Text's genre is determined by the length of the piece of writing, the time period of the writing, the author's reputation and bias, and the traits it has in common with other works.
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Length of the piece of writing: The length of a text can give us some clues about its genre. For example, a short text may be a poem, a news article, or a short story, while a longer text could be a novel, an essay, or a research paper. Show more…
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