTH - a traditional story which explains the world and existence of humans usually as part of a cluster of such stories and which reflects a religious belief system.
• NOVEL - a longer piece of fiction characterized by more plot and character development than a short story.
• HORROR - includes paranormal beyond knowledge that evokes a strong feelings of shock, terror, revulsion, fear, or outrage.
• SHORT STORY - a short story from a paragraph to a page or so in length.
• MEMOIR - tell a story of the writer’s own life which are driven by narrative, and often connect the writer’s personal story to larger human themes, such as grief, family, and youth.