THE FOUR

CONVENTIONAL
LITERARY
GENRES
Poetry - is an imaginative awareness of experiences
expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic
language choices to evoke an emotional response.

Drama - is a composition in prose or verse presenting in

dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict more
contrast of character, especially on intended to be acted
on a stage: a play.
Fiction - is literature created from the
imagination, not presented as fact, though
it may be based on a true story or situation.

Non-Fiction - is based on facts and the

author's opinion about a subject.
21st Century
Literature
Genres
Creative Non-Fiction
• It is accurately defined as ―true stories well told.
• Also known as literary non-fiction or narrative nonfiction.

Illustrated Novel
• Text and Ilustrated images
• 50 % of the narrative is presented without words.
• Presented in traditional formed.
• Reader must interpret images in to comprehend the story.
• No text at all
Graphic Novels
• Narratives in comic Book formats
• One good example is: Archie Comics by John Goldwater
and illustrator, Bob Montana

Digi Fiction
• Is a Triple Media Literature
• Fiction that is written for and read from a computer and can
be web- or app-based (for tablets and smartphones) or
accessed via CD-ROMs
• Some examples are: Patrick Carman’s Skeleton Creek and
Anthony Zuiker’s Level 26
Manga
• Is a Japanese word for comics.
• It is used in the English-speaking world as a generic term
for all comic books and graphics novels originally published
in Japan.
• Some examples are: Shonen - Boy’s Manga (Naruto,
Bleach, One Piece)
• Shojo – Girl’s Manga (Sailor Moon)
• Seinen – Men’s Manga (Akira)
• Josei – Women’s Manga (Loveless, Paradise Kiss)
• Kodomo – Children’s Manga (Doraemon, Hello Kitty)
Doodle Fiction
• Author incorporates doodle writing and drawings, and
handwritten graphics in place of traditional font.
• One examples is: Diary of a Whimpy Kid

Text-Talk Novels
• Narrative written in blog, email, IM, and messaging format
• Social network exchanges.
Flash Fiction
• A style of fictional literature of extreme brevity.
• There is no widely accepted definition of the
length of the category.
• It could range from word to a thousand.
Chick Lit or Chick Literature
• Fiction genre which addresses issues of modern
womanhood, often humorously and lightheartedly.
• Chick it typically features a female protagonist
whose womanhood is heavily thermalized in the
plot.
• Some examples are: The Devis wears Prada
novel by Lauren WeisbergerC
• Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Six-Word Flash Fiction
• allows a reader to consume an entire
• narrative in just a moment's time.

• Some examples are: Ernest Hemingway:

For sale: baby socks, never worn.
• Taylor Swift: My diary is read by everyone.
Science Fiction
• Is a genre of speculative fiction dealing with
imaginative concepts such as futuristic science
and technology, space travel, time travel, faster
than light travel, parallel universe and
extraterrestrial life.
• Some examples are: Suzanne Collins’ Mockingjay
• Sarah Maas’ Kingdom of Ash
Blog
• A weblog or website containing short articles
called posts that are changed regularly.
• Some blogs are written by one person containing
their own opinions, interests and experiences,
while others are written by many different people.
 LET US
REMEMBER
• Conventional literature comprises genres
which started in the oral tradition
generally categorized into poetry, drama,
fiction, and nonfiction.
• 21st Century Literature is the evolution of
the conventional literary genres which
emerged since the year 2000 or the 21st
century.
 Thank
you for
listening!