1. Short story, poetry, drama, novels
Literary Genres
Short story, poetry, drama, novels

2. Short Story What makes a short story a short story?
A short story is a work of fiction, usually written in prose. Often depicting few characters and concentrating a “single effect or mood.”

3. Short Story Write this down
Written in narrative prose
Few characters
Concentrates on one mood or message
Has a plot

4. Poetry
A composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.

5. Poetry Write this down Uses verse instead of prose
Artistic, heightened language
Usually includes some kind of rhythm or meter
Uses techniques such as IMAGERY, metaphor, alliteration, simile, personification

6. Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented by dialogue and is meant to be performed.

7. Drama Write this down Is written to be performed
Uses stage directions and dialogue
Can include music or dance as part of the representation

8. Types of Drama (examples)
Plays - Harvey by Mary Chase, Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
Teleplays - “Sorry, Right Number” by Stephen King
Musicals – West Side Story, Singing in the Rain, Wicked
Opera - The Marriage of Figaro

9. Novel
A novel is a long prose narrative that usually describes fictional characters and events in the form of a sequential story.

10. Novel Write this down Fiction (novel - new, original) Longer in length
Has a complex sequence of events - plot
Strong character portrayals