Literary Genres in 21st Century

It conveys a thought, describes a scene or tells a story in a concentrated, lyrical arrangement of words.

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

It is created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation.

A website containing short articles called posts that are changed regularly.

A major type of literature that makes use of imagery, figurative language, and sometimes rhyme. It is written in stanza.

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

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

The term “world literature” was introduced by John Wolfgang von Goethe. He used the word “Weltliteratur” in 1827.

It is composed of verse or prose which is meant to be dramatically or theatrically performed.

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

The cultural heritage of all Humanity.

World literature helps us understand the life of different people from all over the world.

It is a brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and that usually deals with only a few characters.

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

It a style of fictional literature of extreme brevity.