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
