Answer to Question #106464 in English for Nonhlanhla

Question

in three separate paragraphs, one paragraph for each genre, provide your own definition of the three key genres in literature: Prose, Poetry and Drama. provide suitable examples for each genre as evidence for each definitions.

Answer 1

By definition, genre means a type of art, literature, or music characterized by specific form, content, and style. In literature, there are three key genres which include prose, poetry, and drama. Each of these genres has particular features and functions that distinguish them from another.

Poetry

Poetry is the first major literary genre. By definition, poetry is a type of literature that is based on the interplay of words by employing meter and rhyme. In this type of genre, words are strung together to form sounds, images, and ideas that might be complex to describe directly. Poetry is further divided into different genres such as an epic poem, narrative, dramatic and romantic a good example of poetry is a poem known as The Odyssey, Homer,

Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth,

Nothing is bred that is weaker than man.

It is an epic poem which deals with gods, heroes, and monsters. In this poem, Homers tells stories of Greek heroes like Odysseus.

Drama

Drama is a form of text performed in front of the audience. It usually consists of a dialogue between characters and it is intended for theatrical performance. Notably, it is also known as a play and is subdivided into further categories such as comedy, tragicomedy, and tragedy. A good example of a play is one written by William Shakespeare known as Romeo & Juliet.

Prose

Prose is a form of literature that exhibits a natural flow of speech and grammatical structure with complete sentences that are organized into paragraphs. It mostly focuses on the characters and plot. Examples of prose include short stories, novels, fairy tales, newspapers, essays, and novels.