Cherry Mie M.

Jayson
BAEL-2A
The Genres of Literature

 Prose Fiction – is the authors imagination.

- Includes myths, parables, romances, novels and short stories.

Example : Novel

The Old Man and the Sea

By: Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea is a tour de force of Hemingway which won Noble Prize for
Literature for him. A model of the realistic novel, the Old Man and the Sea presents the
story of an old man who is too fragile to fish alone in the Gulf Stream near the Cuban
capital of Havana. However, he hooks a truly huge marlin which tests his mettle for
almost three days. Although he kills the marlin by the end, he loses it to sharks. His
extreme fight and endurance win him accolades from the readers.

 Poetry- expresses a monologue or a conversation grounded in the most deeply felt

experiences of human beings.

Example: Poem

How Do I Love Thee (Sonnet 43)

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height

My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight

For the ends of Being and ideal Grace

I love thee to the level of everyday’s

Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.

I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;

I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.

 I love thee with the passion put to use

In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith

I love thee with a love I seem to love

With my lost saints, - I love thee with the breath,

Smiles, tears, of all my life! – and, if God choose

 Drama – is literature designed to be performed by actors for the benefit and delight of an
audience.

Example:

Romeo and Juliet

By: William Shakespeare

An age-old vendetta between two powerful families erupts into bloodshed. A group of
masked Montagues risks further conflict by gatecrashing a Capulet party. A young
lovesick Romeo Montague falls instantly in love with Juliet Capulet, who is due to marry
her father’s choice, the County Paris. With ty he help of Juliet’s nurse, the women
arrange for the couple to marry the next day, but Romeo’s attempt to halt a street fight
leads to the death of Juliet’s own cousin, Tybalt, for which Romeo is banished. In a
desperate attempt to be reunited with Romeo, Juliet follows the Friar’s plot and fakes her
own death. The message fails to reach Romeo, and believing Juliet dead, he takes his life
in her tomb. Juliet wakes to find Romeo’s corpse beside her and kills herself. The
grieving family agree to end their feud.

 Nonfiction prose – consists of news reports, feature articles, essays, editorials, textbooks,
historical and biographical works which describes or interpret facts and present
judgements and opinions.

Example: Editorial

Social Issues

An unsigned editorial relays a newspaper’s stand on a social issue in a professional

setting. The piece scrutinizes the social problems and shares most of the editorial board’s
opinion on such matters. These social issues depend on various factors, such as pending
cases, laws, and politics, that impact many people in a society.