Literary Genre

turgon

Sometimes in questions they ask "explain your understanding of the term Literary Genre". What would be a suitable explanation for the term?? Would "the way in which authors present the text" be a bit too brief?

The Walsho

turgon wrote: »

Sometimes in questions they ask "explain your understanding of the term Literary Genre". What would be a suitable explanation for the term?? Would "the way in which authors present the text" be a bit too brief?

Use that line and then follow with a few examples of techniques (the ones you're going to talk about in your essay), such as symbolism, narrative etc.

Papercut

Literary Genre is the way in which a story is told. This can be done in a variety of ways, using many various techniques to string together and create a powerful story. The texts I have studied in my comparative course are.....My comparative essay shall deal with the ways in which each of the above named texts tell their stories.

These are what I focus on in my Literary Genre Q....I am Studying Philadelphia Here I come, How Many Miles To Babylon and My Left Foot......so the techniques could be different if you are studying others.

• Flashbacks
• Narrative
• Imagery and Symbolism
• Humour
• Film Techniques
• Conclusion

lovechem

I LOVE literary genre. I hope to god it comes up! Hasn't come up in awhile so fingers crossed

1huge1

Papercut wrote: »

Literary Genre is the way in which a story is told. This can be done in a variety of ways, using many various techniques to string together and create a powerful story. The texts I have studied in my comparative course are.....My comparative essay shall deal with the ways in which each of the above named texts tell their stories.

These are what I focus on in my Literary Genre Q....I am Studying Philadelphia Here I come, How Many Miles To Babylon and My Left Foot......so the techniques could be different if you are studying others.

• Flashbacks
• Narrative
• Imagery and Symbolism
• Humour
• Film Techniques
• Conclusion

Exactly. like in the three texts I studied (Philadelphia here I come, The truman show and old school) one of the main way the three texts told their story is through the use of the central character,
or props
or place names
or viewing techniques e.g philadelphia here i come had stage direction
the truman show had camera angles and everyone on the screen was there for a person (mise on scene)
or in old school the had descriptive narative.

its all about the comparision

Desirah

I'm doing my left foot, philadelphia and babylon aswell.Are these techniques sufficient to get a good grade?

• all use social realism
• structure and style
• quotations from other authors
• imagery
• humour

PeteZahut

the headings we are using are 1)narrative style 2)text shape 3)suspense 4)symbolisim 5)reflection on society and maybe resolution

itsme_94

does anyone have any essays on litrary genre for how many miles to babylon?:D