Classification of literature

Literature is divided into four categories according to genre: poetry, prose, drama, and novels.

Poetry: Traditional poetry is a literary work with rhythm. It expresses some strong emotions through imagination and lyricism. Poetry is the oldest literary form.

Prose: It is a literary form without strict rhythm and length restrictions.

Drama: It is another ancient literary form that mainly expresses the author's thoughts and feelings through dialogue between different characters. Drama can be performed on the stage or read.

Novel: It is a narrative literary genre that generally expresses social life through the creation of characters and description of plots and environments.

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Main literary awards in China:

1. Chinese Literature Media Award, "Chinese Literature Media Award" adheres to the principles of fairness, independence and creativity In principle, it adheres to the equal emphasis on artistic quality and social influence. It is awarded once a year and is determined to find a new way out for the development of Chinese literature.

2. Mao Dun Literature Award. The Mao Dun Literary Award was established by the famous writer Mao Dun who donated 250,000 yuan of his royalties. It has a great influence in the Chinese literary world. It is one of the highest honor literary awards in our country.

3. Lu Xun Literature Award. The Lu Xun Literature Prize is awarded every two years. Works with excellent ideological and artistic qualities in a certain literary genre in the award year will be selected. Established to promote the prosperity and development of socialist literature, it is one of China's most prestigious literary awards.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia--Literature