21st Century Literature

Literary Genre

Illustrated Novel, Digital/Digi Fiction, Graphic Novel, Manga, Doodle Fiction, Text-Talk Novels, Chick Lit, Flash Fiction, Science Fiction, Blog, Creative NonFiction, and Hyper Poetry

Illustrated Novel

It is more on illustrations rather than texts and is often needing interpretations. If there are texts present, it would either be on the top, middle, or bottom.

example: Alice in Wonderland

Digital/Digi Fiction

It uses triple media: Book, Movie, and Internet

Graphic Novel

It is in the form of a Comic which includes: Dialogues and Panels.

Examples: Drama, Smile, and Ghosts

Doodle Fiction

Uses hand written writing and drawings

Examples: Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries

Text-Talk Novel

AU or Alternative Universe

Examples: Twitter AU and Tiktok Slideshows

Chick Lit

Often talks about the hardship/life of a woman

Examples: The devil wears Prada and Legally Blonde

Flash Fiction

Short (brevity) stories

Example: 5 Short horror Stories

Science Fiction

AKA Sci-fi - It has ideas that have possibility of coming to life

Example: Star Wars

Blog

Written articles often about cooking, fashion, etc

Creative NonFiction

Real life events turned into stories and is often interesting or entertaining

Examples: Titanic and The Act

Hyper Poetry

Links integrated with the texts

3 Genres of Literature

Prose, Poetry, and Drama

Prose

Like poetry, but it is written in paragraph form and disregards the Rhyme and Rhyme Schemes

Drama

Is a play or an act and has dialogues

Notable Differences of 21st Century Literature to Early Periods

The access of technology and the rise of 2 new genres - Speculative Fiction and LGBT Themes

With the help of technology, it helps preserve the classic literatures

Literary Techniques

Used to captivate the reader’s attention as it adds spice to the story

Types of Figures of Speech

Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Euphemism, Apostrophe, and Allegory

Simile

It is the comparison of two things not alike in which it uses the words “like” or “as”

Examples: As busy as a Bee, As Blind as a Bat

Metaphor

Much like Simile, but it does not use the words “like” or “as”

Example: Life is a rollercoaster, Its raining cats and dogs

Euphemism

The downplay of rude words

Example: Shes vertically challenged

Apostrophe

Addressing someone/something that is not physically present

Example: Oh Romeo, Oh Romeo, Where art though, Romeo?

Allegory

It is stories that have hidden meanings behind them

Example: Noli Me Tangere

Text Structure and Context

Text Structure : Prose, Poetry, and Drama

Context : Background information

Literary Context

Writers Context, Readers Context, Text Context, and Social Context

Writers Contexts

Life of the Writer

Readers Context

Impression of the reader

Text Context

Publication History

Social Context

Environmental Issues