literary form
category of literary works distinguished by formal characteristics without consideration of content
prose
form of language which applies ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech
audiobook
recording of a text being read
treatise
formal and systematic written discourse on some subject
graphic novel
book with primarily comics contents
I-novel
Japanese genre of confessional literature where the events in the story correspond to events in the author's life
excerpt
an extract from a larger audiovisual or literary work
wordless novel
narrative genre that uses sequences of pictures to tell a story
conte
genre of prose fiction
academic work
academic work that reports the result of study and analysis of a topic using scholarly methods
tale
prose fiction that can be either rooted in oral tradition or created by an author
poetic form
structure that is used by a poem
dictionary
work that provides word information such as spelling, definition, gender, pronunciation, etymology, etc., where the information provided depends on the kind of dictionary
short story
brief work of literature, usually written in narrative prose
letter
written message from one to another
feuilleton
part of a European newspaper or magazine devoted to material designed to entertain the general reader; an article printed in a feuilleton
literary cycle
group of stories grouped around common figures
cell phone novel
literary work originally written on a cellular phone via text messaging
Ming poetry
Poetry written in Ming Dynasty
play
theatrical dramatic work intended to be performed by actors (in theatre, radio or recorded for TV)
article
text that forms an independent part of a publication
oration
address delivered to an audience
sketch story
literary form
narration
literary form characterized by the description of a sequence of events in a certain order
poem
form of literature, work of poetry, often composed of verses
national myth
inspiring narrative about a nation's past
novella
short prose tale popular in Renaissance Italy, progenitor of the short story
letter collection
publication, usually a book, containing a compilation of letters written by a real person
poetry
literary style characterized by a strong expressiveness of words
novel
narrative text, normally of a substantial length and in the form of prose describing a fictional and sequential story
picture book
book with images at least as important as words, commonly directed at young children and featuring a story
novelette
narrative prose fiction shorter than a novella and longer than a short story
three-volume novel
format of novel publishing, where a novel or series of connected novels are published in three volumes
serial
literary form in which a plot unfolds in a sequential episode-by-episode fashion
encyclopedia
type of reference work
drama
formal type of literature intended for performance, where the text is written in the form of character lines and the author's remarks and is usually divided into acts and scenes
essay
piece of writing often written from an author's personal point of view
sage
kind of legend
verse novel
literary genre
closet drama
play not intended to be performed onstage, but read by a solitary reader or, sometimes, aloud in a small group
literary fragment
genre or piece of a larger work
radio drama
form of art radio broadcasting, the radio transmission of a recording of a play or dramatization of a literary work
dialogue
literary genre
fix-up
novel created from a collection of short fiction published previously
flash fiction
style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity
narrativity
quality or condition of presenting a narrative
myth
type of traditional narrative
short short story
short story of a much smaller volume
Rasa
early literary form of Gujarati literature and Apabhramsa
song
musical composition for voice(s)
opinion piece
article that reflects the author's opinion about the subject