Literary Genres Flashcards

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Drama

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  • one-act play

- multi-act play

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Fiction

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  • Adventure
  • historical fiction
  • mysteries
  • myths
  • science fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • allegories
  • parodies
  • satire
  • graphic novel
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Poetry

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  • narrative poems
  • lyric poems
  • free verse poetry
  • sonnets
  • odes
  • ballads
  • epics
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Nonfiction

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  • exposition
  • argument
  • personal essay
  • speeches
  • memoirs/bios/auto-bios
  • journalism
  • scientific or historical accounts
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Genre

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Is a category of composition. Each genre has a particular style, form, and content.

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Types of drama

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  • tragedy
  • comedy
  • political drama
  • modern drama (real-life)
  • theater of the absurd (1950-60)
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