PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CLASS CODE : 03SIGP005

NAME : Ananda Audy S.
STUDENT NUMBER : 211010600221

Topic : Literary genres

Specific Purpose : To inform -- to provide the audience some information about genres
of literature, so they will be able to differ them.
Central Idea : Literature is divided into three genres and each genre of literature also
has its own subgenres.

INTRODUCTION
I. Attention Grabber: Since all of you have been studying English Literature for a
while now, I’ll allow myself to ask you these questions regarding literary works.
Is that okay? Firstly, I’m sure you’re already familiar with the literary work
entitled Beowulf – What kind of literary work do you think Beowulf is? Then what
about J.K Rowling’s famous Harry Potter? Or Hamlet -- one which was written
by the legend, William Shakespeare, what kind of literary work is that? Poetry,
prose, and drama are the three genres of literature works.

II. Establish Credibility: As an English Literature student, we surely must know at

least basic things about English Literature itself. Sometimes the thing we
considered as basic could still be confusing for us if we don’t try to understand it
or even underestimate it. Therefore, I decided to do a presentation about literary
genres because I feel like we have learned so much things that a -- not so – simple
material like mentioned before might have been forgotten by some of us.

III. Thesis Statement: Studying literary genres is important so that we can classify any
literary work correctly when we have to do it and we will not be mistaken for
other genres because we have mastered the materials.
IV. Preview Main Point: Here, I will walk you through this presentation from
explaining the definition of each genre along with its subgenres, as well as
mentioning some of its literary works.

BODY
I. Main Point: Literary Genres
A. Definition of Genre and Literary Genres
1. Genre is a term derived from French which means “kind” or “type”.
2. Baldick (2001: 105) defines that a literary genre is a recognizable and
established category of written work employing such common conventions
as will prevent readers or audiences from mistaking it for another kind.

B. Poetry
1. Poetry is a literary work which is written or spoken in verse followed by
some characteristics that differs it from other literary genres such as verse,
meter, and rhyme.
2. There are two subgenres of poetry which are narrative poetry and lyric
poetry.
3. The examples from each two subgenres of poetry are Paradise Lost by
John Milton (narrative) and Break, Break, Break by Alfred Tennyson
(lyric).

C. Prose
1. Prose is a literary genre that isn’t written in form of verse, but in sentences
and paragraphs.
2. There are two subgenres of prose which are fiction and non-fiction.
3. The examples from each two subgenres of prose are Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell (fiction) and Einstein by Walter Issacson (non-
fiction).

D. Drama
1. In general, drama is any work which is meant to be performed on the stage
to entertain the audiences.
2. Drama is divided into two subgenres which are tragedy and comedy.
 3. The examples from each two subgenres of drama are The Jew of Malta by
Christopher Marlowe (tragedy) and The Comedy of Errors by William
Shakespeare (comedy).

CONCLUSION
I. Signal Closing or Transition to Conclusion: This brings me to the end of my
presentation.

II. Summary of Main Points: To summarize my main point it is clearly stated that
literary genre is the category of literary works which are grouped based on the
similarities in form, mode, content and other variables to differ them from other
genres. Basically, literature is divided into three genres which are poetry, prose,
and drama. Each genre of literature also has its own subgenres.

III. Restate the Thesis Statement: Classifying literary works according to their genre
may seem like an easy job, but in fact, there are other important things we have to
remember by rote in order to make our work easier such as the characteristics of
subgenres that literary work has.

IV. Concluding Remark: I can see that our time is up, so to finish, I’d like to say thank
you for your interest and attention. Have a nice one!

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Baldick, C. (2001). The concise Oxford dictionary of literary term. New York: Oxford

University Press.

Irawan, B. (n.d). A brief introduction to literature, 9-15.