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Conventions of Traditional Genres

The document discusses different literary genres including fiction, poetry, drama, folktale, and nonfiction. It defines each genre and lists some of their key elements. The genres are defined based on their literary techniques, content, and forms. Subgenres are also identified for some main genres like fiction and drama. The goal is for readers to understand conventions of traditional genres and be able to identify elements in different genres of literature.

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Conventions of Traditional Genres

The document discusses different literary genres including fiction, poetry, drama, folktale, and nonfiction. It defines each genre and lists some of their key elements. The genres are defined based on their literary techniques, content, and forms. Subgenres are also identified for some main genres like fiction and drama. The goal is for readers to understand conventions of traditional genres and be able to identify elements in different genres of literature.

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At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:

1.Understanding conventions of traditional genres


 a. Fiction
 b. poetry
 c. drama
 d. other forms
2.Identifying elements of the different genres
3.Using elements as techniques to develop themes
WHAT IS LITERATURE?
 Derived from the Latin LITTERATURA meaning "writing formed with
letters", literature is most commonly refers to works of the creative
imagination including poetry drama fiction, nonfiction, journalism,
and in some instances song.
WHAT IS GENRE?
 Is a particular type of literature, painting, music, film; or other art
form which people consider as a class because it has special
characteristics.
WHAT IS LITERARY GENRES?
 A category of literary composition determined by literary
techniques, tone, content; or even(as in the case of fiction).
 The distinction between genres and categories are flexible
and loosely defined; often with subgroups. The most
general genres in literature are (in loose chronological
order) epic, tragedy, comedy, creative nonfiction. They can
all be in the form of prose and poetry.
WHAT IS LITERARY CONVENTIONS?
Defining features of a particular genre such as a novel, a short story or
a play.

5 MAJOR GENRES
 Fiction
 Drama
 Folktale
 Poetry
 Nonfiction
SUBGENRES
 Fiction (Mystery, Realistic fiction, Historical fiction, Fantasy, Science
fiction)
 Drama (Plays, Skits, Musicals, Tragedy, Comedy)
 Folktale (Fable, Myth, Fairytale, Legend, Tall tale)
 Poetry (ABC poem, Haiku, Triangle, Sonnet, Free Verse)
 Nonfiction (Biography, Autobiography, Informational, Reference,
Essay)
FICTION
 A written stories about people and events that are not real: Literature
that tell stories which are imagined by the writer.
 Elements of FICTION

1.Character
2.Conflict
3.Setting
4.Point of View (POV)
5.Plot
6.Theme
7.Symbolism
DRAMA
 A story put into action or a story of human life told by actual
representation of persons by persons; with imitation of language, voice,
gesture, dress and accessories or surrounding conditions, the whole
produce with reference to truth or probability and with or without the aid
of music, dancing, painting and decoration; a play.
 Etymology - Greek word of drama

Elements of DRAMA
1. Plot
2. Setting
3. Characters
4. Dialogue
5. Theme
6. Spectacle
FOLKTALE
 Are stories passed down by oral traditional though there are many
varieties of folktales, they ate commonly about regular in everyday
setting.

Elements of FOLKTALE
1. Characters (flat)
2. Plot
3. Setting
4. Theme
5. Events
6. Style
7. Tone
8. Point of view (often third person narrative)
POETRY
 Prose that resembles a poem in some respect as in vivid imagery or
rhythmic sounds.

Elements of POETRY
1. Imagery
2. Rhythm
3. Sound
4. Density
5. Stanza
6. Rhyme scheme
7. symbolism
NONFICTION
 The branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing
with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality including,
biography, history and essay.

Elements of NONFICTION
 Deals only with real people, events or idea
 Narrated from Point of view (POV) or perspective of the author who is a
real person
 presents facts or discusses concepts.
 it may reflect historical context of the time period including references
to major social and cultural information.

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