Fable: A short story that often uses talking animals as the main characters and teaches an explicit moral or lesson. Folktale: A story originally passed from one generation to another by word of mouth only. The characters are usually all good or all bad and in the end are rewarded or punished as they deserve. Legend: Story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, which has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative material

1. Genres of LiteratureGenres of Literature

2. -written within the
common flow of
conversation in
sentences or
paragraphs
Genres of Literature
Prose Poetry Drama
- written in
verse with
measure and
line
- Means ‘action’
or ‘deed’ (from
the greek word
dram which
means ‘to do’

3. Types of Prose
1. Fiction - a literary work whose content is based
on the imagination and not on fact
2. Non-fiction - true writing, based on factual
information

4. Fiction
• Fable: A short story that often uses talking
animals as the main characters and
teaches an explicit moral or lesson.
• Folktale: A story originally passed from one
generation to another by word of
mouth only. The characters are usually
all good or all bad and in the end are
rewarded or punished as they deserve.
• Legend: Story, sometimes of a national or folk
hero, which has a basis in fact but also
includes imaginative material

5. • Myth: A traditional story intended to explain
some mystery of nature, religious doctrine,
or cultural belief. The gods and
goddesses of mythology have
supernatural powers, but the human
characters usually do not.
• Novel: A book-length, fictional prose story.
Because of its length, a novel’s
characters and plot are usually more
developed than those of a short story.

6. • Short Story: Shorter than a novel, this piece of
literature can usually be read in one
sitting. Because of its length, it has
only a few characters and focuses
on one problem or conflict.
• Fantasy: A story set in an imaginary world in
which the characters usually have
supernatural powers or abilities.

7. Non-fiction
Essay: A short piece of nonfiction that expresses
the writer’s opinion or shares information
about a subject.
Autobiography: A writer’s story of his or her own
life.
Biography: A writer’s account of some other
person’s life.
News: information that is reported in a
newspaper, magazine, television news
program, etc.

8. Types of Poetry
1. Narrative poetry - A narrative poem tells a
story. Narrative poems often have all the
elements of a short story, including
characters, dialogue, setting,
conflict, and plot.
2. Lyric poetry - A lyric poem expresses the
thoughts and feelings of the poet.
- meant to be sung

9. Types of Drama
1. Comedy
2. Melodrama
3. Farce
4. Tragedy

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