Il semble qu'il y ait une quantité infinie de genres dans la littérature, mais en réalité, il n'y en a que trois : Poésie, Drame et Prose. Les élèves rencontreront ces genres pour la plupart de ce qu'ils liront et écriront à l'école, il est donc important qu'ils connaissent leurs principales caractéristiques.
Prose: Sub-genres of Fiction
different types of literature
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Glisser: 1
NOVEL
• A lengthy narrative with plot, setting, characters, and conflict that imitates real life or real situations• Encompasses all kinds of subject matter, including historical, adventure, mysteries, romance, etc.
Glisser: 2
NOVELLA
• Shorter than a novel, with a more simplified plot• Develops themes and characters more fully
Glisser: 3
SHORT STORY
• A short prose narrative, very limited in plot, few characters, and crafted for unity• Reveals character, rather than traces its development
Glisser: 4
MYTHS AND LEGENDS
• A narrative that explains the origins of life, the occurrences in nature, or the deeds of a figure of folklore• Often rooted in both fact and fiction• Legends focus less on the supernatural
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FABLES AND PARABLES
• A short narrative that imparts a moral, or a lesson• Is sometimes a warning, or expresses a general truth about life• Often times, the characters are animals• Parables are typically allegorical