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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.


3illed poor Laura Foster,don1t you #no' you1re bound to die

$ury her on the hillside 'ith other people1s lives


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

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