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    This document discusses the elements and genres of literature. It defines literature as written works that exhibit excellence in form, expression, ideas, and widespread interest. The three main genres are prose, poetry, and drama. Prose imitates spoken language and includes fiction (such as short stories and novels) and non-fiction (like memoirs and reports). Poetry uses rhythm, imagery and figurative language, and includes lyric, narrative and concrete poems. Drama is a story written to be performed, with scripts that can also be read to imagine the action.

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    This document discusses the elements and genres of literature. It defines literature as written works that exhibit excellence in form, expression, ideas, and widespread interest. The three main genres are prose, poetry, and drama. Prose imitates spoken language and includes fiction (such as short stories and novels) and non-fiction (like memoirs and reports). Poetry uses rhythm, imagery and figurative language, and includes lyric, narrative and concrete poems. Drama is a story written to be performed, with scripts that can also be read to imagine the action.

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    This document discusses the elements and genres of literature. It defines literature as written works that exhibit excellence in form, expression, ideas, and widespread interest. The three main genres are prose, poetry, and drama. Prose imitates spoken language and includes fiction (such as short stories and novels) and non-fiction (like memoirs and reports). Poetry uses rhythm, imagery and figurative language, and includes lyric, narrative and concrete poems. Drama is a story written to be performed, with scripts that can also be read to imagine the action.

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    Literature

    What is it?
    ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
    Written works having excellence in:

    • Form
    • Expression
    • Ideas
    • Widespread and Lasting Interest
    The Major Genres

    L it e r a t u r e

    P ro s e P o e try D ra m a
    PROSE
    Prose is the ordinary form of
    written language.
    It imitates the spoken language.
    L it e r a t u r e

    P ro s e P o e try D ra m a

    Prose
    FICTION NON-FICTION
    Short Stories Personal Narrative
    Fairy Tales Letters
    Folk Tales Memoirs
    Novels Short Stories
    Poems Reports
    L it e r a t u r e

    P ro s e P o e try D ra m a Poetry
    Poetry is language written with rhythm,
    figurative language, imagery, sound devices
    and emotionally charged language.

    Major Types of Poetry


    Lyric Poetry
    Narrative Poetry
    Concrete Poetry
    Lyric Poem
    Lyric poem is a highly musical verse
    that expresses the observation and
    feelings of a single speaker.
    Narrative Poem
    Narrative Poem is a story told in
    verse. Narrative poems often have
    all the elements of short stories,
    including characters, conflict, and
    plot.
    Concrete Poem
    Concrete Poem is one with a shape that
    suggests its subject. The poet arranges the
    letters, punctuation, and lines to create an
    image or picture, on the page.
    L it e r a t u r e

    P ro s e P o e try D ra m a

    Drama is a story written to be


    performed by actors. Although a
    drama is meant to be performed,
    one can also read the script, or
    written version, and imagine the
    action.
    ~*!*~Review~*!*~
    1. What is Literature?
    2. What does genre mean?
    3. What are the three main genre’s of literature?
    4. Write three types of writing for each category.
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