Literary Genre

Zyra Mae Garcia

12-STEM 2
Literary Genre
 Literature
Literature refers to written works of imaginative,
artistic, or intellectual value, typically characterized
using language to convey ideas, emotions, and
experiences. It encompasses various forms of written
expression, such as novels, poems, plays, essays,
short stories, and other literary works.
Genre
A genre is a way of categorizing types or classes of literature.
In popular usage, genres help us to group or organize literary
works into recognizable styles, shared conventions, settings,
and themes.
Literary Genre

• A literary genre is a category that authors use

to describe the primary content and tone of
their writing. The genre an author chooses can
help them determine what type of plot,
characters and setting to create. Literary genres
typically describe writing styles such as poetry,
essays, novels, short stories and plays.
 Two Types of
Literary Genre
Two Types of Literary Genre
 Fiction refers to any
type of literature that's
created from the
imagination and typically Fiction
has a narrative. It describes
imaginary events and
people. Usually, this comes
in the form of books and
stories.
 Nonfiction is a genre of
literature based on facts, actual
Non events, or real people.
Nonfiction texts are intended to
Fiction inform and educate readers on a
particular topic or various
topics by presenting accurate
and truthful information.
References
• https://researchmethod.net/what-is-literature/
• https://www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations/english/language-
analysis/genre/
• https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/
literary-genres#:~:text=A%20literary%20genre%20is
%20a,novels%2C%20short%20stories%20and%20plays.
• https://www.twinkl.com.ph/teaching-wiki/fiction
• https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-nonfiction-definition-
examples.html