Major Literary Genres

Distinguishing characteristics and traits make the differences between the significant literary devices apparent. The two works of literature, The Ants & the Grasshopper and Felisa RinÓn de Gautier: Official Biography, are categorized as the major literary device, prose, with the former being fiction prose, while the latter is non-fiction prose. The distinguishing trait of the prose genre involves its structure consisting of sentences and paragraphs; while comparing the two works of literature, they both possess this trait, with the numerous sentences and paragraphs contributing to their structure. Further, the contrasting trait of these works of literature involves their fictional and nonfictional form: The Ants & the Grasshopper is a fable, a short story fiction prose. At the same time, Felisa RinÓn de Gautier: Official Biography is a biography, which is non-fiction prose. Literary works can be easily classified using the various features of a genre. Accordingly, despite these works of literature being of the prose genre, their multiple distinguishing characteristics make their differences evident by making it apparent which features are attributed to a given genre.

References

Library of Congress Aesop Fables: The Ants & the Grasshopper. Read.gov. http://read.gov/aesop/052.html.

Shevlin, A. (2021). Felisa RinÓn de Gautier: Official Biography. Preb.com. http://www.preb.com/biog/felisare.htm.

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Question

Objective

After studying the topic of literary genres, the student will be able to compare and contrast two works of literature. (25 points)

Major Literary Genres

Use the following as a reference to make your comparison of both works of literature.

MAJOR LITERARY GENRES

There are three major literary genres. These are prose, poetry, and drama.

PROSE: Prose is written in the ordinary form of language; this is in sentences or paragraphs. The two forms of prose are fiction and non-fiction.

Fiction: Works of fiction are imaginary (made-up). Examples: short stories (myths, fairy tales, fables, mystery, etc.) and novels, among other

Non-fiction: Non-fiction presents and explains ideas about real people, events, and facts (reality). Examples: autobiographies, biographies, letters, essays, and reports.

POETRY: Poetry makes use of musical and emotionally charged language, as well as imagery, figurative speech, and unique sound devices such as rhyme and rhythm. Poetry is written in verse. Groups of verse are called stanzas.

DRAMA: Drama is a story written to be performed by actors. The written version of the drama is called a script. The script includes the actors dialogues, stage directions, and a description of the setting, sound effects, and lighting. Drama is divided into parts called acts, and acts are divided into smaller parts called scenes.

Instructions

Read the following two works of literature.

First genre: http://read.gov/aesop/052.html
Second genre: http://www.preb.com/biog/felisare.htm
After reading the above works of literature, analyze them and write a paragraph comparing both works in terms of genre by following this guideline.

Write a topic sentence stating the purpose of your paragraph.
Classify each work of literature by indicating the primary literary genre it belongs to: prose, poetry, or drama.
Compare both (focus on similarities as to the genre they belong to). You must name one (1) similarity about both genres and not about the content of the literary work.
Contrast both (focus on differences as to the genre they belong to and not to the content of each work). You must name one (1) difference.
Finish your paragraph with a concluding sentence which states your opinion about both literary genres.
Submit a 6 to 8-sentence paragraph using the correct paragraph structure.

Creative Writing, English

Invisibility Superpower

Given an opportunity to choose between invisibility and flying, I would choose invisibility. It offers more benefits to me than flying would. The power of invisibility would highly favour my personality more than flying, given that Im an introvert. I love spending most of my free time alone. Besides, flying would be a liability to me since everyone could spot me, and if they had bad intentions, they could try to shoot me or something like that.

What is the purpose of your chosen superpower? How would this superpower allow you to accomplish your purpose as a superhero?

The purpose of choosing invisibility as my superhero power is to avoid human contact as much as possible. As an introvert, this power would help me control my visibility in most cases. For instance, when in a place such as a social function, with friends, colleagues, or workmates, and I feel uncomfortable with the situation, the chosen superpower will enable me to become invisible and leave without attention or anyone realizing it. I advocate social justice in society and condemn any form of social injustice or immoralities in society. With this power, it would be possible for me to achieve social injustice and immoralities in society. For example, I would invade personal talks or meeting with people I believe do not have goodwill with the people, such as corrupt politicians, drug smugglers, and thieves. I would have firsthand information regarding criminal activities being planned and convey such information to the relevant authorities without them even noticing. In this way, I will cause confusion and fear of the crimes perpetrators, which would lead to a harmonious and peaceful community.

What assumptions do you have about being a superhero and your chosen superpower?

With my invisibility superpower, I assume I can decide to be invisible whenever I choose to. Also, I assume that when I am invisible, my footsteps and movements will not be heard by anyone. When in my invisibility state, I expect that even if I am in a crowd of people, for example, in the streets, I will not have any physical contact with people and be knocked by cars on the roads. Lastly, the invisibility state would allow me to enter all buildings, even those with closed doors. I assume to be more of a spirit when in an invisible state than a normal human.

What does your desire to be invisible or fly say about you? What are some specific goals you could accomplish with your superpower?

My main goal of being invisible is to help me avoid unnecessary interactions with people and curb all criminal activities in the region.

What values inform your decision?

My values of honesty and integrity influence my decisions.

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Question

Invisibility Superpower

If you could have the superhero power of invisibility or flying, which would you choose? No one else on earth has superhero powers, and you would have only the one. State your choice explicitly and then explain why it is your choice.

Invisibility Superpower

As you consider your choice, think about the following:

What is the purpose of your chosen superpower? How would this superpower allow you to accomplish your purpose as a superhero?
What assumptions do you have about being a superhero and your chosen superpower?
What does your desire to be invisible or fly say about you? What are some specific goals you could accomplish with your superpower?
What values inform your decision?

There is no correct answer here. Your response should be no less than 350 words and demonstrate critical thinking in how you reached your conclusion with specific support. This assignment is part of Saint Leo Universitys UE, and will be collected as part of a university-wide effort to study critical thinking.