4 PICS 1 WORD

OBJECTIVE: identify the word

by looking at four pictures
Poetry- is verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that evokes
an emotional response from the reader. The art of poetry is
rhythmical in composition, written or spoken. This genre of
literature is for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or
elevated thoughts.

P O E T R Y
 Fiction- can be defined as narrative literary works whose
content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily
based on fact. In fiction something is feigned, invented, or
imagined; a made-up story.

F I C T I ON
 Drama- is the genre of literature that’s subject for
compositions is dramatic art in the way it is represented. This
genre is stories composed in verse or prose, usually for
theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are
expressed through dialogue and action.

D R AMA
Hyper
Hyper poetry-
poetry- True
True hyperpoetry
hyperpoetry refers
refers to
to works
works ofof verse
verse (although
(although not
not
necessarily
necessarily in
in lines
lines and
and stanzas)
stanzas) which
which could
could not
not bebe presented
presented without
without
the
the computer.
computer. Hyperpoetry
Hyperpoetry includes
includes verse
verse with
with links
links to
to sub-poems or
sub-poems or
footnotes, poetry “generators,” poetry with
footnotes, poetry “generators,” poetry with movement
movement or or images.
images.

H Y P E R
P O E T R Y
 Blog-
Blog- is
is a website where
a website where someone
someone
regularly records their thoughts or experiences or talks about
regularly records their thoughts or experiences or talks about aa subject
subject

B L O G
Mobile
Mobile phone-Text
phone-Text tula-
tula- is
is aa mobile
mobile phone
phone poetry,
poetry, shortshort traditional
traditional
formal
formal verses
verses are
are used
used in
in this
this form
form of
of genre.
genre. itit is
is composed
composed of of 7777
7777
syllable
syllable count
count with
with rhyme
rhyme scheme
scheme aabb,
aabb, abab,abab, abba.
abba.

T E X T T U L A
Chick
Chick lit-
lit- is
is modern
modern fiction
fiction about
about the
the lives
lives and
and romantic
romantic problems
problems of
of
young
young women,
women, usually
usually written
written by
by young
young women
women

C H I C K
L I T
 Non-fiction-
Non-fiction- This
This is
is Informational
Informational text
text dealing
dealing with
with an
an actual,
actual, real-life
real-life
subject.
subject. This
This genre
genre of of literature
literature offers
offers opinions
opinions or
or conjectures
conjectures onon facts
facts
and
and reality.
reality. This
This includes
includes biographies,
biographies, history,
history, essays,
essays, speech,
speech, and
and
narrative
narrative non
non fiction. 
fiction. 

NON
F I C T I ON
Folklore-
Folklore-  are
 are songs,
songs, stories,
stories, myths,
myths, and
and proverbs
proverbs of
of aa person
person of of “folk”
“folk”
that
that was
was handed
handed down
down by
by word
word of
of mouth.
mouth. Folklore
Folklore isis aa genre
genre of
of
literature
literature that
that is
is widely
widely held,
held, but
but false
false and
and based
based on
on unsubstantiated
unsubstantiated
beliefs.
beliefs.

F O L K L OR E
 ACTIVITY
• As a group, complete the crossword puzzle which will be
given to you.
• The content of the crossword puzzle consists of the major
genres of 21st Century Literature
• After completing the crossword activity, answer the
following question:
Why is it important to have genres in literature?
 ACTIVITY
• Compose your own text-tula poem using the
standard structure: 7777 syllable count with
rhyme scheme aabb, abab, abba.
• Send your text-tula to this number: 0905-234-
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