genres and subgenres of literature

8/3/2019 Genres and Subgenres of Literature

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LITERATURE GENRES

LYRICDRAMATIC

EPIC

LITERARY MOVEMENTS

IN TIME

GRECO-

LATIN

MEDIEVAL

MODERNNEOCLASICCISM

RENAISSANCE

VANGUARD

REALISM

CONTEMPORARY

ROMANTICISM

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Literary Movements or Period:

Terms which group writers whose works have similar subject

matter, writing style or thought. It is a product of a social

movement, usually parallel to history timeline.Literary Trend:

New tend or form (school of thought) influenced by short

peaks, in specific groups and places.

Inside a Movement there could exist several trends.Example: Realism (naturalism and symbolism)

MOVEMENTS AND TRENDS


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In order to understand Literature we must know:

The author, The story, the text and the context.

1. The authorauthor is the emmiter / speaker of the literary

message.

2. The readerreader receives the message, and approves or

rejects.

3. The storystory is the subject matter of the literary

message.

4. The texttext is the work of literature itself.

5. The contextcontext is the reality or specific topicconsisting on past or future phenomenon, that

could happen individually or collectively.


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We interpret Literature:

Make sense of; assign a meaning to;

"How do you interpret his behavior?".

To explain or tell the meaning of;

To translate orally into intelligible or

familiar language or terms; To decipher; to define.

In order to make a Literary Analysis:

1) Read superficial or skim reading and

determines its main genre.

2) Write down all new words and look up forthe meaning in the dictionary, searching for

the meaning in its context.


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DRAMATIC SUBGENRES

1. Farce

2. Satire

3. Comedy

4. Melodrama

5. Tragicomedy

6. Piece or

Modern Tragedy

7. Tragedy


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CONTEMPORARY GENRES

Instead of:

EPIC

LYRIC

DRAMATIC

NowadaysNowadays::

THEATRETHEATRE

POETRYPOETRY

PROSEPROSE


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LITERARY FIGURES ORRHETORICAL FIGURES

Afigure or schemais any deviation, either in thought or

expression, from the ordinary and simple method of speaking

Poetically or rhetorically (oratoria) altered from the simple and

obvious method of expression

Figure is the term employed when we give our language a

conformation other than the obvious and ordinary. (Quintilian, IX.i.)


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RHETORICAL FIGURES

Metaphor

Simile

Symbol


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RHETORICAL FIGURES

Metaphor: is a literary figure of speech that uses an image,

story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some

intangible quality or idea;

e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels."

Metaphormay also be used for anyrhetorical figures of

speech that achieve their effects via association, comparison or

resemblance.


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RHETORICAL FIGURES

Simile: directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words

"like", "as".

Even though both similes and metaphors are forms of comparison,

similes indirectly compare the two ideas and allow them to remain distinct

in spite of their similarities,

whereas metaphors compare two things directly.

Simile compares a person with a bullet: "Chris was arecord-settingrunneras

fast as a speedingbullet."

Metaphor might read: "WhenChrisran, he was a speedingbulletracingalongthetrack."


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RHETORICAL FIGURES

Symbol: is something that represents an idea, a physical

entity or aprocess but is distinct from it.

The purpose of a symbol is to communicate meaning. For example, a red octagon may be a symbol for

"STOP".

On a map, a picture of a tent might represent a campsite.

Numerals are symbols for numbers. Personal names are symbols representing individuals. A

red rose symbolizes love and compassion.

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