2.+Writing+Genres

In Amy Devitt's //Writing Genres//, she explains that “genre be seen not as a response to a recurring situation but as a nexus between an individual's actions and a socially defined context. Genre is a reciprocal dynamic within which individuals' actions construct and are constructed by recurring context of situation, context of culture, and context of genres" ” (qtd. In Jolliffe, 343). A writing genre is a category of literary work. There are several factors which determine the genre of a writing composition such as the type of writing (fiction, nonfiction, scholarly, etc.), the tone of the piece (comedy, drama, etc.), as well as the projected audience. Writing genres are necessary to categorize the literary style of the writer and of the work.

Sources:

Jolliffe, David. "Rhetoric Review." Rev. of Writing Genres. Rhetoric Review 24.3 (2005): 342- 45. JSTOR. Web. 6 Dec. 2012.

By Kiran Kaur