GENRES OF LITERATURE (ENGLISH) Flashcards
Refers to creations that are written or spoken to express ideas, stories, and other universal human interests.
Literature
What are the 3 GENRES of literature?
- Poetry
- Prose
- Drama
The genre of literature that uses language to evoke
emotions, convey ideas, and
paint vivid descriptions.
Poetry
_____ is a single line of poetry.
Verse
____ made up of many lines. It provides a way of changing the
subject or tone. It also helps create structure and flow to the ideas in the poem.
Stanzas
Give all the poetry text features.
- Varied in length
- Uses Sound Devices
- Takes poetic license with space, punctuation, and grammar.
- Uses lines and stanzas
What are the 3 Sound devices used in Poetry?
- Onomatopoeia
- Alliteration
- Rhyme
Often refers to the shared sound of words at the end of two or more verses, which creates a poem’s rhythm.
Rhyme
Words that imitate the sound they make
Onomatopoeia
Repetition of initial consonant sound in a line.
Alliteration
Paints a mental picture through words that activate the senses
Imagery
What are the 5 types of IMAGERY?
- Visual (sight)
- Auditory (hearing)
- Gustatory (taste)
- Olfactory (smell)
- Tactile (touch)
It is the pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables. It helps create rhythm and musicality.
Meter
Tells a story, idea, or information in sentences and
paragraphs. Its language is similar to how we communicate in real life.
Prose
What are the two classifications of Prose?
Fiction and Nonfiction
What are the 5 TEXT FEATURES in prose?
1). Written using paragraphs .
2). May contain dialogue.
3). Can be either fiction or nonfiction.
4). Can have headings and/or subheadings.
5). Can be accompanied by graphics (charts, photos).
What are the 6 Structural Elements in prose?
- Character
- Setting
- Plot
- Point Of View (POV)
- Mood
- Theme
These are the humans or animals that interact in a story.
Characters
It is the time and place where a story takes place.
Setting
It is the perspective from which the story is told.
Point Of View
This refers to the sequence of events in a story.
Plot
It is the feeling or atmosphere a story conveys based on the choice of words and other elements in the story.
Mood
It is the central idea or the main message of a story.
Theme
Folktale. (FICTION OR NONFICTION)
FICTION
Biography. (FICTION OR NONFICTION)
NONFICTION
Autobiography. (FICTION OR NONFICTION)
NONFICTION
Essay. (FICTION OR NONFICTION)
NONFICTION
Novel. (FICTION OR NONFICTION)
FICTION
Short Story. (FICTION OR NONFICTION)
FICTION
Novella. (FICTION OR NONFICTION)
FICTION
Article. (FICTION OR NONFICTION)
NONFICTION
Fable. (FICTION OR NONFICTION)
FICTION
Tells a story in prose or in verse. Involves actors, a script, and a stage performance?
Drama
Give the all the text features of Drama.
- Can have a list of characters.
- Written to be performed.
- Written in the form of a script.
- Can include directions for
costuming and physically
setting a stage. - Can have staging directions.
What are the 6 FORMS of Drama?
- Play
- Skit
- Musical
- Opera
- Monologue
- Readers’ Theater
They are instructions that tell the actors what to do on stage. They are usually written in italics or parentheses ().
Stage Directions
It is what the characters say out loud on stage. It is either a conversation between characters or a monologue.
Dialogue
What are the structural elements of Drama?
- Characters
- Setting
- Stage Directions
- Dialogue
