21ST Century Literature
1st Semester | Finals | 2nd DAY – 112624 | Ms. Cristel Joy Dimapilis
MANGA
TRADITIONAL CONVENTIONAL LITERARY These are comics or graphic novels originating
POETRY from Japan. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life
It is a powerful art form that uses language to read manga and can be used as format for telling
express emotions, ideas, and experiences. May be different genres of stories.
structured (like sonnets and haikus) or free verse,
emphasizing the aesthetic and expressive qualities of DOODLE FICTION
language. Poetic devices like metaphor, simile, and It is a genre where author incorporates doodle
symbolism are frequently employed. writing and drawing. The graphics were handwritten a
place of traditional font. Doodle Fiction is more text
DRAMA heavy than Manga and Graphic Novels, and closer to
It is a literature intended for performance, prose fiction than comics in format.
typically involving dialogue and action to portray
characters and conflicts. Plays, which are the main form TEXT-TALK NOVELS
of drama, are divided into acts and scenes, with genres Novels where the story is told through dialog on
such as tragedy, comedy, and historical drama. social networks such as blog and email novels, are novels
whose stories are told through dialog on social networks.
FICTION It became a popular literary genre originating in Japan.
Fiction includes narrative works based on
imaginary events and characters, often in prose form. It CHICK LITERATURE
spans genres like novels, short stories, and novellas, with A literary genre that consists of fiction that is
elements like plot, setting, and character development. typically written by female authors, centered on female
protagonists, and marketed toward young women. It
NON-FICTION focuses on the trials a woman faces in the world.
It deals with factual, real-life information and
experiences. It includes biographies, memoirs, essays, FLASH FICTION
and reports, where the goal is often to inform, persuade, Flash fiction is a very short piece of fiction that
or describe. Nonfiction covers everything from personal tells a complete story in under 1,500 words. It focuses on
narratives and historical accounts to scientific essays and brevity and precision, often capturing a single moment
journalism. or a brief sequence of events.
SIX-WORD FLASH FICTION
21ST CENTURY LITERATURE GENRES
It is a form of micro fiction that tells a complete
Literature is a body of written works that
story in just six words. For examples: She was at her own
expresses ideas, emotions, and stories, often with a funeral. For sale: baby shoes, never worn
lasting impact on readers and society. It serves as a
mirror to human experiences, exploring themes that CREATIVE NONFICTION
range from love and loss to identity and conflict. Creative nonfiction is a genre of writing that uses
elements of creative writing to present a factual, true
ILLUSTRATED NOVEL story. Examples: biography travel writing memoir.
It refers to an extended narrative with multiple
images that, together with the text, produce meaning. It SCIENCE FICTION
is not a work graced by a single decorated cover or front Is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically
piece. deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as
advanced science and technology, space exploration,
DIGI-FICTION time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.
also known as electronic literature, is written for
and read from a computer and uses the capabilities of BLOG
the computer for literary effect. Some digital fictions A website that contains online personal
contain sound effects, images, film, hyperlinks, or mini reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and
games. photographs provided by the writer
GRAPHIC NOVELS HYPER POETRY
It is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. Hyperpoetry is also known as cyberpoetry.
The term graphic novel is often applied broadly, Hyperpoetry refers to the genre of poetry that is always
including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work. produced and presented with the computer.
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