Literature

• Prose: Is a form of language that has no formal metrical structure.
• Nonfictional prose: it is a literary work that is mainly based on facts, through it may contain fictional elements in certain cases.
• Fictional prose: it is a literary work that is wholly or partly imagined or theoretical.
• Heroic prose: it is a literary work that may be written down or recited and employs many of the formulaic expressions found in oral tradition.
• Short story: it is a fully developed story which is shorter than a novel and longer than a fable.
• Novel: is a long narrative work of fiction with some realism.
• Essay: it is a short academic composition. It is derived from the French word "essai" or "essayer" which means "trail".
• Poetry: it is written to share ideas, express emotions, and create imagery.
• Poets choose words for their meaning and acoustics, arranging them to create a tempo known as meter.
• Elegy: is a mournful, sad, or melancholic poem or a song that expresses sorrow for someone who has been lost or died.
• Ode: is a lyric poem that expresses intense feelings such as love, respect, or praise for someone or something.
• Sonnet: uses 14 lines that follow a iambic pentameter with five pairs of accented and unaccented syllables.
• Ballad: is a type of poem that tells a story and is traditionally set to music.
• Narrative poetry: a narrative poem in literature is a poem which tells a story.
• Epic: is a long narrative poem that is usually related to the heroic deeds of a person of an unusual courage and unparalleled bravery.
• Metrical tale: is the type of poem that follows a narrative form; featuring characters, a plot, setting, and a theme.
• Metrical romance: is a kind of poetry dealing with the emotions or phase of life.
• Dramatic poetry: it is a written work that both tells a story and connects the reader to an audience through emotions or behavior.
• Tragedy: it is a story or drama that presents an admirable or courageous character that confronts powerful forces inside and/or outside of themselves.
• Drama: it is a mode of fictional representation through dialogue and performance.
• Farce: it is a literary genre and type of comedy that makes use of highly exaggerated and funny situations aimed at entertaining the audience.
• Comedy: it is generally defined as a literary work that is written to amuse or entertain a reader.
• Melodrama: this is an exaggerated form of drama where authors enhance the story lines in order to tug the heart strings of the audience.