21st Century Literature Classifications and Types

These flashcards cover the primary classifications of literature (Poetry and Prose) and their various sub-types and genres as presented in the Lyceum of Alabang Inc. curriculum.

Poetry

A classification of literature that has measurement (lines, meter, syllables), decorations (flowery words, imagery), rhyming patterns, and is organized in lines and stanzas.

Prose

A classification of literature written in paragraphs that has no measurement, does not contain rhyming patterns, and does not have much flowery words.

Epic

An extended narrative about heroic exploits often under supernatural control, such as The Harvest of Aliguyon.

Metrical Tale

A narrative written in verse that can be classified either as a ballad or a metrical romance.

Ballads

The shortest and simplest narrative poem which has a simple structure and tells of a single incident.

Folksongs

A type of lyric poem also referred to as awiting bayan.

Sonnets

A type of lyric poem consisting of exactly $14$ lines.

Elegy

A sorrowful lyric poem written for the dead.

Ode

A lyric poem that offers lofty praise to someone or something.

Psalms

A type of lyric poem also known as Dalit.

Awit

A type of lyric poem translated as Song.

Corridos

A type of lyric poem also known as kuridos.

Comedy

A light form of dramatic poetry written with the purpose of amusing and usually featuring a happy ending.

Melodrama

A form of dramatic poetry usually used in musical plays with the opera.

Tragedy

A form of dramatic poetry characterized by a tragic ending.

Farce

A form of dramatic poetry described as an exaggerated comedy.

Social poems

A form of dramatic poetry that is either purely comic or tragic and pictures the life of today.

Nonfiction

A classification of prose consisting of stories from true events, experiences, or opinions, representing works of facts or theories.

Fiction

A classification of prose consisting of stories from the author's imagination or made-up stories.

Novel

A long narrative divided into chapters where events are taken from true-to-life stories.

Short Story

A narrative involving one or more characters, one plot, and one single impression.