A-Z: General definitions
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A-Z: General definitions: Romance
Definition
1. A traditional genre or mode which includes fantasy writing and fairy tales. It is the opposite to the realistic, containing elements of the supernatural and the marvellous. It may be in the form of poetry or prose fiction. 2. A love story. 3. A Romance language is one that is derived from Latin.
A French word meaning type or class. A major division of type or style in an art-form. A sub-genre is a lesser division. The main literary genres are novel, short story, comedy, tragedy, epic and lyric.
One of the main genres of literature, wherein words are arranged as verse.
In written text, the ordinary plain form of language, not organised into verse form. It is often contrasted with the term 'poetry'.
One of the main divisions of literature, being a narrative prose genre.
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