LIT

• tragicomedy


  drama: • a serious storyline told in a humorous, sardonic, or snide way • tragically flawed characters whose actions don't result in death • an ambiguous theme • broad characters who act in classically comical ways • neither a happy nor a comic ending
• tragedy


  drama: • a protagonist with a tragic flaw • circumstances that quickly get out of control - and not in a funny way • darker themes than a melodrama, such as human suffering, hatred, or poverty • features the downfall of a previously heroic or well-liked character • an irredeemable ending that results in one or more characters' deaths • reaches a tragic catharsis
• melodrama


  drama: • periods of standard storyline interrupted by songs • dramatic or comedic storylines • a sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions
• musical


  drama: • originally referred to as opera • dramas in which the characters sing and dance while performing • the entire production is set to a musical score
• farce


  drama: • exaggerated humor • slapstick gags • nonsensical storyline • improbable events • one or two setting/s • humor is often crude and inappropriate
• comedy


  drama: • lighthearted tone • clever wordplay or turns of phrase • serious topics addressed in a humorous way• comical misunderstandings • happy ending • silly, offbeat characters • often ends with a wedding especially in romantic comedies
• drama


  form: joins monologues and dialogues by characters with stage directions and occasionally narrative sections that explain the action
• drama


  form: combines elements of prose and poetry into plays that are usually intended to be performed on stage - like Poetry, it can feature hidden meanings and messages that take some work to decipher
• Blogs and Facebook Status Posts


  nonfictional prose: Emerging Forms of Literature (Classification still depends on the content. Standards of Literature shoulds till be applied to gauge their merit.)
• Other types of nonfictional prose

  nonfictional prose: • Literary Reportage / Literary Journalism • Essays (Descriptive and Reflection, etc.)
• Autobiographical Narratives


  nonfictional prose: • Autobiography • Memoir or Creative Nonfiction • Travel Writing • Food Writing • Nature Writing • Diaries and Journals
• Biographical Narratives


  nonfictional prose: • Biography • Profile • Character Sketch • Interview
• nonfictional prose


  form: meanings are usually straightforward because the writer's primary purpose is to convey information or persuade readers
• nonfictional prose


  form: written in ordinary, non-metrical language and communicates facts or opinions about reality
• novel


  fictional prose: an extended work of prose fiction - denotes a prose narrative about characters and their actions in what is recognizably everyday life
• short story


  fictional prose: marked by shortness and density; organized to a plot & w/ dénouement at the end - plot may be comic, tragic, romantic, or satiric; may be of fantasy, realism, or naturalism
• fictional prose


  form: the meaning of fictional workscan stretch all the way fromobscure and difficult to clearand direct
• Metrical Romance


  narrative: also called chivalric poems
• fictional prose


  form: written in ordinary, non-metrical language, but it is the product of the writer's imagination
• Metrical Tale


  narrative: topics vary from romance, the quest for adventure, love, and various phases of life
• Epic


  narrative: a lengthy poem that tells a story of heroic adventures
• Ballad


  narrative: poetry set to music
• Haiku


  lyric: a seventeen-syllable poem that uses natural imagery to express an emotion
• Sonnet


  lyric: a descriptive fourteen-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme
• Ode


  lyric: an elevated poem that pays tribute to a person, idea, place, or another concept
• Elegy


  lyric: a reflective poem to honor the dead
• narrative


  poetry: stories were not memorized as is generally assumed but instead bards improvised oral chants; relying on heavy alliterative and assonantal techniques
• narrative


  poetry: story telling developed from ritualistic chanting of myths
• lyric


  poetry: originally sung or recited witha musical instrument called a lyre - personal experiences, close relationships, and description of feelings as their material
• poetry


  form: employs all kinds of word play, figurative language, and imagery to send its messages, which are often rather obscure and need to be dug out with some effort on the part of the reader
• poetry


  form: uses metrical language with lots of rhythm and rhyme to create word pictures
• written


  type: through writing
• types and forms


  Divisions of literature
• oral


  type: through word of mouth
• Diaspora and Migration


  theme: • the dispersion of any people from their original homeland • a way to move from one place to another in order to live and work
• Effects of Commercialism


  theme: • root is commerce, which is the buying and selling of things • emphasis on the maximizing of profit • practices and attitudes that are concerned with the making of profit at the expense of quality
• Fracturing


  theme: • retelling from another angle or story
• Personalization and Narratives


  theme: • the prevalent use of personal pronouns • there is no longer an anonymous, omniscient third-person narrator
• Merits and/or Perils of Technology


  theme: • technology is more integrated into people's lives than ever before • many 21st century works of literature explore what it means when all of humanity's experiences are filtered through technology
• Catstrophe


  theme: • natural • man-made