genre littéraire

Definitions of genre littéraire
  1. noun
    a style of expressing yourself in writing
    synonyms: genre
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    drame
    the literary genre of works intended for the theater
    prose
    ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
    art poétique, poésie
    literature in metrical form
    littérature non-romanesque
    prose writing that is not fictional
    poème en prose
    prose that resembles poetry
    comédie
    light and humorous drama with a happy ending
    drame, tragédie
    drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
    versification
    the form or metrical composition of a poem
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    style
    a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
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