The concept of genre began in the works of Aristotle, who applied biological concepts to the classification of literary … See more

Genre categorizes literary works based on specific shared conventions, including style, mood, length, and organizational features. These genres are in turn divided into subgenres.
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• The genre of Poetry includes the subgenres of sonnets, haiku, and limerick, among others.
• The genre of Prose includes the notebook, novel, novella, and short story. See more

There are other ways of categorizing books that are not usually considered "genre". Notably, this can include age categories, by which literature may be classified as adult, young adult, or children's literature. There is also classifi… See more