21st Century Literature Grade 11

1. E- Portfolio
Grade/Level: XI
Subject: 21st Century Literature
Teacher: Nemia Macabingkil

2. Five Major Types
of Genres in
Literature and
examples

3. Poetry
- literary work in which special intensity
is given to expressing feelings and ideas
by using distinctive style and rhythm;
poems collectively or as a genre of
literature.
Example:
The Red Wheelbarrow is the basic
summary of the poem is the outlook of
a farmyard and how simple things used
in a farm could be important. Here, poet
talks about three things mainly, the
wheelbarrow, the chickens and the rain
and emphasis the word “so much
depends”.

4. Drama
- a composition
in verse or prose intended to portray life
or character or to tell a story usually
involving conflicts and emotions through
action and dialogue and typically
designed for theatrical performance.
Example:
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851
novel by American writer Herman
Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael's
narrative of the maniacal quest of Ahab,
captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for
vengeance against Moby Dick, the giant
white sperm whale that crippled him on
the ship's previous voyage.

5. Prose
- the ordinary language people use in
speaking or writing.
Example:
A novel synopsis includes a brief
summary of your story's main plot,
subplots, and the ending, a few character
descriptions, and an overview of your
major themes.

6. Fiction
- literature in the form of prose that
describes imaginary events and
people.
Example:
To Kill a Mockingbird is both a young
girl's coming-of-age story and a
darker drama about the roots and
consequences of racism and
prejudice, probing how good and
evil can coexist within a single
community or individual.

7. Non-Fiction
- prose writing that is based on
facts, real events, and real people,
such as biography or history.
Example:
Diary is form of autobiographical
writing, a regularly kept record of
the diarist's activities and reflections.