GENRES OF LITERATURE

LITERATURE IN ENGLISH SSS1 FIRST TERM

WEEK THREE

GENRES OF LITERATURE

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to learn;

• DEFINITION OF ‘GENRE’
• DIAGRAMMATIC DISPLAY OF GENRES OF LITERATURE

CONTENT

REFERENCE

• Exam Focus by J.O.J. Nwachukwu Agbada et al.
• Essential Literature-in-English for S.S.S. by Ibitola A.O.
• The Mastery of Literature by Iwuchukwu Chinweikpe Esq.
• A Handbook of Creative Writing by J.O.J Nwachukwu Agbada.

TOPIC: GENRES OF LITERATURE

DEFINITION

The word ‘genre’ is a technical notation for the different branches or arms of literature. And these branches of literature include: Drama, Prose, and Poetry. It is important to note that in the oral literature before the advent or introduction of the writing skill, these genres of literature have unconsciously existed. That is,…