Genzers and 21st Century Literary Genres

Question 1

Generation Z 1

Answer 1

born after 1996 (Parker & Igielnik, 2020), true digital natives

Question 2

Generation Z 2

Answer 2

have short attention span and doesn’t read much (Tarrayo, 2019)

Question 3

Generation Z 3

Answer 3

instant advanced world, decline in reading (Ikonne, 2016)

Question 4

Generation Z 4

Answer 4

shorter texts (less than 200 words), MEDIATED READERS

Question 5

2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Answer 5

• PH ranked 79 (last)
• against Organization for Economic Co-operation (OECO)

Question 6

21st Century Literature (2001-onwards)

Answer 6

harsh society realities, “new normal” personal crises and social issues, doesn’t endorse imperfect world

Question 7

Microblog

Answer 7

discussion forum or information site in WWW updates, more interactive

Question 8

Chick Lit

Answer 8

fiction from feminism, narratives on trials & misfortunes of female protagonist, modern womanhood issues, often humorously & lighthearted

Question 9

Speculative Fiction

Answer 9

scific with fantasy and horror, broad, different world with extraordinary characters

Question 10

Flash Fiction

Answer 10

fiction of extreme brevity, with character and plot development

Question 11

Six-Word Story

Answer 11

included in flash fiction

Question 12

280-Character Story

Answer 12

included in flash fiction

Question 13

Dribble

Answer 13

50 words

Question 14

Drabble

Answer 14

100 words

Question 15

Sudden Fiction

Answer 15

750 words

Question 16

Flash Fiction

Answer 16

1000 words

Question 17

Micro-Story

Answer 17

500 words

Question 18

Twitterature

Answer 18

literary use of Twitter, poetry or fiction or combination by individuals or collaboratively

Question 19

Hypertext Literature

Answer 19

movement across links for possible story development

Question 20

Textula

Answer 20

poem written in a form of text message

Question 21

Doodle Fiction

Answer 21

cartoon and doodles with narration, patronized by young readers

Question 22

Graphic Novel

Answer 22

fiction in comic-strip format, published as book

Question 23

Manga

Answer 23

Japanese for comics, graphic novels and comic books published in Japan

Question 24

Shonen

Answer 24

boys

Question 25

Shoujo

Answer 25

girls

Question 26

Seinen

Answer 26

young adult men

Question 27

Josei

Answer 27

young adult women

Question 28

Kodomo

Answer 28

children

Question 29

Manhwa

Answer 29

comics and print cartoons published in South Korea

Question 30

Webtoons

Answer 30

digital comics published in South Korea

Question 31

Fan Fiction

Answer 31

fiction written by a fan, rewrites and alters an original or canon

Question 32

Young Adult Literature

Answer 32

body of works for adolescents and young adults

Question 33

Young Adult Fiction

Answer 33

16-25

Question 34

Teen Fiction

Answer 34

10-15