REVIEW: CLASSIFICATIONS AND GENRES OF LITERATURE

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Across
  1. 2. It refers to a vast collection of traditional, fictional stories originating from various ethnic groups, passed down orally through generations before being written down.
  2. 4. This is a classification of dramatic poetry which is an exaggerated comedy based broadly on humorous situations.
  3. 5. Its subject is death. It contains the author’s personal grief for a loved one. It is poem of lamentation.
  4. 6. It deals with a serious theme such as immortality. It is said to be the most majestic of all lyric poems. It is also a song of praise.
  5. 9. A sacred, traditional story that explains the origins of the world, natural phenomena, human customs, and the universe.
  6. 10. This is a classification of poetry that tells a story in richly imaginative and rhythmical language
  7. 11. A traditional narrative about a specific person or place that is rooted in historical fact but heavily embellished over time.
  8. 12. A type of poetry that focuses on expressing the speaker's emotions, feelings, and thoughts. It often utilizes vivid imagery and musicality.
  9. 13. Stories involving crimes, investigations, and the solving of puzzles or secrets.
  10. 14. Short fictional stories that feature anthropomorphized animals, plants, or forces of nature behaving like humans.
Down
  1. 1. A storytelling genre centered entirely on the development of a romantic relationship between two people, which must conclude with an optimistic and emotionally satisfying ending.
  2. 3. A type of drama with a serious storyline told in a humorous, sardonic, or snide way.
  3. 7. Fiction is one of the primary classifications of literature. It refers to any narrative work created from the imagination rather than strictly based on real facts or history
  4. 8. This is a classification of dramatic poetry in which the character undergoes a morally significant struggle and ends disastrously.
  5. 9. It deals with any emotion or phase of life, and its story is told in a simple, straightforward, and realistic manner. (Equivalent to short story in prose) ( Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterburry Tale)