Literature can be divided into two main categories - prose and poetry. Prose includes several genres such as novels, short stories, biographies and journals. Poetry has many forms like lyrics, epics, elegies and satires which can be further broken down by type and variation. The document outlines the different branches, genres and subdivisions that literature encompasses.

1. LITERATURE
speeches creative novels songs tragicomedies
utilitarian news reports biographies odes
drama non-fiction journals ballads
comedy poetry narrative metrical tales
memoranda myths metrical romances autobiographies
folktales short stories sonnets tragedy
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PROSE 6.
examples
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functions
branches
sub-branch
divisions
editorials
from oral traditions other narratives
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legends
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fables
genres
genres
13. 14. 15. epistles
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genres
divisions
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genres
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elegy
epics
types
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variations
satires
LITERATURE BANK
dramatic monologues
PROSE
FICTION
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LYRIC
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