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Literary Genres
Literary Genres
Literary Genres
The Meaning of Genres
The Genre /ˈ(d)ʒɒnrə/
is a specific style or category
of art, music, or literature.
For Example:
Your favorite literary genre might be
science fiction, and your favorite movie
genre might be horror .In music, genre
refers to musical style such as jazz, salsa
or rock.
Main Genres in Literature
• There is a lot, but they are all under just three
major genres. The rest are all sub-genres. The
three major genres are: