What are the three major literary genres and the four major genres?

1. Novel. Novels are centered on characterization and reflect society through the narration of storyline and description of environment. Classification of novels: long, middle and short; three elements of novels are character, plot and setting; novels portray characters in a positive way (appearance, language, action, psychology), lateral description (indirect description);

2, prose. Prose is a free and flexible style of writing about feelings; prose is divided into narrative prose, lyrical prose; prose reveals the center of the way to the object, through the scenery, etc.; prose clues: there is often a clue to the material strung together into an organic whole. Can use people, things, feelings, scenery, time, place, etc. as clues.

3, poetry. Traditional poetry is a literary work with rhyme, expressing some strong emotion through imagination and lyricism. Classification of poetry: from the expression can be divided into lyric poetry and narrative poetry;

4, drama. Is a comprehensive stage art, it is literature, performance, sculpture, music and dance and other arts synthesized into an independent art style.