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LITERATURE is the expression of Writings

life in words of truth and beauty. It Myth

is written record of man’s spirit, his

emotions, thoughts and aspirations. Legend

It is the history and only history of Folk Tale

the human soul.
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POETRY is a literary composition in Writings

verse form having a regular rhyme, Myth

rhythm and meter and divided into

stanzas. Legend

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PROSE is a literary composition in
Myth
sentence form having no regular
rhyme, rhythm nor meter and divided Legend

into paragraphs.
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NARRATIVE POETRY tells a story.
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LYRIC POETRY expresses ardent
personal feelings of the poet on a Myth

subject. Legend

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DRAMATIC POETRY is designed to
be spoken and acted on stage. Myth

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An EPIC is along narrative poem
elevated in style and dignified in tone Myth

telling of the adventures and Legend

achievements of a hero important to
the history of his race or nation. Folk Tale

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BALLAD is a simple narrative poem
often meant for singing, Myth

characterized by simplicity of Legend

language and usually dealing with
basic subjects such as love, honor or Folk Tale

death.
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METRICAL TALE/ROMANCE is a Writings

medieval tale in verse form dealing Myth

with heroic or marvelous

achievements of knights in shining Legend

armor and of fair ladies in distress. Folk Tale

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An ODE is a lyric poem about a Writings

subject written when the poet is at Myth

the height of his emotion.

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An ELEGY is a poetic lament for the Writings

dead. Myth

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A SONNET is a lyric poem of Writings

fourteen iambic pentameter lines Myth

rhymed according to a traditional

rhyme scheme. Sonnets are of two Legend

kinds: English/Shakespearean and Folk Tale

Italian/ Petrarchan sonnet.
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A SONG is a lyric poem set to music. Writings

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An IDYLL is a descriptive poem of Writings

rural or pastoral character which Myth

expresses the poet’s feeling for his

immediate landscape. Legend

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COMEDY is a dramatic play of light Writings

and humorous character, typically Myth

with a cheerful or happy ending.

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TRAGEDY is a dramatic play Writings

portraying the struggle of a strong- Myth

willed protagonist against fate, as

predestined by mysterious, divine, Legend

social or psychological forces Folk Tale

culminating in disaster and usually
death caused by a flaw in the Fairy Tale

protagonist’s character. Parable

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DRAMATIC HISTORY is a dramatic Writings

play dealing with a past historical Myth

event.
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A FARCE is alight dramatic Writings

composition marked by broadly Myth

satirical comedy and improbable plot.

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MELODRAMA is a dramatic Writings

composition characterized by the Myth

predominance of plot and physical

action over characterization. Legend

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MASQUE is a short allegorical Writings

dramatic entertainment popular with Myth

courtly audiences in 16th & 17th

century England originally consisting Legend

of pantomime and dancing but later Folk Tale

characterized by elaborate staging
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song and little dialogue. Parable

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DRAMATIC MONOLGUE is a Writings

dramatic composition is verse from Myth

having one speaker only.

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ESSAY is a prose composition which Writings

discusses a particular subject. It Myth

may deal with any subject and maybe

descriptive, expository Legend

argumentative, narrative or any Folk Tale

combinations of these; it may be
humorous or serious. Fairy Tale

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PROSE DRAMA has the same types Writings

as poetic plays except that these are Myth

in prose form.
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PROSE FICTION is a prose Writings

composition in which the character, Myth

setting or events are imaginatively

created. Legend

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ALLEGORY is a narrative in prose Writings

form in which abstract ideas are Myth

personified.
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ROMANCE is a prose narrative Writings

treating imaginary characters Myth

involved in events remote in time or

place and usually heroic, adventurous Legend

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TALE OF ADVENTURE OR Writings

EXPERIENCE is a prose fiction Myth

dealing with something involving

danger and unknown risks or man’s Legend

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NOVEL is a fictitious prose narrative Writings

of considerable length portraying Myth

characters, actions, and scenes

representative of real life in a more Legend

or less intricate plot. Folk Tale

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NOVELETTE is a prose composition Writings

shorter than a novel, longer than a Myth

short story containing the elements

of plot, setting and character with Legend

its plot more complicated and the Folk Tale

characters more in number than a
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SHORT STORY is a prose narrative Writings

of about 10,000 words intended to Myth

be read in one sitting with plot,

setting and character contributing to Legend

achieve a unified or single effect. Folk Tale

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FABLE is a prose narrative with Writings

animals or inanimate objects as Myth

characters and devised to teach a

moral or a lesson. Legend

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PARABLE is a short prose narrative Writings

that teaches a spiritual truth or Myth

moral lesson. It differs from a fable

as it uses persons as characters. It Legend

has setting characters and events. Folk Tale

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MYTH is a prose narrative embodying Writings

the convictions of a people as to Myth

their gods and other divine

personages, their own Legend

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LEGEND is a prose narrative coming Writings

down from the past especially one Myth

regarded as historical although not

verifiable. Legend

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FOLK TALE is a characteristically Writings

anonymous, timeless and placeless Myth

tale circulated orally among people.

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A FAIRY TALE is a narrative of Writings

adventures involving fantastic forces Myth

and beings too good to be true and

almost always has a happy ending. Legend

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Adventure Prose

Metrical Dramatic Current

Song Novel
Tale History Publications

Simple Criticisms/
Farce Novelette
Lyric Review

Short
Idyll Melodrama Philosophy
Story

Religious
Fable
A BIOGRAPHY is an account of a Writings

person’s life written by another while Myth

an AUTOBIOGRAPHY is an account
of a person’s life written by himself. Legend

Folk Tale

Fairy Tale

Parable
 Literature

Poetry Prose

Biography and Letters, Diaries Other

Narrative Lyric Dramatic Drama Essay Fiction Autobiography Journals Forms

Poetic Dramatic
Epic Ode Masque Allegory Travel
Plays Monologue

Metrical Historical
Elegy Comedy Romance
Romance Prose

Tale of Scientific
Ballad Sonnet Tragedy
Adventure Prose

Metrical Dramatic Current

Song Novel
Tale History Publications

Simple Criticisms/
Farce Novelette
Lyric Review

Short
Idyll Melodrama Philosophy
Story

Religious
Fable
A LETTER is a direct or personally Writings

written or printed message addressed to Myth

a person or organization. A JOURNAL is a
prose composition published periodically Legend
for an exclusive readership. A DIARY is a
daily record of personal activities, Folk Tale

reflections or feelings written by a

Fairy Tale
person for posterity.
Parable