The document discusses various genres and forms of literature including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, short stories, novels, myths, plays, legends, fables, anecdotes and their key characteristics. It provides examples for different types of poetry such as ballads, sonnets, odes, idyls and elegies. It also discusses elements of fiction such as characters, plot, setting, point of view and structure/style. Drama is defined as literature performed by actors on stage.