Literary genres (basics)

Question 1

Theory of genres

Answer 1

Literary discipline that focuses on the study of genres
-method of literary criticism
-concerned with the structure and characteristics of work of literature
-it determines the genre

Question 2

What is genre?

Answer 2

“kind”, “sort”
-way to determine a piece of literature
-a particular type of literature (or other art) which is considered as class due to its specific characteristics
-there may be an overlap between characteristics of different genres

Question 3

major types of genres

Answer 3

1. FICTION
-novel, short story, fairytale
2. POETRY
-sonnet, poem, ode
-lyric, narrative, dramatic
3. DRAMA
-can be written in verse or prose, but is considered drama as long as it’s performed
4. NON-FICTION
-literature of fact

Question 4

What is sub-genre?

Answer 4

-smaller, more specific genre within a broader genre