Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas

Lic. Enseñanza del inglés

Teacher. Lourdes Harumi
Nakamura Román
z Literatura de la lengua inglesa
Student. Kevin Daniel Gurgua
Lorenzana
 z Literary genres

classification of literature

Epic or narrative
Fairy tale Fable

text that narrates events in

third person, or in first Story that teaches a
involves magical events
person message
written in a z
simple way written in figurative
and short extension. Folktale
language.

• Characters life’s events which is • Animals

• Protagonist told through • Events which give
• Problem generations. an advice
z
and solution

• people or animals
• supernatural
abilities.
• real or imaginary.
 z Drama

Tragedy Comedy Farce

Conflict among the Any humorous discourse

protagonist and a
series of tragic events
Comedy main objective is
which is determined to entertain
entertaining the audience
an audience.

• Story: surprising, absurd or • Stylized performance.

Moral mistakes, or incapability to
disagreement ending. • Funny acts.
manage the adverse
• politic, religious, or a social • Characters have strong
circumstances personification.
event.
 Epic form which expresses
feelings of love, sadness
z Lyric about personal or social
events, imagination and
thoughts of the writer.

Ode Ballad Sonnet

• Poem with a fixed pattern of

• Represents romantic
Formal and long poem rhymes.
poems •structure consist on fourteen lines
with a high style and an
• Presented by a group • each one contain ten syllables.
elaborated stanza model.
of singers

• It includes simple stanzas • subject of the poem

• romantic situations • It contains narrative elements and • develop the theme.
vivid dialogues
• presented by choral • It reflects popular stories
• conclusion