Review Prose

On Genres
Jovie Ann O. Sa gocsoc
BSED English 3
 Overview on Prose
According to MasterClass, prose is verbal or
written language that follows the natural
flow of speech. It is the most common form
of writing, used in both fiction and non-
fiction. Prose comes from the Latin “prosa
oratio,” meaning “straightforward.”
Types of Prose
1. Nonfictional Prose
2. Fictional Prose
3. Heroic Prose
4. Prose Poetry
1. NONFICTIONAL
PROSE
MasterClass defines nonfictional prose is a true
story or factual account of events or information.
Textbooks, newspaper articles, and instruction
manuals all fall into this category.
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2. FICTIONAL PROSE
MasterClass defined Fictional Prose as a literary work of
fiction is the most popular type of literary prose, used in
novels and short stories, and generally has characters, plot,
setting, and dialogue.
Short Story
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 Short Story
According to Edgar Allan Poe, Short
Story is a —

▪︎ A prose narrative requiring anything

from half an hour to one to two hours
of perusal.

▪︎ A story that concentrates on a uniqur

or single effect.

▪︎ A story in which the totality of effect

is main objective.
Characteristics
1. It is short, usually a good deal
less than ten thousand words.

2. A complete work with a

discoverable unity comparable to
that found in other forms.
Examples of Short Story
Ancestors of Short Story include myth, legend,
parable, fairy stories, fables, anecdotes and etc.

Cain and Abel The Prodigal Son

The Good Samaritan Canterbury Tales

Decameron Don Quixote

Novella
 Novella

▪︎A novella is a stand-alone piece of fiction

that is shorter than a full-length novel but
longer than a short story.

▪︎Novellas are classified with a word count

between 30,000 to 60,000 words.

▪︎
Novellas have single central conflict.

▪︎
Novellas are fast pacing.

▪︎ Novellas have unity of time and place.

 Characteristics of
Novella
1. Unlike short story, it has a kind of epic
quality.

2. Unlike novel, it is restricted to a sinhle

event, situation or conflict.

3. It concentrates on the single event and

shows it as a kind of conlfict.

4. The event ought to have an unexpected

turning point do that the conclusion suprises.

5. It may contain a concrete symbol which is

the steady point at the heart of the narrative.
 Types of Novellas
1. Literary Novella - explores
character psychology in depth at the
expense of more elaborate plotlines.

•Examples:
a. Of Mice and Men by John
Steinbeck
b. The Old Man and the Sea by
Ernest Hemingway
c. Heart of Darkness by Joseph
Conrad
 Types of Novellas

2. Inspirational Novella - uplifting

stories that appeal to readers of all
ages.

•Examples:
a. The Little Prince by Antoine de
Saint Exupery
b. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
 Types of Novellas
1. Literary Novella - explores
character psychology in depth at the
expense of more elaborate plotlines.

•Examples:
a. Of Mice and Men by John
Steinbeck
b. The Old Man and the Sea by
Ernest Hemingway
c. Heart of Darkness by Joseph
Conrad
 Types of Novellas
3. Genre Novella - fall into
subcategories including scifi,
suspense, horror, and fantasy.

•Examples:
a. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louise
Stevenson
b. I Am Legend by Richard
Matheson
 Novel
An extended piece of prose fiction.
 Novel

▪︎ The word Novel is derived from Italian

novella which means "a tale, a piece of news".

▪︎
A form of story or prose narrative
containing characters, actions, plot.

▪︎
The subject matter of novel is hard to
Examples:
classify.

▪︎

• Tripped (Alegria Girls Series #3) by Jonaxx A kind of versatile literary work.
• Love in the Dark (Costa Leona Series #10) by

Jonaxx
• Mistress of Flame by CeCeLIB ▪︎Adaptable to variety of topics and themes.
• Harry Potter by J.K Rowling

Sub-Genres of Novel
1. Romance - suggests the elements of love,
adventure, the marvelloud and the mythic.

2. Gothic Novel - tales of mystery and horror.

3. Historical Novel - reconstructs history and

recreates it imaginatively.

4. Picaresque - tells the life of a knave or

picaroon who is a servant of several masters.

5. Psychological Novel - concerned with the

spiritual, emotional, mental lives of characters
and with analysis of character than plot and
action.
Sub-Genres of Novel
6. Epistolary Novel - novel in the form of
letters.

7. Social or Thesis Novel - calls out

shortcomings of society.

8. Documentary Novel - based on

documentary evidences such as
newspapers, archives, legal reports.
 3. HEROIC PROSE
MasterClass identified heroic prose as a
literary work that is either written down
or preserved through oral tradition, but is
meant to be recited. Heroic prose is
usually a legend or fable.
 4. PROSE POETRY
MasterClass identified prose poetry as
poetry written in prose form. This literary
hybrid can sometimes have rhythmic and
rhyming patterns.