The document provides examples of different literary terms and genres including plays, poems, novels, and styles of writing. Playwright Thornton Wilder's play "Our Town" from 1938 is given as an example of a play. David Mamet's "The Frog Prince" from 1983 is classified as a closet drama because it was meant to be read rather than performed. Glenn Gordon Caron's "Picture Perfect" romantic comedy from 1997 involves a woman lying about having a boyfriend. Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" and Joseph Heller's "Catch-22" are both classified as satire due to their satirical nature.

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Playwright Examples
Playwright Name Thornton wilder Name of Play Our town
E
Years lived 1897-1975 Year of play 1938 N
G
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton_Wilder#Plays
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Playwright Name David Mamet Name of Play The frog prince A
D
V
Years lived 1947- present Year of play 1983
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet
Closet Drama Example
Playwright Name Robert Browning Name of Closet Drama Strafford E
N
G
Years lived 1812-1889 Year of play 1837
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Why is this classified A
Because it was suppose to be read and not turned into a play.
as a Closet Drama? D
V
Source http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0812614.html , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Browning
High Comedy Example
Playwright Name Name of High Comedy A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified L
as a High Comedy? Y
Source
Low Comedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Low Comedy A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified L
as a Low Comedy? Y
Source

2. Romantic Comedy Example
Playwright Name Glenn Gordon Caron Name of Play Picture Perfect E
N
G
Years lived 1954- present Year of play 1997
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Why is this classified as a kate lies that she is dating someone when she isn't and she ends up dating her colleague that A
Romantic Comedy? she has always wanted. D
V
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_Perfect_(1997_film)
Comedy of Manners Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Comedy of Manners? Y
Source
Because all they want to do is show everything
What is an example of a
The show-off person Why? they can do off and think they are better then
stock character?
every one else. E
N
G
What is an example of a
The insincere person Why? Because they don't always mean what they say.
stock character? +
A
D
What is an example of a Because they won't let anyone else say anything
The talkative person Why? V
stock character? until they are done.
Classical Tragedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play
Years lived Year of play
A
D
V
Why is this classified as a
Classical Tragedy? O
N
Source L
Y
Define HUBRIS

3. Revenge Tragedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Revenge Tragedy? Y
Source
Domestic Tragedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Domestic Tragedy? Y
Source
Tragicomedy Example
Playwright Name William Shakespeare Name of Play Julius Cesar E
N
G
Years lived 1564-1616 Year of play Maybe written in 1599.
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Why is this classified as a A
Because cassius has trouble with his own conscience and Cesar ends up dying.
Tragicomedy? D
V
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare#List_of_works
Theatre of the Absurd Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Theatre of the Absurd? Y
Source

4. Non Fiction Example
Author's Name Anne Frank Name of Book The diary of a young girl E
N
G
Years lived 1929-1945 Year of Book published 1967
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Why is this classified as A
Because what she wrote is real.
Non Fiction? D
V
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank , http://www.nationalreview.com/100best/100_books.html
Bildungsroman Example
Author's Name Name of Book A
D
V
Years lived Year of Book
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Bildungsroman? Y
Source
Historical Novel Example
Author's Name Name of Book A
D
V
Years lived Year of Book
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Historical Novel? Y
Source
Epistolary Novel Example
Author's Name Name of Book A
D
V
Years lived Year of Book
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Epistolary Novel? Y
Source

5. Short Story Example
Author's Name Edgar allan poe Name of Book The tell-tale heart E
N
G
Years lived 1809, 1849 Year of Book published 1843
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Why is this classified as a A
It talks in the first person and sometimes maybe in the second person.
Short Story? D
V
Source http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/short-story/examples-of-classic-short-stories.html , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_A
Novella Example
Author's Name Stephen king Name of Book the mist E
N
G
Years lived 1947- present Year of Book published 1980, 1985, 2007
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Why is this classified as a It was first put in the skeleton crew books but they took it out because it took about the first 155 A
Novella? pages of it. D
V
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mist , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King
Epic Poetry Example
Poet's Name James Thompson Name of Poem City of dreadful night E
N
G
Years lived 1834-1882 Year of Poem Written between 1870-1873
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Why is this classified as A
Because it is somewhat long for a poem and it talks about how it is so dark.
an Epic Poem? D
V
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Thomson_%28B.V.%29 , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_of_Dreadful_Night
Dramatic Poetry Example
Poet's Name Robert frost Name of Poem The pauper witch of Grafton E
N
G
Years lived 1874-1963 Year of Poem 1923
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Why is this classified as A
It has drama in it.
Dramatic Poetry? D
V
Source http://www.blackcatpoems.com/f/the_pauper_witch_of_grafton.html , http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/robertfrost

6. Lyric Poetry Example
Poet's Name William Butler Yeats Name of Poem The cat and the moon E
N
G
Years lived 1865-1935 Year of Poem 1918
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Why is this classified as a A
Because it tells about what the cat and the moon did and what happened.
Lyric Poem? D
V
Source http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=43133 , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Butler_Yeats
Dramatic Monlogue Example
Poet's Name Name of Poem A
D
V
Years lived Year of Poem
O
N
Why is this classified as L
Dramatic Monlogue? Y
Source
Epigram Example
A
Example
D
V
Author
O
N
Why is this classified as L
an Epigram? Y
Source
Example
Author
Why is this classified as
an Epigram?
Source

7. Satire Example
E
Example of something
N
satiric or an example of
gulliver's travels. G
a prose that contains
satire
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A
Author Jonathan swift
D
V
Why is this classified as
It has satire of human nature.
Satire?
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels
Example of something
satiric or an example of
Catch-22
a prose that contains
satire
Author Joseph heller
Why is this classified as
Because it has satire of the military.
Satire?
Source http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/catch-22/