URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

NAME: JOE REY CASTULO

COURSE: BSIT- 2
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FOUR LITERARY GENRES
FICTION

is narratives that are the fruit of the writer’s imagination.

Example:
Narrator- the person who is telling the story. Narrative- the telling of a story. A short
story- focuses on one event. Is usually read in one sitting.
A novel- extended work. Its plot is more complex and we have more opportunities to
imagine what is going on in the story.
A novella- in between a short story and a novel. It focuses on a limited number of
characters and the story takes place over a short period of time.
POETRY
POETREY is Words and sounds that are chosen to deliver meanings and emotions.
Important Definitions: Form, line, stanza, speaker, rhyme, rhythm, meter, sound
devices, diction, figurative language, imagery
DRAMA
Is Performance with characters, plot and a conflict ( similar to stories).
Important Definitions: Monologue, dialogue, soliloquy, dialect.
SHORT STORY
a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a
novel.
EXAMPLE:
The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe.
The story of an Hour by Kate Chopin.
The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant.
To Build a Fire by Jack London.

ESSAY
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COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

a short piece of writing on a particular subject.

HOW TO WRITE ESSAY
1. Choose the Type of Essay. ...
2. Brainstorm. ...
3. Research the Topic. ...
4. Develop a Thesis. ...
5. Outline Your Essay. ...
6. Write the Essay. ...
7. Check Spelling and Grammar.