The categorization of literature is distinguished in:
Literary species, Literary genres, Genre subcategories or subgenre
The term “species” concerns the three biggest categories of artistic forms: prose, lyrical and dramatic, while the term “genre” and “subgenre” are being used to characterize big or smaller subcategories of the species.
We will explain below in a simple manner the classification and categorization of literature, as well as their meaning. We will not stick to drama and lyric but only epigrammatically.
LITERARY SPECIES
- Prose writing
- Dramatic writing
- Lyrical writing
Prose writing is our speech, written down on paper. It differentiates from poetic, the verse. It doesn’t have a meter, nor rhyme.
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