Literary

genres
PDCE I 2021
FERNÁNDEZ / MODINGER
 LITERARY
GENRES

FICTION NON FICTION

Its main characteristic is to narrate facts Its main characteristic is to narrate real
invented by the authors (short stories, events (biography, essay).
novels).
 FICTION

Prose Poetry Drama

It is a literary expression Writing focused on the It is intended to be
that is characterized by the beauty of language and represented before an
presence of a narrative feelings. audience and that is written
voice to tell the stories. in dialogue format.
Prose
 Short story
A narrative of fictional events
Prose
whose plot is carried out by a small
group of characters and with a
legend
relatively simple plot. Legend means “something which ought to
be read.” It is a story or narrative that lies
novel somewhere between myth and historical
fact and which is about a particular
Generally prose long narration that
myth tells a story of fiction or with a
historically or geographically specific
figure or person. Similar to a myth, a
A traditional, sacred story, endowed more complete development in
legend can provide an etymological
with a symbolic character that terms of plot and characters than
narrative, often filling in historical gaps.
usually relates extraordinary and short stories or stories.
transcendent events involving
supernatural or fantastic beings.
fable nouvelle
A narrative starring animals that has a didactic and A short novel, noveleta, novelette or
moralizing intention. Its purpose is to leave an explicit nouvelle is a narrative of less
teaching on the interpretation of the story. length than that of a novel,
Fables are often geared towards children because of their although without the economy of
didactic nature. narrative resources typical of the
story.
 Prose
(short stories and novels)
01. realistIC stories
A realistic story is called the one in which the
actions are corresponding to what could happen
in the real world. The events narrated in a
realistic story can be explained according to the
criteria of the reader's daily reality.
03. Fairy tales
The wonderful stories are of extraordinary,
incredible events, in which, generally, fairies,
witches, wizards, goblins, giants and ogres take
part. All these beings have great powers and
perform good and bad spells.
02. Tall tales
A fantastic story is based on the unreal and causes a
reality effect, so the reader finds a logic to what he is
reading. ... By the sum of real elements and strange
and inexplicable elements, it makes you hesitate
between a natural explanation or a supernatural one
and leaves the reader mired in uncertainty.
04. Sci-fi stories
Science fiction stories are those based on
possible scientific or technical advances that
could be achieved in the future. It differs from
the genre of fantastic literature in which
everything that happened is the result of the
author's imagination.
Poetry
 POETRY
poems
A poem is a work of poetry,
traditionally of a certain length,
usually composed in verse, whether or
not it is subject to the classical poetic
devices of meter, rhythm and rhyme.
There are also prose poems. A long
poem can be divided into "songs," and
a short one into stanzas.
songs
A song is a musical composition for
the human voice, with lyrics and
commonly accompanied by musical
instruments, usually with rhyme and
repetitions.
Drama
 DRAMA
PLAY
A literary genre whose text is normally made up of dialogues between characters and with
a certain order, susceptible to scenic representation. Speeches, dialogues, mime, music,
choreography, and other forms of artistic expression can be combined in its staging.

TRAGEDY
Dramatic work of serious matter in which
noble or illustrious characters intervene and
in which the protagonist is led, by passion
or by fate, to a disastrous outcome
COMEDY
Dramatic work, especially the one that shows
the ridiculous, with elements that amuse and
make people laugh, and with a happy ending.
 LITERARY GENRES
PROSE POETRY DRAMA

There Will Come

Soft Rains
by Ray Bradbury.
The Raven
A Rose for Emily by Edgar Allan Poe. A Raisin in the
by William Faulkner. Sun
Where is the Love? by Lorraine Hansberry
House Taken Over by Black Eyed Peas
by Julio Cortázar.
Translated by Paul
Blackburn.
 LITERARY GENRES
PROSE POETRY DRAMA

The Hare and the

Tortoise
by Aesop.
The Raven
by Edgar Allan Poe. A Raisin in the
The Ant and the Sun
Where is the Love? by Lorraine Hansberry
Grasshopper by Black Eyed Peas
by Aesop.
 non fICTION

LITERARY NON LITERARY

A text that is concerned with
A text from literary work. information, facts, and reality.
It can be article, document,
scientific text, issues and many
others.
 Non fiction
literary Non literary

Biography Newspaper Article

Autobiography Academic Article

Memoir Essay