Genres/ Forms/Types of English Literature
Literature: The
word literature has been derived from Latin word “Litera” which means ‘Letter’.
This is applied for all works either prose or poetry which are written for the
aesthetic excellence.
Literary Genre: A Literary Genre is a part of Literature. The word “Genre” is derived in early 19th
century from French word which means ‘A Kind’. It can be a piece of writing,
film or music.
Types/ Forms: The following are type of
Literary Genre: Poetry, Drama, Fiction Nonfiction.
Types of Poetry: Open, Closed and Mixed Narrative, Dramatic,
Sonnet, Ode, Tragic, Comic, Satire, Lyric, Epic, Pastoral, Elegy Ballads
etc.
Types of Drama: Tragedy, Comedy, Tragic Comedy, Poetic Play, Dramatic Monologue, Problem
Play, One-Act Play, Soliloquy, Dialogue, Monologue, Realistic Drama, Poetic
Drama, Epic Theatre, Theatre of Absurd.
Types of
Fiction: Novel, Novella Short story Fantasy
Mystery Romantic Thriller Science, Fictional Prose, Horror, Humour, and
Contemporary.
Types of Novel: Picaresque,
Epistolary, Allegorical, Gothic, Magic, Utopian, Dystopian, Psychological, Stream
of Consciousness, Realistic, Historical, Autobiographical, Bildungsroman, Kunstleroman,
Apocalyptic.
Types of Non-Fiction: Essays, Speech, Biography,
Autobiography, Semi- autobiographical, Interview, Periodicals, Bibliography,
Memoir, Expository, Prescriptive.
Types of Folklore:
Myths, Mythology, Tales, Legends, Stories, Songs, Proverbs.
Types of Media:
Movies, Films, Music, Magazines, Books, Websites, etc.
