The main divisions are as follows: Prose Fiction * The novel * The short story * The novella (a short novel that often focuses on the action rather than the characters) Poetry * Lyric * Epic * Ballad * (Various other types) Drama * Tragedy * Comedy * (Other kinds, too) One can of course go on subdividing indefinitely ... but this should be a start, zuzu
There are many genres. There are many types of genres in fiction, the most popular being fantasy and romance. Other types of genres include horror, crime, humour, parody, drama, angst (mostly used in fanfiction), historical, mystery, satire, saga, science fiction, thriller, poetry (which includes subgeneres such as dramatic, lyric and epic), adventure etc. In some novels, genres are mixed, for example, a fantasy novel may include elements of romance, horror and maybe even historical. Deciding which genre to catagorise a novel under can be a difficult decision for a publisher. It is important that the book is given the correct genre, otherwise it may not market well. This also applies to films, which include genres based on settings, moods, and age. Genres for the setting include crime, sport, war, westerns etc. The film's mood includes genres such as adventure, action, comedy, drama, romance, fantasy, mystery etc. The age catagories that films are divided into are children's film, family film and adult film. In this world, there are 89086201 genres. If you don't believe me, go to... http://www.blurtit.com/q823997.html I hope this answer helped you, and going to Wiki is helpful too.
Beowulf was intended to be spoken aloud while Grendel was meant to be read in a book.
It varies from book to book.
Fiction: Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery; Nonfiction: Biography, History/Geography, Informative (Book about plants, animals, religion; etc.)Misc.: Romance, etc;These are most of the genres in English.
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There are many musical genres and more evolving from like sub genres so there is no real number
Probably around a hundred.
It's actually not one book but a collection of many books - some books of poetry, fiction, history, songs, prophesy, teaching and many other genres. So, if you ask 'what kind of book is the Bible', it is more a library than a book.
Romance or Tragedy.
non-fiction
Anthony Horowitz's favorite book is difficult to pinpoint as he admires the works of many authors and genres. However, he has mentioned "The Day of the Jackal" by Frederick Forsyth as one of his favorite thrillers.
The genre that a non fiction book would be, would depend on its subject. Non fiction is narrative and factual and can be in many genres such as biographies, do it yourself, gardening, and art.
Academic genres are stories set in an academic enviorment, it could be a book, movie or play. An example of an academic genre could be The History Boys. :) Hope this helps.
What is the poem? There are many genres of poems such as Ballad, Sonnet or epic.
Moroccan music comes in many different genres, mainly based on region. Some of the Moroccan music genres include Aissawa, Gharnati, Griha, and Malhun.
Moon Over Manifest is a historical fiction book, although you could classify it as mystery, as well. Either genre is appropriate, and many people classify it as both genres.
The various genres and sub-genres of anime include action (fighting is dominant), adventure (lots of traveling), comedy (lots of laugh), drama (lots of emotion), Sci-fi (advanced technology), fantasy (magic) and many others.