Adverbs
Grade 10
Reading – Identify Types of Text
| Keywords | Definitions |
| Genre | Genre may be defined as a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content. |
| Different Literary Genres | Poetry Prose Drama Fiction Non-fiction |
| Poetry | Poetry is rhythmic writing intended to express or evoke an emotional reaction. |
| Sub-categories of Poetry | Fantasy: In fantasy, the characters or settings cannot exist in the world as we know it because they require a sort of “magical” element. Examples: Harry Potter, Twilight Historical Fiction: Historical fiction, however, features made-up stories that accurately portray life during a particular period in history. Examples: The Da Vinci Code, The Boy in Striped Pajamas Contemporary Fiction: In contemporary fiction, stories take place in the present day, and characters encounter modern day difficulties and issues. Examples: Angels and Demons, And Then There Were None Mystery: Another popular subgenre of fiction is mystery. In these suspense-filled stories, characters use various clues to solve crimes or uncover a culprit. Examples: Sherlock Holmes, Nancy Drew Horror: Horrors are intended to scare and shock the reader while eliciting a sense of terror or dread; they may feature scary entities such as ghosts, zombies, evil spirits, etc. Examples: The Shining, Salem’s Lot Science Fiction: In these types of stories, authors and readers explore new and exciting realities made possible by imagined technologies or social changes. Examples: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Invisible Man Romance: A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people and usually has an “emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending.” Examples: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre |
| Drama | A drama is a piece of literature that is created with the intention of being performed in front of an audience. This kind of writing is written in the form of a script, and the dialogue delivered by the actors who play the characters serves to tell the narrative. The purpose of dramas is to entertain the audience. While reading a narrative might be incredibly moving, seeing it performed by actors gives the piece a more realistic feel. In contrast to reading a story in novel form, dramas are written in the form of a script, and actors interpret the characters to deliver the story to the viewers. |
| Sub-categories of Drama | Fantasy: In fantasy, the characters or settings cannot exist in the world as we know it because they require a sort of “magical” element. Examples: Harry Potter, Twilight Historical Fiction: Historical fiction, however, features made-up stories that accurately portray life during a particular period in history. Examples: The Da Vinci Code, The Boy in Striped Pajamas Contemporary Fiction: In contemporary fiction, stories take place in the present day, and characters encounter modern-day difficulties and issues. Examples: Angels and Demons, And Then There Were None Mystery: Another popular subgenre of fiction is mystery. In these suspense-filled stories, characters use various clues to solve crimes or uncover a culprit. Examples: Sherlock Holmes, Nancy Drew Horror: Horrors are intended to scare and shock the reader while eliciting a sense of terror or dread; they may feature scary entities such as ghosts, zombies, evil spirits, etc. Examples: The Shining, Salem’s Lot Science Fiction: In these types of stories, authors and readers explore new and exciting realities made possible by imagined technologies or social changes. Examples: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Invisible Man Romance: A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people and usually has an “emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending.” Examples: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre |
| Fiction | Comedy: A comedy is a type of drama that is written to amuse the readers and audience. In a comedy, characters can certainly suffer misfortune, but they are typically comedic situations with positive outcomes. Types of comedy include situational, romantic, physical, dark, farce, satire, parody, dramatic irony, and tragicomedy. Examples: As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing Tragedy: A tragedy is a type of drama that can be described as serious in nature and often includes a catastrophic ending. Examples: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet Melodrama: While it originally referred to dramas that included accompanying music, melodramas now refer to plays that include highly emotional situations in order to play on the feelings of the audience. Examples: Mildred Pierce, The Count of Monte Cristo Musical Drama: Musical dramas refer to plays in which characters engage in dialogue but also include scenes in which the passion of the character is so great he expresses himself in song. Examples: The Phantom of the Opera, My Fair Lady |
| Sub-categories of Fiction | Fiction is another genre of literature. Works of fiction are stories that are invented. Fiction is written in prose, the name for writing that is not organized in a formal pattern like poetry; in other words, fiction uses sentences and paragraphs rather than lines and stanzas. In terms of literature, fiction refers to the prose of short stories, novellas, and novels in which the story originates from the writer’s imagination. These fictional literary forms are often categorized by genre, each of which features a particular style, tone, and storytelling devices and elements. |
| Non-fiction | Epic: An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants. Examples: Paradise Lost, Don Juan Heroic: Heroic poetry is also considered to be a kind of epic poetry that describes or celebrates the deeds of a hero. Examples: Odyssey, Iliad Sonnet: A sonnet is a fourteen-line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme. Often, sonnets use iambic pentameter: five sets of unstressed syllables followed by stressed syllables for a ten-syllable line. Examples: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Death be not proud. Ballad: A ballad is a form of verse that uses poetic turns of phrase to form a compelling narrative over the course of its four stanzas, which follow an established rhyming pattern. Examples: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Beautiful Lady Without Mercy Lyric: A lyric poem or lyrical poem in literature is a poem in which the poet either expresses his feelings or emotions. The poet also presents a character in the first person to express his emotions. It is a combination of lyrics and poetry where a piece of poetry is written as a lyric. Examples: A Dream of Fair Women, The Heart Asks Pleasure First Elegy: An elegy is a form of poetry that typically reflects on death or loss. Traditionally, an elegiacal poem addresses themes of mourning, sorrow, and lamentation; however, such poems can also address redemption and solace. Examples: O Captain! My Captain! In Memoriam Ode: An ode is a short lyric poem that praises an individual, an idea, or an event. In ancient Greece, odes were originally accompanied by music—in fact, the word “ode” comes from the Greek word ‘aeidein,’ which means to sing or to chant. Examples: Ode to the West Wind, Ode to the Grecian Urn |
| Sub-categories of Non-fiction | Whereas fiction explores invented stories, non-fiction is about real things, people, events, and places. For example, books providing information on George Washington, the planet Mars, the American Civil War, and the islands of the Philippines would all be considered non-fiction. Like fiction, non-fiction is written in prose. However, unlike fiction, non-fiction writing is based on fact and typically intended to be objective, meaning it should not be influenced by the author’s personal feelings or opinions. Years of research and data collection go into writing a non-fiction novel because of the importance of factual accuracy. |
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