'Major genres' presentation slideshows

The History of American Music

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Poetry

Poetry . Poetry is:. One of the three major genres of literature Highly concise with a musical quality. It uses emotionally charged language that usually appeals to the five senses. Types of Poetry . Dramatic Poetry. Poetry that uses the techniques of drama

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Forms of Literature

Forms of Literature. Language Arts Standards: 7E1b.1 Structural Features of Informational Text 7E1c.1 Discuss the purposes and characteristics of different forms of literary text. Prose. The ordinary form of written language.

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Comedy

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Civil War Literature

Civil War Literature. 1850-1880. Most of the literature in this period focused on the historical situation in America at this time: Conflicting ideas of the North & the South. Major Genres: letters, speeches, narratives. Statesmen: Abraham Lincoln Robert E. Lee Novelists:

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