Interestingly, if you come across a verse form in a drama, it is termed as dramatic poetry or verse drama! Fiction Literature – Dramaĭrama consists of theatrical dialogs performed on stage, it consists of 5 acts. Thus we can conclude that fictional and non-fictional literature are mostly prose literature, except for poetry. Example of prose – Drama, novel, newspapers, short story, biography, essay, journal, philosophy, travel literature, children’s literature, fantasy and scientific writings, historical writing, diary, etc. Every piece of writing that has sentence form or paragraphs is the prose, whereas verse is the poetic form of writing. While prose and verse are the two forms of writings. We will now look into fiction and non-fiction literature as two major types of literature, and also consider the various types of oral literature. A lot of oral literature too has been made available in the form of books. As we all know, almost all type of literature is available in written form. Oral and written literature are the two major forms of literature. Oral literature, epic and mock epic, proverbs, oral poetry, and folklore. ~ Non-Fiction – Autobiography, biography, essay, journal, diary, travel literature, literary criticism, media, and outdoor literature. ~ Fiction – Drama, novel, poetry, short story, and frame narrative. These days some authors choose long composition methods to interlink and present more than one story. are the most prominent features found in the current era. Most of the skeptical elements like ambiguity, satire, parody, etc. Today we’re in the post-modernism era, where literary works include a mix of critical and artificial tone of language. A classic example is that of William Wordsworth who romanticized the Romantic era with his naturalistic writing.Īs time changed, so did people and their work, and of course, literature. Romanticism is about nature and simplicity, while classicism defines complexity. The works of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci depict the era of Italian Renaissance, whereas Greek literature mostly comprises the accounts of Greek Gods and Goddesses. Thus a book written in a particular time defines people, their thoughts, and the influences of that era. Moreover, literature is also studied as a scientific language for various aspects like grammar, usage, lexis, semantics, pragmatics, etc. Literature is a form of language that deeply influences the minds of people of all ages. A majority of world’s national literature can be broadly classified into English, Greek, Latin, Roman, African, Indian, American, French, Irish, Spanish, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Sanskrit, Nepali, Russian, African-American, Canadian literature, etc. “Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.” ― Ezra PoundĮvery language has its own literature. Here, we list the two main types of literature along with their sub-categories. There are many types, forms, genres, and ways to categorize literature.
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