There are four categories of literature, called genres, they are: Prose Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Nonfiction Prose. Prose fiction encompasses myths, novels, and short stories; it is also known as narrative fiction. Poetry uses rhyme and structure to intensify its emotional impact, along with devices such as imagery and metaphor. Drama is literature acted out on a stage or film and makes great use of character's dialogue. Nonfiction prose is a collection of facts in media; news reports, essays, and textbooks.
I found the multiple genres interesting. I enjoyed the book's description of poetry in particular; paradoxically, its many formal and metric restrictions provide poets great freedom. It classifies the first three types of genres as imaginative literature, but also mentions a type of nonfiction prose called creative nonfiction, and then proceeds in explaining it. It goes into detail about each of the genres, explaining what they are and what they include. I found this article very informative without being boring.
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