literary genres(1).pptx
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LiteraryGenres..is a category of
literary composition.
Genres may be
determined by
literary technique,tone, content, or
even (as in the case
of fiction) length .
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Fiction
Different Types of
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LiteraryGenres
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Fiction
Different Types of
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Project By:Michelle Lazarte - BanzonMichelle RosalCedrick Bacani
Thank you...
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< Tall Tales
Fiction Genres< Fairy Tales
< Fantasy< Folk Tales
< Fale< !"#enture
< $ystery
< %istorical
< &ealistic
< 'cience
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Non-fiction Genres< (nformational
< )iography< !utoiography
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< *ouplet
Poetry Genres< $other Goose an" Nursery &yhmes
< Free +erse< *oncrete
< Triplet< %aiku
< *inquain
< Limericks< )alla"s
< Diamante
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Fairy Tales
Definition:
Literary genre that is a story, usually for children, aboutelves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
Examples:
Hansel and retal! "ac# and the $eanstal#! The %gly
Duc#ling! The &hoema#er and the Elves! oldiloc#s and theThree $ears.
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Fantasy
Definition:
Literary genre that is an imaginative or fanciful 'or#, esp.one dealing 'ith supernatural or unnatural events or
characters.
Examples:
The $oo# of Three, The Dar# (s )ising, Five *hildren and (t,Half +agic, The House 'ith a *loc# in (ts alls, - rin#le
in Time
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Fol# Tales
Definition:
Literary genre that is a tale or legend originating andtraditional among a people or fol#, especially forming part of
the oral tradition of the common people. -ny belief or story
passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false
or based on superstition.Examples:
*inderella! Little )ed )iding Hood! rincess Furball! hy
+os/uitos $u00 in eople1s Ear! Ho' +any &pots Does a
Leopard Have2
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Tall Tales
Definition:
Literary genre that is an extravagantly and humorouslyexaggerated story of the bac#'oods exploits of an -merican
frontiersman.
Examples:
"ohnny -ppleseed! $illy the 3id! $uffalo $ill! aul $unyan!Davy *roc#ett
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Fable
Definition:
Literary genre that is a brief allegorical narrative, in verse orprose, illustrating a moral
thesis or satiri0ing human beings. The characters of a fable
are usually animals 'ho tal# and act li#e people 'hile
retaining their animal traits.Examples:
The $oy ho *ried olf! The city +ouse and the *ountry
+ouse! The Lion and the +ouse
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-dventure
Definition:
Literary genre pertaining to an exciting or very unusualexperience, participation in exciting underta#ings or
enterprises, a bold, usually ris#y underta#ing, or ha0ardous
action of uncertain outcome.
Examples:ild Timothy! Trac#s in the &no'! The (ncredible "ourney!
(sland of the $lue Dolphins! Hatchet! The hipping $oy! The
rincess $ride
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+ystery
Definition: Literary genre 'hose plot involves a crime or
other event that remains pu00lingly unsettled until the veryend.
Examples:
Flatfoot Fox and the *ase of the +issing Eye! 4ate the reat
and the &tolen $ase! The *ase of the Hungry &tranger! Danger in Tibet
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Historical
Definition:
Literary genre pertaining to, treating, or characteristic ofhistory or past events, based on or reconstructed from an
event, custom, or style, in the past, or having once existed or
lived in the real 'orld, as opposed to being part of legend or
fiction or as distinguished from religious belief.
Examples:
&eparate $ut 4ot E/ual! The Dream and the &truiggle! The
irl on the 5utside! 4umber the
&tars! +ore Than -nything Else
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)ealistic
Definition:
Literary genre interested in, concerned 'ith, or based on'hat is real, practical, pertaining to, characteri0ed by, or
given to the representation in literature or art of things as
they really are, or
resembling or simulating life.
Examples:
Dra'ing Lessons! "ourney! &arah, lain and Tall! "ust 5ne
Tear! - &ummery &aturday +orning! The Tric#sters! -fter
the )ain! $abyface! "unebug! 4e'found
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&cience
Definition:
Literary genre in 'hich a bac#ground of science orpseudoscience is an integral part of the story. +any of the
events recounted in a science fiction story are 'ithin the
realm of future
possibility li#e robots, space travel, interplanetary 'ar, or
invasions from outer space.
Examples:
The ostman! The athering! The Homecoming! The iver!
-liens: Earth Hive! Houseof &tairs! T'enty Thousand Leagues %nder the &ea! The
Time +achine
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(nformational
Definition:
Literary genre that is intended for teaching and relatedinformational purposes primarily intended to educate rather
than entertain.
Examples:
The )easons for &easons! Lightening! -nimals Eat theeirdest Things! Elephants! &afari! &no'fla#es
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$iography
Definition:
Literary genre that is a 'ritten account of another person1slife or the reconstruction in print or on film, of the lives of
real men and 'omen.
Example:
+a#ing Headlines: - $iography of 4ellie $ly! Eli0abeth$arrett $ro'ning! The Legend of
"esse 5'ens! )obert 3ennedy! 4elson +andela: -
$iography! The Life and +any Deaths of Harry Houdini
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-utobiography
Definition:
Literary genre that is a history of a person1s life 'ritten ortold by that person or an individual1s interpretation of his
o'n life.
Examples:
ithin )each: +y Everest &tory! -n Enemy -mong Friends!y, - True &tory of )esistance During orld ar ((! The
*age
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+other oose and 4ursery )hymes
Definition:
Literary 'or# in metrical form or verse, the art of rhythmicalcomposition, 'ritten or spo#en, for exciting pleasure by
beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
Form:
+any different forms of verse are included in traditionalnursery rhymes, such as stories and
riddles.
Examples:Har#6 Har#6 The Dogs do $ar#6! ease orridge Hot! 5ne,
T'o, $uc#le +y &hoe! Hush Little
$aby! at7-7*a#e
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Free 8erse
Definition:
Literary 'or# of poetry that is 'ritten 'ithout proper rulesabout form, rhyme, rhythm, or meter.
Form:
Lac#s rhyme and has less predictable rhythm.
Examples:
Fog! 5ut of the Dust! Leaves of rass! &eashells
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*oncrete
Definition:
Literary 'or# in metrical form or verse in 'hich the 'ordsand phrases are arranged on paper to capture and extend the
meaning. Each line should be a complete unit of thought.
Form:
The text itself forms a visible picture on the page.
Example:
ummer river murmers leaves and breeze whisper bees and
dreamy thoughts hum as summer winds on
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*ouplet
Definition:
Literary 'or# in metrical form or verse, 'hich has a pair oflines of poetry that are usually
rhymed.
Form:
+any different forms to 'rite different types of couplets thatcan also be used to build other
poems.
Examples: If turkeys gobble, Do Pilgrims squabble? If cars go zoom,
Ehaust smokes will plume!
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Triplet
Definition:
Literary 'or# in metrical form or verse that has three lines.+ost often the three lines rhyme. &ome triplets have only t'o
rhymed lines 'ith different patterns.
Form:
9 rhyming lines or rhyming lines.
Example: ;9 rhyming lines triplet<"ootball is the game for me
#he stadium is a great place to be
#ouchdowns are what I like to see$
Example:; rhyming lines triplet<own by the lake
%randpa and I drop a line
#hen have lots of fish to take$
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Hai#u
Definition:
Literary 'or# in metrical form or verse, that is an unrhymed"apanese poem 'ith three lines
and a specific syllable pattern. Hai#u1s theme is usually
nature.
Form:Line =>: ? syllables
Line =: @ syllables
Line =9: ? syllables
Example:
-n old silent pond
From leaf to leaf hops a frog
Loo#ing for a meal
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*in/uain
Definition:
Literary 'or# in metrical form or verse that has five lines.Form:
Line =>: &ubAect
Line =: T'o describing 'ords
Line =9: 7ing 'ords about 'hat the subAect doesLine =B: - sentence about the subAect
Line =?: -nother name for the subAect
Example:&piderFurry, blac#
*limbing, spinning, 'eaving
They ma#e an intricate 'eb
Turantula
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Limeric#s
Definition:
Literary 'or# in metrical form or verse,the art of rhythmicalcomposition, 'ritten or spo#en, for exciting pleasure by
beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts. - limeric# is a
very short but funny poem. There is a rhyme and rhythm
pattern that ma#es it flo' smoothly.Form:Lines >, and ?: rhyme and have eight to ten syllables.
Lines 9 and B: rhyme and have five to seven syllables.
Example:There once 'as a tycoon from 4e' Cor#
ho thought he could eat all foods 'ith a for#
(ce cream gave him some trouble
His problem seemed to double
hen he tried sipping champagne from the cor#.
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$allads
Definition:
Literary 'or#s that are narrative poetry and tell a story.
Form:
+any different forms to 'rite different types of ballads.
Example:Tom Dooley
Hang your head Tom Dooley hang your head and cry
3illed poor Laura Foster, you #no' you e bound to die
$ury her on the hillside, ma#e the people see
ut the coat over, tromp her 'ith your feet.
Hang your head Tom Dooley hang your head and cry
3illed poor Laura Foster,don1t you #no' you1re bound to die
$ury her on the hillside 'ith other people1s lives
Hang your head Tom Dooley hang your head and cry
3illed poor Laura Foster, don1t you #no' you1re bound to die.
First time ( 'ent *ourting, pretty brave of me
"ust to sing from her old oa# tree
Hang your mama 'ith #indness blame it on this morning.
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Diamante
Definition:Literary 'or# in metrical form or verse, 'hich has seven lines. The form is 'ritten about t'o
opposite subAects and ma#es a comparison bet'een them by moving from one to the other.&ubAects might include 'ar7peace, fire7ice, hotcold, etc.
Form:Line =>: > noun that names the first subAect
Line =: adAectives that describe the first subAect
Line =9: 9 ing 'ords that are related to the first subAectLine =B: B nouns: the first related to the first subAect ;line >< the second related to the second subAect ;line @<
Line =?: 9 ing 'ords that are related to the second subAect
Line =: adAectives that describe the second subAect
Line =@: > noun that names the second subAect
Example:Dogsplayful, active
running, playing, gro'ing
fast, fun, soft, nice
sleeping, meo'ing, eating
furry, 'his#ery
*ats