GROUP 1

The Lightning
 LITERARY GENRE

A category of literary
composition
Determined by literary
technique, tone, content, or
even(as in the case of fiction)
length.
Type of literary works
 TYPES OF LITERARY
GENRE

Poetry
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Drama
 POETRY
• The earliest genre of literature.
• It was either recited or sang
back to prehistoric times to
call for from a deity, narrate a
hero’s life and victories.
 ELEMENTS OF POETRY

• Rhyme
• Meter
• Imagery and symbolism

Ex: Moonset at Central Park Station of St.

Paul Subterranean River National Park by
John Iremil E. Teodoro
 FICTION

• A story made by the author’s creative

imagination.
• It has sub-genre that includes mystery,
fantasy, suspense, historical fiction,
science fiction, and folklore( myths,
fables, legends).
Ex: The legend of Lake Sebu (A
T’boli folktale)
 NON- FICTION
It a genre tells about stories happen in
real life.
It’s sub-genres are: biography, memoir,
autobiography, journals, diaries,
periodicals, and references.
Ex: Another Universe by Kurt Joshua O. Comendador
 DRAMA

 It is performed before an audience and has a script

It elements includes:
 Script(dialogues, stage direction)
 Technical element(scenery set, make-up, costumes,
lights, sound)
 Performance Element(acting, character analysis,
character motivation)

Ex: The Adopted Healthy Baby

 NEW GENRES OF
LITERATURE
 Hyperpoetry- a poetry uploaded in the
internet. - Its medium is the computer screen.
 Mobile Textula- a short poetry in a form of
tanaga that is sent through SMS on mobile
phone.
-It is consist of 4 lines with seven syllables
using (/) to and a line and (//) to end a stanza
 Flash fiction- telling a story in few words,
usually about 100-1000 words or less.
 Chick lit- a heroine-centered fiction
narrative
- Usually focuses on the trial of the
protagonist
 Blog- a regularly updated web page or
website that is written in conversational
style