Week 001

Literary Genres, an
Introduction
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Creative Nonfiction: an analysis

- Not boring
- A very active genre
- Compelling
- Truth + literary devices = creative nonfiction

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Fiction
- Fiction versus nonfiction
- Content is the focus
- Fiction is based on pure imagination
- Nonfiction is based on truth
- Fiction is usually written, using ordinary language
- Literary devices and poetic elements may be present

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Drama
• Strong dialogue is a plus for conveying realism
• Precision is important as there is no descriptive
narrative
• Only stage directions are added to the dialogue

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Poetry
• Literary devices abound
• Language is precise
• Use of metaphors and similes
• Form can change
• Sentences are not important
• Lines are used

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Combinations
• Fiction and nonfiction can be combined with the
devices:
• - poetic fiction
• - poetic nonfiction
• - fictional play
• - nonfictional play

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Food for Thought

• What movies have you seen that are based on real
life?
• How many books have you read that are based on
real life?
• Those are works of creative nonfiction
• They can be as interesting as fiction
• They may even be more interesting because real
people are involved

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Before we wrap up
Ungraded Tasks:
• Next week, we will focus more on the elements of
literary genres
• Read at least one creative nonfiction book OR watch
a movie that is based on a true story
• What do you think are the elements that surfaced in
those works of art?

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