You are now going to look at the most important features of each of these literary genres. Let's start with an activity to test you on what you already know about drama and prose fiction. Activity Think about a play that you have read recently or seen performed in the theatre, and also a novel or short story that you have read. Here is a list of the most important characteristic features of drama and prose fiction.
Genre is used to describe different types of prose fiction.
The novel and the short story tend to fall into the same sub-genres. A novel or short story may fall into more than one category or genre. Work through this unit by clicking on the large arrows, or jump to a section by clicking on the small arrows.