21ST CENTURY LITERARY LESSON GENRES AND THEIR ELEMENTS, STRU

A relatively new and popular type of contemporary world literature is the _____, which uses illustrations and dialogue to create the story.

• Graphic novel

• Comic book

• Memoir

• Descriptive piece

A relatively new and popular type of contemporary world literature is the _____, which uses illustrations and dialogue to create the story.

• Post-colonialism

• Fiction

• Realism

• None of these

A major type of literature that makes use of imagery, figurative language, and sometimes rhyme. Rather than paragraphs it is written in stanzas.

• Drama

• Informational

• Poetry

• Fiction

Fiction → Writing that contains true facts, & tells about real people, places, objects, etc.

• True

• False

Science Fiction → Fictional story that combines elements of fantasy and scientific facts. Often set in the future.

• True

• False

Science Fiction → Fictional story that combines elements of fantasy and scientific facts. Often set in the future.

• drama

• Illustrated novel

• Digi-fiction

• Blog

It a style of fictional literature of extreme brevity.

• non-fiction

• fiction

• flash fiction

• short story

It is a form of digital poetry that uses links using hypertext mark-up.

• chick-lit

• spoken poetry

• drama

• hyperpoetry

It utilizes concrete language, word play, and rhythm to tell stories.

• chick-lit

• spoken poetry

• drama

• hyperpoetry

It is a genre which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and light-heartedly.

• chick-lit

• spoken poetry

• drama

• hyperpoetry