Prose

• Novel & Novelette
• Long narrative divided into various chapters.
• The events are taken from true-to-life stories.
• Short Stories – Short narrative involving a simple plot and a few characters
• Folk Tales
• Fairy Tales
• Whimsical Tales
• Fables – are stories whose characters are animals who speak and act like humans.
• Anecdotes  – are merely the product of the writer’s imagination. The main aim is to bring lessons to the readers.
• Parables
• Legends – are usually talking about the origins of things/people/places/animals, etc.
• Myths
• Essays – expresses the viewpoint of the writer about and issue or topic.
• Speeches
• Declamations
• Orations  – formal treatment of a subject intended to be spoken in public.
• News – are records of everyday events.
• Biography – deals with the written accounts of a person’s life written by another person.

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Poetry

Narrative Poetry

1. Epic is an extended narrative poetry about a hero of a race.
   The two types of Epic are:
   Popular Epic – doesn’t have a specific author. Example:  Harvest song of Aliguyon, etc.
   Modern Epic – has a specific author. Example: Divine comedy of Dante, etc.
2. Metrical Tales – these narrative are written in verse and can be classified as a ballad or a metrical romance.
3. Idylls or home tales – Bayani sa Bukid by Al Perez
4. Love Tales  – Florante at Laura
5. Tales of supernatural written for strong moral purpose in verse form. Example: Ang Ibong Adarna
6. Ballad – a ballad is a story song that often has a refrain or chorus as in the example that follows.
7. Dramatic Poetry
8. Social Poem
9. Corrido
10. Awit

Other Types of Poetry:

• Haiku
• Tanka
• Limericks
• Acrostic Poem
• Concrete or form poetry

Types of Drama

• Comedy
• Tragedy
• Melodrama or Musical
• Farce
• Satire
• Morality
• Comedy of Error