ABARING, KIMBERLY ANN S.

BASILAN, JUSTINE KYLE S.

 REVIEW ON THE GENRES
OF PROSE
ABARING, KIMBERLY ANN S.
BASILAN, JUSTINE KYLE S.
Prose comes from the Latin word “prosa oratio,” meaning
“straightforward.”
Prose comes from the Latin word “prosa oratio,” meaning
“straightforward.”
Prose is verbal or written language that follows the natural
flow of speech.
Prose comes from the Latin word “prosa oratio,” meaning
“straightforward.”
Prose is verbal or written language that follows the natural
flow of speech.
Rather than short, tight, and artistic words and lines, it uses full
sentences and structures those sentences into paragraph style.
Prose comes from the Latin word “prosa oratio,” meaning
“straightforward.”
Prose is verbal or written language that follows the natural
flow of speech.
Rather than short, tight, and artistic words and lines, it uses full
sentences and structures those sentences into paragraph style.
It is the most common form of writing, used in two genres:
fiction and non-fiction.
 FICTIONAL PROSE
is a literary work of fiction. This is the most popular type of
literary prose and generally has characters, plot, setting, and
dialogues.
 FICTIONAL PROSE
1. Short Story. A brief narrative involving one or more
characters, one plot and one single impression.
 FICTIONAL PROSE
1. Short Story. A brief narrative involving one or more
characters, one plot and one single impression.
2. Plays. This is presented on stage, is divided into acts and each
act has many scenes.
 FICTIONAL PROSE
1. Short Story. A brief narrative involving one or more
characters, one plot and one single impression.
2. Plays. This is presented on stage, is divided into acts and each
act has many scenes.
3. Legends. These are fictitious narrative, usually about
origins.
 FICTIONAL PROSE
1. Short Story. A brief narrative involving one or more
characters, one plot and one single impression.
2. Plays. This is presented on stage, is divided into acts and each
act has many scenes.
3. Legends. These are fictitious narrative, usually about
origins.
 FICTIONAL PROSE
4. Fables. These are also fictitious and deal with animals
and inanimate things who speak and act like people.
 FICTIONAL PROSE
4. Fables. These are also fictitious and deal with animals
and inanimate things who speak and act like people.
5. Anecdotes. These are merely products of the writer's
imagination.
 NONFICTIONAL PROSE
Prose that is a true story or factual account of events or
information.
 NONFICTIONAL PROSE
1. Biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. This subset
of nonfiction focuses on the life story of a particular
subject.
 NONFICTIONAL PROSE
1. Biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. This subset
of nonfiction focuses on the life story of a particular
subject.
Biographies are written in the third person about someone
other than the author.
Autobiographies and memoirs are written by the subject
themselves.
 NONFICTIONAL PROSE
1. Biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. This subset
of nonfiction focuses on the life story of a particular
subject.
2. Travel guides and travelogues.
 NONFICTIONAL PROSE
1. Biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. This subset
of nonfiction focuses on the life story of a particular
subject.
2. Travel guides and travelogues.
Travelogues are a close cousin of memoirs, and they recount
an author’s specific experience traveling somewhere.
Travel guides tend to be more instructive, offering
suggestions and practical information for travelers bound for
 NONFICTIONAL PROSE
1. Biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. This subset
of nonfiction focuses on the life story of a particular
subject.
2. Travel guides and travelogues.
3. Essay. This expresses the viewpoint or the opinion of the
witer about a particular problem or event. The best
example is the editorial page of a newspaper.
 NONFICTIONAL PROSE
4. News. This is a report of everyday events in society,
government, science and industry, and accidents
happening nationaly or not.
 NONFICTIONAL PROSE
4. News. This is a report of everyday events in society,
government, science and industry, and accidents
happening nationaly or not.
5. Journal. It is an account of day-to-day events or a record
of experiences, ideas or reflections kept regularly for
private use.