Genres of Prose:)
Diverse forms of literature reflect a profound relationship between art and human life. The odyssey offers the readers magnificent chances of unraveling the unparalleled kingdoms of imagination, where the unattainable is attained, the irreal becomes real, and the repulsive unsightliness transforms into supreme exquisiteness. The glory of experience offers a gateway to enter a timeless knowledge in real sense of the term, enlivening the barren self with radiant verves of vitality, appraising the being of how much has it in essence refined as human
GENRES OF PROSE
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Prose Pronunciation: /prəʊz/ Etymology: Latin prosa
(oratio)
‘straightforward (discourse)’
Definitions:“Ordinary writing, as distinguished from verse”, Ordinary writing — C Spoken or written language as in ordinary usage, distinguished from poetry by its lack of a marked metrical structure.
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Non-Fictional Prose: Definitions: Prose that deals with true facts, phenomena, persons, and occurrences. The category of literature, theatre, cinema, or any creative work that is based on fact rather than fiction, such as essays, expository prose, and documentaries.
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Diary: Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪəri/ Etymology: late 16th cent.: from Latin diarium, from dies ‘day’.
Definition: A diary is a type of autobiographical writing in which the diarist keeps a regular record of his or her activities and reflections. Diary was created solely for the writer's personal use. It has a specific purpose that distinguishes it from writing for publication. The existence of the Latin term diarium, which is derived from dies ("day"), indicates its old lineage. In the late Renaissance, the form began to flourish. Diaries have been extremely important for the recording of social and political history, in addition to revealing the diarist's personality.
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Textbook: Pronunciation:/ˈtekstbʊk/ Definition:
A book that serves as a standard source of information on a specific topic. Textbooks, as opposed to books that one might read for pleasure, are manuals created for instruction in a subject. Many students nowadays choose to read textbooks on computers rather than in hard copies. Textbooks became a common instructional tool around the world.
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Essay Pronunciation: /ˈeseɪ/ Etymology: Late Latin exagium ‘weighing’ Definition: An analytic, interpretative, or critical literary production is typically much shorter, less methodical, and formal than a dissertation or thesis, and deals with its subject from a specific and often personal perspective. d.
Review: Pronunciation: /rɪˈvjuː/ Etymology: French revoir ‘see again’ Definition: A review of a book, play, film, or other work published in a newspaper or magazine. e.
Encyclopedia: Pronunciation:
/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə/ Etymology:
mid 16th cent.: modern Latin, from
pseudo-Greek enkuklopaideia
‘all-round education’.
Definition: A book or series of books that provides knowledge about a variety of topics or elements of a single topic and is often organised alphabetically. f. Self Help Book: A self-help book is one written with the goal of instructing readers on how to solve personal problems. The books are named after Samuel Smiles' 1859 best-seller Self-Help, although they are also recognised and categorised as "self-improvement," a modernised form of self-help. In the late twentieth century, self-help books evolved from a niche to a postmodern cultural phenomenon. g.
Letter Pronunciation: /ˈletə(r)/ Etymology: Latin
littera : "a writing, document, record" Definition: A letter is a written or printed message sent by mail to a specific person or organisation.
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Magazine Article Pronunciation: /ˌmæɡəˈziːn ˈɑːtɪkl/ Definition: A magazine is a paper-covered periodical that is published on a regular basis, usually once a week or once a month, and contains articles, stories, images, and ads. A magazine is a printed or digitally published collection of materials (essays, articles, stories, poems) that is issued at regular intervals and is often illustrated (excluding newspapers). A magazine is a publication that contains news, personal narratives, and opinions aimed at the broad public. Professional writers, with or without topic expertise, frequently publish articles that incorporate "secondary" commentary on events, with little documentation (e.g. footnotes or bibliography). Magazines frequently have many eye-catching graphics and employ wording that is intelligible to the majority of people. Magazines such as Time, Newsweek, World Report, and Psychology Today are just a few examples. i. Editorial Pronunciation:/ˌedɪˈtɔːriəl/ Definition: An article in a newspaper or other periodical presenting the opinion of the publishers or editors.
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Opinion Piece Pronunciation:
/əˈpɪnjən pi:s/ Definition: A piece of writing that expresses a person's beliefs or points of view. An article in which the authors convey their personal views on a topic or piece of news, usually in a controversial or provocative manner. k.
Autobiography Pronunciation: /ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɒɡrəfi/. Definition: An autobiography is a self-narrated biography of oneself. It is based on private writings written during life that are not necessarily intended for publication (such as letters, diaries, journals, recollections, etc.) to a formal book-length autobiography. Autobiographical works can take numerous forms. Formal autobiographies provide a unique form of biographical truth. Thematic, religious, philosophical, and fictionalized elements can all be found in an autobiography. l.
Biography Pronunciation: /baɪˈɒɡrəfi/ Etymology: medieval Greek, from bios ‘life’ + -graphia
‘writing’ Definition: Biography is a type of nonfictional literature in which the subject of the story is a person's life. It is one of the oldest kinds of literary expression, attempting to re-create in words the life of a human being—as perceived from the author's historical or personal perspective—by drawing on all available data, including memory as well as written, oral, and pictorial information. |
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Fictional Prose:
Definition: A type of prose that is derived from imagination, or prose that is based on the author's imagination rather than facts. Types of Fictional Prose
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Mythology Pronunciation: /mɪˈθɒlədʒi/ Etymology: Greek muthologia, from muthos ‘myth’ + -logia ‘a subject of study’ Definition: A collection of myths, especially those associated with a specific religious or cultural heritage. b.
Folktale Pronunciation:
/ˈfəʊk teɪl Definition: A story, particularly one that is part of the common people's oral culture. c. Short Story Pronunciation: /ˌʃɔːt ˈstɔːri/ Definition: A story that has a fully developed concept but is much shorter and less detailed than a novel. d. Novel Pronunciation: /ˈnɒvl/ Etymology: Latin
novellus, from novus ‘new’ Definition: A novel is a created prose tale of significant length and complexity that imaginatively deals with human experience, usually through a continuous sequence of events involving a group of people in a specific environment. Within its broad framework, the novel has embraced a diverse range of kinds and styles, including picaresque, epistolary, Gothic, romantic, realist, and historical fiction, to mention a few. e. Novella Pronunciation: /nəˈvelə/ Definition: A novella is a narrative prose fiction work that is shorter than a novel in length but longer than a short story. Individual events or a brief series of events, such as a day in the life of a character or a significant turning moment in a character's life, are typically dramatised in novellas. |
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