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Literary Genres
Scope note
Divisions of literature into categories or classes that group works by form or type, such as biographies, essays, or poetry, rather than by movements such as Naturalism, Realism, or Romanticism
Alternative terms
UF
↸
Chronicles (2004)
UF
↸
Epics (2004)
UF
↸
Fables (2004)
UF
↸
Legends (2004)
UF
↸
Odes
UF
↸
Short Stories (2004)
UF
↸
Sonnets (2004)
Broader Terms
BT
↑
Humanities
More specific terms
NT2
↓
Biographies
►
▼
NT3
↓
Autobiographies
NT2
↓
Diaries
►
▼
NT3
↓
Student Journals
NT2
↓
Essays
NT2
↓
Novels
NT2
↓
Parody
NT2
↓
Satire
NT2
↓
Scripts
NT2
↓
Skits
NT2
↓
Tales
►
▼
NT3
↓
Fairy Tales
Related terms
RT
⇆
Comedy
RT
⇆
Drama
RT
⇆
Fiction
RT
⇆
Humor
RT
⇆
Literary Criticism
RT
⇆
Literary Devices
RT
⇆
Literary Styles
RT
⇆
Literature
RT
⇆
Nonfiction
RT
⇆
Poetry
RT
⇆
Prose
RT
⇆
Tragedy
RT
⇆
World Literature
Date of creation
09-May-2023
Modified
31-Dec-1969
Accepted term
09-May-2023
Descendant terms
9
ARK
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More specific terms
9
Alternative terms
7
Related terms
13
Notes
1
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