Terms 1 Flashcards
Literature based on imaginary events rather than fact.
Fiction
Forms of fiction:
- novels
- short stories
Literature that concerns real-life factual experiences, occurrences, and events.
Nonfiction
Forms of nonfiction :
- essays
- memoirs
- biographies
Ordinary or commonplace writing that is similar to everyday speech and does not use rhythmical structures (like poetry), that can be broken down into fiction (short stories and novels) and nonfiction (essays and memoirs).
Prose
fiction:
short stories
novels
nonfiction:
essays
memoirs
it does not include poetry:
Literature that relies on rhythmic, lyric, metric, stylistic, and aesthetic qualities to convey meaning, that can come in many different forms, including established forms (sonnets, haikus) and free forms.
Poetry
- rhythmic
- lyric
- metric
- stylistic
- sonnets
- haikus
- different/established/free forms
Performance-based literature meant to be acted out on a stage in front of an audience.
Drama
A type of novel that tells the story of a young character advancing from a stage of innocence to a stage of young adulthood. Also called Bildungsroman.
Apprenticeship novel
A work that has characteristics of both novels and epics and generally deals with epic-related content, like major events (wars, empire-building) and heroic characters.
Epic novel
A novel that is told through letters written between one or more characters.
Epistolary novel
An early novel form that is often satirical in nature and concerns the experiences of a traveler, or picaro, who must progress through a series of struggles and conflicts and rely on wits in order to survive.
Picaresque novel
A work in which a historical even is conveyed in a novel form and with use of conventions commonly associated with the novel genre.
Nonfiction novel
A work that is longer than a short story but contains characteristics of a novel.
Novella
A smaller category of literary genres
Subgenre
A category of literary genres [works]
Literary Genres:
- Novels
- Short stories
- Essays
- Poems
- Plays
List novel subgenre
Novel Subgenres:
- Apprenticeship novel
- Epic novel
- Epistolary novel
- Picaresque novel
- Nonfiction novel
- Novella
List novel subgenre
Novel Subgenres:
- Apprenticeship novel
- Epic novel
- Epistolary novel
- Picaresque novel
- Nonfiction novel
- Novella
List novel subgenre
Novel Subgenres:
- Apprenticeship novel
- Epic novel
- Epistolary novel
- Picaresque novel
- Nonfiction novel
- Novella
Literary genres that relate to more ancient forms that have evolved over time.
epic and lyric
In literature this word refers to a lengthy narrative poem that concerns a heroic adventure usually related to grand-scale topics like wars and nations.
Epic
In literature this word refers to a smaller-scale poem, usually emotional and personal in nature, lyrics are often rhythmic and utilize a particular meter.
Lyric
Sonnets, a fourteen-line poem, is a common lyric form.
A fourteen-line poem is a common lyric form called the
Sonnet
Sonnets can be broken down further into various types of sonnet.
