Genres Flashcards
A. Allegory
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
B. Autobiography
An account of a person’s life written by that person.
C. Biography
An account of someone’s life written by someone else.
D. Chronicle
A factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence.
E. Diary
A book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences.
F. Essay
A short piece of writing on a particular subject.
G. Fiction/Non-Fiction
Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.
Prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.
H. Parody
An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
I. Prose
Prose is a form of language that exhibits a grammatical structure and a natural flow of speech, rather than a rhythmic structure as in traditional poetry.
J. Satire
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
K. Sermon
An oration, lecture, or talk by a member of a religious institution or clergy. Sermons address a Biblical, theological, religious, or moral topic, usually expounding on a type of belief, law or behavior within both past and present contexts.
L. Stream of Consciousness
A literary style in which a character’s thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted by objective description or conventional dialogue. James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Marcel Proust are among its notable early exponents.
