L4 | LITERARY GENRE

• LITERARY GENRE

  • Category of literary composition characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter
• 1. POETRY
  2. PROSE
  3. DRAMA
  4. MEDIA
• POETRY

  • Written in stanzas and lines, unique look on the page.
  • Uses rhythm, rhyme, and figurative language
• SUBGENRES OF POETRY

  1. Lyric Poetry
  2. Narrative Poetry
  3. Dramatic Poetry
  4. Spoken Word Poetry
  5. Free verse
  6. Haiku
• LYRIC POETRY

  • Expresses personal emotions and feelings
• LYRIC POETRY

  1. Sonnet
  2. Ode
  3. Elegy
• SONNET

  • 14 line poem with a strict rhyme scheme
• ODE

  • Poem of praise or celebration
• ELEGY

  • Poem of mourning
• NARRATIVE POETRY

  • Tells a story in verse
• NARRATIVE POETRY

  1. Epic
  2. Ballad
• EPIC

  • Long, heroic narrative poems
• BEOWULF

  • Old english epic poem
• BALLAD

  • Narrative poems often with a musical
• DRAMATIC POETRY

  • Verse written for performance.
• DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES

  • A single character speaking to a silent audience
• SPOKEN WORD POETRY

  • Performance based poetry emphasizing vocal delivery and social commentary.
• FREE VERSE

  • Poetry without strict rhyme or meter
• HAIKU

  • Japanese poetry with 5 - 7 - 5 syllable structure
• PROSE

  • Ordinary language is used, without metrical structure of poetry.
  • Divided into: fiction and non-fiction
• FICTION

  •  Work is made up or created from imagination.
• FICTION

  1. Novel
  2. Novella
  3. Short Story
  4. Fantasies
  5. Science Fiction
  6. Mystery / Thriller
  7. Romance
  8. Historical Fiction
• NOVEL

  • Long fictional narrative.
• NOVELLA

  • Shorter than novels, longer than short stories
• SHORT STORY

  • Brief fictional narrative.
• FANTASIES

  • With magical or supernatural elements.
• SCIENCE FICTION

  • Exploring scientific or technological possibilities.
• MYSTERY / THRILLER

  • Focused on solving crimes or creating suspense.
• ROMANCE

  • Centered on romantic relationships
• HISTORICAL FICTION

  • Fiction set in the past
• NON FICTION

  • Factual stories based on real people, information, or events.
• NON FICTION

  1. Essays
  2. Biographies / Autobiographies
  3. Memoirs
  4. Journalism
  5. Textbooks / Academic writings
• ESSAYS

  • Short pieces exploring a topic.
• BIOGRAPHIES / AUTOBIOGRAPHIES

  • Accounts of a person’s life.
• BIOGRAPHY

  • Written in 3rd pov

  AUTOBIOGRAPHY

  • Written in 1st pov
• MEMOIRS

  • Personal accounts of specific experiences.
• JOURNALISM

  • Factual reporting (news, features)
• TEXTBOOKS / ACADEMIC WRITINGS

  • Information and educational texts
• DRAMA

  • Text meant to be performed rather than read
  • Presented as plays or scripts.
• SUBGENRES OF DRAMA

  1. Tragedy
  2. Comedy
  3. Farce
  4. Melodrama
  5. Musical Theatre