21st lit

• Literature is any written work that came from the Latin term littera meaning letters or written words. Literary genres offer diverse forms and styles for conveying ideas, emotions, and stories to readers, from poetry, prose, drama, fiction, to nonfiction.
• POETRY a form of literary expression characterized by rhythmic language, vivid imagery, and condensed language.
• POEM- end result of the process Types:

  Conventional Poem - follows a traditional meter and rhyme scheme.

  Unconventional - e.g., free verse, spoken poetry, social media poetry
• PROSE is characterized by its expression in the art of everyday language (regular grammar) more natural expression and narrative development does not adhere to metrical structure, unlike poetry
• DRAMA - Drama comes from the Greek word, dran, meaning to do or to act. usually written in script format uses minimal narration and fleshes out the story through characters' dialogue and actions
• FICTION narrative writing drawn from the imagination rather than from history or fact despite not being drawn from facts, fiction reveals important truths about life
• NONFICTION - based on facts, actual events, or real people. intends to inform
• CREATIVE NONFICTION - encompasses texts about factual events that are not only for scholarly purposes. uses literary techniques
• ILLUSTRATED NOVELS - stories through text and illustrated images with 50% of the narrative presented without words some illustrated novels may contain no text at all
• DIGI FICTION Combines three media: book, movie/video, and internet websites.
• GRAPHIC NOVELS - are story-driven and written in a style of a comic book drawn in a particularly Americanized graphic style and must be read from left to right
• MANGA - almost always printed in black and white and must be read from right to left
• DOODLE FICTION - incorporates doodle writing, drawing, and handwritten graphics in place of the traditional font to enhance the story, or to add humorous effects.
• CHICK LITERATURE is marketed as a “for women, by women, about women” genre a genre of literature that focuses on female protagonists addresses issues of modern womanhood
• FLASH FICTION a style of writing that has any fictional story that’s under 1,500 words long simply illuminates a fleeting moment, causing the reader to pause and reflect on something or see something differently
• SIX-WORD FLASH FICTION an entire story told in six words
• SCIENCE FICTION speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology focusing on how science might influence society in the future
• BLOG shortened version of the term “web log” It refers to a regularly updated journal on the internet that is used for personal commentary or business content
• SPOKEN POETRY an empowering tool for expressing one’s beliefs and stand on current issues The poet’s tone of voice, energy, gestures, facial expressions are elements that convey meaning as much as the words do.
• A microblog allows users to post brief, concise updates, thoughts, or messages typically in the form of text, images, or links.