Genre

a style of expressing yourself in writing

a style of expressing yourself in writing

prose writing that is not fictional

prose writing that is not fictional

a style of expressing yourself in writing

the literary genre of works intended for the theater

constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition"

constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition"

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

a kind of literary or artistic work

of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry"

a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline…

literature in metrical form

literature in metrical form

ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

A subgenre of speculative science fiction set in an anachronistic 19th century society.

literature in metrical form

light and humorous drama with a happy ending

fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"

an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"

a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"

drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity

a work of fiction describing a utopia

an article giving opinions or perspectives

an article giving opinions or perspectives

a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme

an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allu…

a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning"

a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses; "he has written many scientific papers"

a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

a literary genre that reveals a character's thoughts and feeling as they develop by means of a long soliloquy

the form or metrical composition of a poem

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

genre of music written for marching; "Sousa wrote the best marches"

a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

a short novel

a short novel

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

(New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son"

the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"

a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

a story dealing with love

literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society

a prose narrative shorter than a novel

a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes

a comedy with serious elements or overtones

a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

(linguistics, poetry) the use of isosyllabic verse.; "But it is likewise true that — especially in the context of the eighteenth century — anape…

a news story of major importance

a short newspaper article about a particular person or group

(prosody) a system of versification

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story

the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action"

a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

bound collection of antiphons

bound collection of antiphons

a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text

a composition for orchestra and a soloist

a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic computerized societies

the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement

a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"

a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text

music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love

religious music used in a procession

genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have…

a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for…

a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata

a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata

a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and t…

a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s; "soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights…