Genre of
Literature
Prose
Genres of Literature
Poetry
Drama
Prose
What is Prose
 Prose refers to a piece of narrative which may be
as lengthy as a novel (over 80 pages long), a
novella (between 30 and 80 pages) or a short
story (approximately 3-30 pages). It is based on
the event which may be real (nonfiction) or
unreal (fiction).
Elements of Prose
 Character
 Setting
 Conflict
 Plot
 Theme
 Resolution/Denouncement
 Character- this is the person or thing that the story is
talking about.
 Setting- this is the place, time or historic era in which
the story is written.
 Conflict- this is the problem facing the character. The
conflict may be internal (eg..guilt) or (external
eg…famine).
 Plot- this is the sequence of events in the story. It
explains what happened.
 Theme- this is the central idea or issues about life that
the story addresses. Some of the major themes in stories
include love, human relationship, poverty, politics,
religion, racism, gender issues, childhood, war, greed,
hatred, death etc..
Resolution/Denouncement- this is the
unravelling of the plot. All suspense
dies and the conflict in the story is
solved.