Three Main Literary Forms Ⅰ. Poetry Essential features: —form and music —evoking (1) —creating a(n) (2) —imagination —leading to new (3) , new feelings and experience Ⅱ. Fiction A. Short story —definition: a relatively brief (4) —subject matter: single incidents in daily life —essential features: (5) , unity and (6) B. Novel One important technique: (7) Three methods: —explicit presentation through (8) —presentation of character in (9) —presentation from within a character Ⅲ. Drama Origin: ancient Greek festival activities Structures of a play —exposition —rising action — (10) —falling action —ending New styles and forms