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How to Write an Analysis - Genres in English Literature

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  • Action and Adventure

  • Autobiographical

  • Biographical

  • Comedy

  • Coming-of-age (Bildungsroman)

  • Conspiracy

  • Crime

  • Detective

  • Dystopian

  • Epic / Heroic

  • Fable

  • Fairy tale

  • Fantasy

  • Feminist

  • Folklore

  • Ghost story

  • Historical

  • Horror

  • Legend

  • Memoir

  • Metafiction

  • Mystery

  • Myth

  • Parable

  • Parody

  • Pastoral

  • Philosophical

  • Political

  • Psychological

  • Religious / Theological

  • Romantic

  • Satire

  • Sci-fi

  • Slave narrative

  • Spy

  • Suspense

  • Thriller

  • Tragedy

  • Tragicomedy

  • Utopian

  • Western