Genres

fiction

imaginative writing with inventd characters, events,and settings

→ novels. short stories, novellas

Non-fiction

writing based on real people and events

→ biographies, essa<s, journalism

poetry

writing that uses language, rythm and imagery t express ideas and emotions. Usually arranged in lines and stanzas

→ sonnets, ballad, epic poems

drama

writing in scrips form mainly intended for performances, uses dialoge, action and stage directions

→ tragedies, comedies, plays

novel

• extensive character deveopment

• several interconnected conflicts in greater depth

• several subplots and parralel storylines

• complex fictional world develops over longer period of time