Three (3) Genres of Literature
1. PROSE
Consists
of those written within the common flow of conversation in sentence and
paragraphs. Prose is a form of language which applies ordinary grammatical
structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure (as in
traditional poetry). It is commonly used, for example:
1. NOVEL
This is long narrative divided into chapters.
The events are taken from to life stories…and spam long period of time.
2. SHORT
STORY
It is a narrative involving one or more
characters, one plot and one single impression.
3. PLAYS
This is presented on stage, is divided into
acts and has many scenes.
4. LEGENDS
These are fictitious narratives, usually about
origins.
5. FABLES
These are also fictitious, they deal animals
and imitate things that speak and act like people, and their purpose is to
enlighten the minds of children to events that can mold their ways and
attitudes.
6. ANECDOTES
A merely product of the writer’s imagination
and the main aim is to bring out lessons to the readers and attitudes.
7. ESSAY
This is expresses the viewpoint of the writer
about a particular problem or event.
8. BIOGRAPHY
It is Deals with the life of a person, which
may be about himself, his autobiography or that of others.
9. NEWS
Is Report of everyday events in society,
government, science and industry and accidents, happening nationally or not.
10. ORATION
A formal treatment of a subject and is
intended to be spoken in public. It appeals to the intellect, to the will or to
the emotions of the audience.
2. Poetry
Comes
from the Greek poiesis — with a broad meaning of a "making", seen
also in such terms as "hemopoiesis"; more narrowly, the making of
poetry. It is refers to those expressions in verse, with measure and rhyme,
line and stanza and has a more melodious tone.
Two
types of poetry:
1. NARRATIVE
POETRY - describes important events in life real or imaginary.
2. LYRIC
POETRY - refers to that king of poetry meant to be song to the accompaniment of
a lyre, but now this applies to any type of poetry that expresses emotions and
fillings of the poet.
Types
of Narrative Poetry:
A. EPIC
An extended narrative about heroic exploits
often under supernatural control. It may deal with heroes and gods.
B. METRICAL
TALE
A Narrative, which is written in verse and
can be classified either as a ballad or as a metrical romance.
C. BALADS
Of the narrative poems, this is the shortest
and simplest. It has a simple structure and tells of a single incident.
Types
of Lyric Poetry:
A. FOLKSONGS (AWIT NG BAYAN)
These are short poems intended to be sung.
The common theme is love, despair, grief, doubt, joy, hope and sorrow.
B. SONNETS
A
lyric poem of 14 lines dealing with an emotion, a feeling of an idea.
C. ELEGY
This is a lyric poem, which express feelings
of grief and melancholy and whose theme is death.
D. ODE
A poem of noble feeling, expressed with
dignity, with no definite syllables or definite number of lines in a stanza.
E. PSALM (DALIT)
It is a sound praising god or the Virgin Mary
and containing a philosophy of life.
F. AWIT (SONG)
Measures of a 12 (do decasyllabic) and slowly
sung to the accompaniment of a guitar or Banduria.
G. CORRIDO
Have measure of eight (octosyllabic) and
recited to a martial beat.
3. DRAMA
Drama
is the theatrical dialogue performed on stage, it consists of 5 acts.
Types
of Drama:
A. COMEDY
It is comes from the Greek “komos” meaning
festivity or revelry. This is usually light and written with the purpose of
amusing, and usually has a happy ending.
B. MELODRAMA
It is usually used in musical plays with
opera. It arouses immediate and intense emotions and is usually sad but there
is a happy ending for the principal character.
C. TRAGEDY
Involves the hero struggling mightily against
dynamic forces; he meets death or ruin without success and satisfaction obtained
by the protagonist in a comedy.
D. FARCE
Exaggerated comedy, situations are too
ridiculous to be true; and the characters seem to be caricatures and the
motives undignified and absurd.
Okay...so what are the similarities and differences of the 3?
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ReplyDeleteI asked about the three major genres of Literature and you gave it, but I also asked google to give me the dubgenres associated with Prose, Poetry, and drama and that is where somehow you went wrong...
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