21 Century Literary Genres: Lesson 3

21st Century Literary
Genres
Lesson 3
Lesson Objectives
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:
1. differentiate the 21st century literary genres, and the one’s from the
original genres;
2. enumerate the elements, structures and traditions of each genre;
3. appreciate the unique features of each genre.

21st Century Literature refers to new
literary work created within the last
decade.
It is written by contemporary authors

21st Century which may deal with current themes/
issues and reflects a technological culture.
Literature
It often breaks traditional writing rules.
21st Century Reader
learned through the use of technology
capable of navigating and interpreting digital formats

and media message
possess literacy skills, like technological abilities such as
keyboarding, internet navigation, interpretation of technological
speak, ability to communicate and interpret coded language and
decipher graphics.
The major literary genres
1. POETRY is an imaginative awareness of experience
expressed through meaning, sound and
rhythmic language choices to evoke an
emotional response
has been known to employ meter and rhyme
being authentic and as an individual mode of

expression makes it nearly impossible to
define
2. DRAMA
is a composition in prose or verse
presenting in dialogue or pantomime a
story involving conflict more contrast of
character, especially on intended to be
acted on a stage: a play.
It may be any situation or series of

events having vivid, emotional,
conflicting or striking interest.
3. FICTION
is literature created from

the imagination, not
include the novel, short
presented as fact, though
story and novella
it may be based on a true
story or situation.
4. NON-FICTION
purpose of non-fiction biographies, articles

is based on facts and
writing is to inform from textbooks and
the author’s opinion
and sometimes to magazines and
about a subject.
persuade. newspapers.
21st Century Literature Genres
1. ILLUSTRATED NOVEL
is a story or narrative told through words complemented by illustrated

images
50% of the narrative is presented without words while some may not
contain any text at all, so the reader must interpret the images to
comprehend the story completely.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick and The Arrival by

Shaun Tan.
1. ILLUSTRATED
NOVEL…cont’d
1. ILLUSTRATED
NOVEL…cont’d
2. DIGI-FICTION
uses the combination examples include

of three media: book, Patrick Carman’s
is also called Triple
movie/video, and Skeleton Creek and
Media Literature
internet website to Anthony Zuiker’s
tell a narrative Level 26.
• Level 26 is a series of crime thrillers
centered on a rogue serial killer hunter.
2. DIGI- • Steve Dark is head of a highly secret
FICTION…cont’d and incredibly skilled black-ops
element within the U.S. government,
which is tasked with finding and
bringing to justice the most brutal and
horrific serial murderers in the world
-- especially those whose existence
world governments would prefer not to
admit.
Graphic novels are narratives told in
comic-strip formats and published as a
book.
3. GRAPHIC
To differentiate from illustrated fiction,
NOVEL graphic novels tell a story using a
combination of words and pictures in a
sequence across the page.
Archie Comics by John Goldwater and

illustrator, Bob Montana, and The Death of
Captain Marvel by Jim Starlin
3. GRAPHIC NOVEL…cont’d
Manga is the Japanese word for comics.
used in the English-speaking world as a

4. MANGA generic term for all comic books and graphic
novels originally published in Japan.
Manga-style comics created by American

artists are sometimes called Ameri- manga.
4. Manga…cont’d
4. Manga…cont’d
5. DOODLE FICTION
is a literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle writing,

drawings, and handwritten graphics in place of the traditional font.
Doodles are simple drawings or random shapes and lines that may or may not
have concrete representational meanings.
These enhance the story, often adding humorous elements.
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney and Timmy Failure by Stephan
Pastis.
6. TEXT-TALK NOVELS
• Text-Talk novels are stories told almost

entirely in dialogue simulating social
network exchanges.
• Narratives are usually presented in blog,
email, and IM (instant messaging) format.
• Jenny Ruth Almocera’s Vince and Kath
6. TEXT-TALK NOVELS…cont’d
7. CHICK LIT or CHICK LITERATURE
is an often humorous and lighthearted fiction which addresses

issues of modern womanhood
may include romantic relationships, friendships, and issues in the

workplace. It generally targets young women readers
Scarlet Bailey’s The night before Christmas and Miranda

Dickinson’s It started with a Kiss
7. CHICK LIT or CHICK LITERATURE…cont’d
8. FLASH FICTION
• narrated in an extremely brief way, but still offers plot and character
development and implies a larger story
• could range from a word to a thousand.
Varieties of flash fiction identified by word count include
• six-word stories (6 words),
• dribble or minisaga (50 words)
• 280-character story or twitterrature (280 words or a story in one tweet)
• drabble or microfiction (100 words)
• sudden fiction (750 words)
• flash fiction (1,000 words).
8. Examples of flash fictions - six-word stories:
(FLASH FICTION…cont’d)
For sale: baby socks, Longed for him. Got him,

never worn. Shit.
(Written by Ernest (Written Margaret

Hemingway) Atwood)
8. Examples of flash fictions - six-word stories:
(FLASH FICTION…cont’d)
9. CREATIVE NONFICTION
is also known as literary nonfiction or narrative

nonfiction
uses literary styles and techniques to create factually

accurate narratives
1000 Gifts by Ann Voscamp and Wind, Sand, and Stars

by Antoine de Saint- Exupery are examples.
a genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative
concepts such as futuristic science and technology, space
travel, time travel, faster than light travel, a parallel universe
and extraterrestrial life.
10. SCIENCE
FICTION often explores the potential consequences of scientific and
other innovations and has been called a “literature of ideas”
examples include Suzanne Collins’ Mockingjay and Sarah

Maas’ Kingdom of Ash
11. BLOG
A blog (shortened form of Weblog) is a
website containing short articles called posts
that are updated regularly.
Some blogs are written by one person

containing his or her own opinions,
interests and experiences, while others are
written by different people.
Kryz Uy’s Break My Style which includes

stories of her travel and style is one of the
most followed blogs in the country.
is digital poetry that uses links and hypertext mark-
up
12. HYPER can either involve set words, phrases, lines, etc. that are
presented in variable order but sit on the page much as
POETRY traditional poetry does, or it can contain parts of the poem
that move and transform.
usually found online, but CD-ROM and diskette versions

exist. The earliest examples date to no later than the mid-
1980s
References
Cadacio, R. L. & Caturay, F. A. (2021). 21st century literature from the Philippines and the
world quarter 1 – Module 2: Conventional and 21st century genres. Riza. Department of
Education – Region 4A CALABARZON.
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21st Century Literary

At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:

2. enumerate the elements, structures and traditions of each genre;

3. appreciate the unique features of each genre.

It is written by contemporary authors

learned through the use of technology

capable of navigating and interpreting digital formats

being authentic and as an individual mode of

It may be any situation or series of

is literature created from

purpose of non-fiction biographies, articles

is a story or narrative told through words complemented by illustrated

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick and The Arrival by

uses the combination examples include

Archie Comics by John Goldwater and

used in the English-speaking world as a

Manga-style comics created by American

is a literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle writing,

These enhance the story, often adding humorous elements.

• Text-Talk novels are stories told almost

is an often humorous and lighthearted fiction which addresses

may include romantic relationships, friendships, and issues in the

Scarlet Bailey’s The night before Christmas and Miranda

For sale: baby socks, Longed for him. Got him,

(Written by Ernest (Written Margaret

is also known as literary nonfiction or narrative

uses literary styles and techniques to create factually

1000 Gifts by Ann Voscamp and Wind, Sand, and Stars

examples include Suzanne Collins’ Mockingjay and Sarah

Some blogs are written by one person

Kryz Uy’s Break My Style which includes

usually found online, but CD-ROM and diskette versions

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