Which phrase defines "genre" best? the repetition of vowel sounds within words the structure and/or subject matter of a piece of literature the use of a line repeated at the end of every stanza the length a piece of literature can be

The structure and/or subject matter of a piece of literature.

We use genres to group literature with similar characteristics together. The two biggest genres of literature are fiction and nonfiction. These are then broken up into other genres such as drama, poetry, fantasy, fairy tales, science fiction, realistic fiction, etc. Literature in the genre categories are often written for theatrical performance.