This module entitled Genres

of Literature is designed to be used by Senior High School students who want to develop
their literary skill. It intends to identify and explain the different genres of literature.

In doing this module, please follow these

reminders…
1. Take the pretest before working or an-
swering the module.
2. Perform the activities as suggested.
3. Answer all the exercises.
4. Check your answers against the Key to
Correction.
5. Take the Post Test.

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DIRECTIONS: Choose your answer from the word bank below. Write your answer on the space provid-
ed.

WORD BANK

FANTASY FICTION NON-FICTION HORROR GENRE

DRAMA ESSAY POETRY BIOGRAPHY LITERATURE

________1. It is a genre of literature that features magical and supernatural elements that do not exist in
the real world.
________2. It is a piece of writing that talks or discusses a specific topic.
________3. It is simply an account or detailed description about the life of a person.
________4. It is a style, especially in the arts, that involves
a particular set of characteristics.
________5. It refers to writing considered to be an art form or any single writing deemed to have artistic
or intellectual value.
________6. It is an extremely strong feeling of fear and shock, or
the frightening and shocking character of something.
________7. It is a genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious
than humorous in tone.
________8. It is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language.
________9. It includes any writing that is based on facts and is not based purely on imagination.
________10. It is generally a narrative form, in any medium, consisting of people, events, or places that
are imaginary not based strictly on history or fact.

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Genre is a category of literature. The main literary genres are
prose, poetry and drama. Prose is divided into two: fiction and non-
fiction.
Fiction in literature describes imaginary events and people
while non-fiction is based on facts, real events, real people such as
biography and history.
Let’s learn further about the genres!

TYPES OF FICTION

 FANTASY- A story based on things that

could NOT happen in real life. (magic,
talking animals)
Examples:

 HISTORICAL FICTION- A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the
past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author’s imagination.

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HISTORICAL FICTION- A fictional story that takes place in a
particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real,
but the characters are made up from the author’s imagina-
tion.
Examples: I love you since 1892, The three Musketeers

HORROR - A story which is intended to, or has the capacity

to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror.
Examples: The Exorcist, Goosebumps

HUMOR - A story full of fun, fancy, and excitement meant to

entertain the reader.
Examples: Diary of A Wimpy Kid Huckleberry Finn

MYSTERY - A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that

is not solved until the end of the story.
Examples: The Da Vinci Code Sherlock Holmes

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE - Stories that are passed

down from one group to another in history. This includes
folktales, legends, fables, fairy tales, tall tales, and myths
from different cultures.
Examples: Cinderella ,The Ugly Duckling

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 NONFICTION

- Is an account of a subject which is presented as fact.

Types of Non-Fiction

ESSAY - It is a piece of writing that talks or discusses a

specific topic.
Examples: Covid-19 Realizations My Holiday

INFORMATIONAL BOOKS - Texts that provide facts &

information about a variety of topics.
Examples: Encyclopedia, Thesaurus

BIOGRAPHY - Chronicles a person’s life story but is written by another person

Examples: The Life of Jose Rizal An open book

AUTOBIOGRAPHY– Account of a person’s life written by that person. Examples: The story of my
life Simple Girl

DRAMA

- Is the specific mode of narrative represented in performance

Types of Drama
 COMEDY- Is a humorous story with a happy ending 5

Examples: Praybeyt Benjamin Sisterakas

 TRAGEDY– Is a serious story with a sad ending
Examples: Romeo and Juliet Esperanza
 POETRY

- Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language—
such as sound symbolism, and meter—to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of,
the prosaic ostensible meaning.
Types of Poetry:
 LYRIC POETY - Is a comparatively short, non-narrative poem in which a single
speaker presents a state of mind or an emotional state
Examples: O Captain! My Captain! Sonnet

 NARRATIVE POETRY– A form of poetry that tells a story; the entire story is usually
written in metered verse
Examples: Beowulf The Second Coming

 DIDACTIC POETRY– The purpose of didactic or descriptive poetry is primarily to

teach something
Examples: Smoke Advice to a girl

Literature in it’s broadest

sense , consists of any written

Genre is any category of Litera-

ture, whether written, spoken

There are four Genres of Litera-

ture namely: Fiction, Non-

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 Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. It is a humorous story with a happy ending.
A. Mystery B. Fantasy C. Comedy
2. A short literary composition on a single subject.
A. Essay B. Horror C. Mystery
3. A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.
A. Lyric Poetry B. Mystery C. Tragedy
4. A story based on things that could NOT happen in real life.
A. Fantasy B. Biography C. Didactic Poetry
5. INSIDIOUS is an example of what genre of literature
A. Horror B. Comedy C. Traditional Literature
6. A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past.
A. Narrative Poetry B. Essay C. Historical Fiction
7. A story which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers.
A. Didactic Poetry B. Horror C. Traditional Literature
8. Si Malakas at si Maganda is an example of what genre of literature.
A. Traditional Literature B. Essay C. Mystery
9. It often uses rhythm and rhyme to help convey its meaning.
A. Essay B. Tragedy C. Poetry
10. Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, ca-
reers, travel, geography etc.)
A. Informational B. Biography C. Poetry

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Direction: Identify the different Genres of Literature. Write your answer on the space
provided.

____________1. Fictional stories based on or around important people or events from,

the past.
____________2. Stories that are passed down from one group to another in history.
____________3. It is a story that involves a detective or some kind of puzzle scenario
that needs to be solved.
____________4. This type of writing often uses rhyme and rhythm to convey a mes-
sage.
____________5. A type of text that provides facts about many different topics.
____________6. Stories with magic, monsters, superpowers and other things.
____________7. Most stories fall into this genre, which means that the text is made-up
or a product of the imagination
____________8. When someone writes the life story of another person, it falls into this
genre.
____________9. It is a poetry that usually has more deeper purpose than just tell a
story or portray emotion. It is used to instruct and teach things to the reader.
____________10. It is a self-written account of the life of oneself.