TOPIC 1: INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY

GENRES
SUBTOPICS

• Understanding Conventions of
Traditional Genres
• Identifying elements of the different
genres.
• Using Elements as Techniques to
Develop Themes
LITERATUTE

• Literature - derived from the Latin

litteratura meaning “writing formed
with letters,” literature is most
commonly refers to works of the
creative imagination, including
poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction,
journalism, and in some instances,
GENRE

•A genre is a particular type of

literature, painting, music, film,
or other art form which people
consider as a class because it
has special characteristics.
LITERARY GENRES

• A category of literary composition determined

by literary techniques tone, content, or even
(as in the case of fiction) length. The
distinction between genres and categories are
flexible and loosely defined, often with
subgroups. The most general genres in
literature are epic, tragedy, comedy,
creative nonfiction. They can all be in form
of prose and poetry.
LITERARY CONVENTIONS

•Defining features of a
particular genre such as a
novel, a short story, or a
play.
5 MAJOR GENRES

• Fiction
• Non Fiction
• Drama (Plays)
• Folktale
• Poetry
SUBGENRES

FICTION
• Mystery
• Fantasy
• Science Fiction
NON FICTION

• Biography
• Autobiography
• Informational
• Reference
• Essay
DRAMA

• Plays
• Skits
• Musicals
• Tragedy
• Comedy
FOLKTALE

• Fable
• Myth
• Fairy Tale
• Legend
POETRY

•Haiku
•Sonnet
•Free Verse
FICTION

•A written stories about people

and events that are not real:
literature that tell stories which
are imagines by the writer.
ELEMENTS OF FICTION

• Character/s - Person in a work of fiction/characteristics of

a person (protagonist/antagonist.
• Conflict - Opposition of forces which ties one incident to
another and makes the plot move.
• Setting - refers to place, time, weather condition, and
even mood or atmosphere.
• Point of View - How the character is told- more specifically
who tells it?
• Plot - sequence of events
• Theme - the content of the story
NON FICTION

• The branch of literature comprising

works of narrative prose dealing with
or offering opinions or conjectures
upon facts and reality, including
biography, history and essay.
ELEMENTS OF NON FICTION

• Deals only with real people, events or idea.

• Narrated form point of view, or perspective of
the author, who is a real person.
• Presents facts or discusses concepts.
• It may reflect historical context of the time
period, including references to major social
and cultural information.