Punk is a subgenre of rock.
A genre is a set of elements that share certain traits . These genres can be divided into specific groups known as subgenres .
A subgenre, then, is a subdivision of a genus . The notion appears in the field of various branches of art (such as music , literature and cinema ) and in the field of biology .
Subgenres in music
Take the case of music . Musical genres are categories that arise from the similarities that can be detected between different compositions. An example of a musical genre is rock .
In rock , in turn, multiple subgenres are recognized. Heavy metal , punk and grunge are some of the subgenres of this type of music.
Superhero movies are a subgenre of action cinema.
The concept in literature
Regarding literature , traditional rhetoric appeals to a classification into four major genres: didactics , drama , lyric and narrative .
If we focus on this last genre (narrative), we will find subgenres such as the novel and the short story , to mention two possibilities. Depending on their content, novels can be crime or detective novels, adventure , science fiction , etc.
Cinema and subgenres
Action films , on the other hand, constitute a genre in the field of cinema . Among them are subgenres such as martial arts films , action comedies and superhero films . The latter are also considered a subgenre of science fiction films, another of the most important genres on the big screen.
This is not an isolated example, since there are many cases of subgenres that emerge from two or more main genres, both in cinema and in other disciplines. The suspense genre, for example, which is also known by its English name, thriller , gives rise, together with the action genre, to action thrillers , where the typical elements of the two previous groups are combined.
The need for organization
From the moment human beings felt the need to organize all the concepts that surrounded them, it did not take long until they understood that reality has several layers of complexity . Before creating tools and works of art, he already found in nature a great variety of animals, plants, fungi and minerals that could not be classified in a flat way , but rather required a three-dimensional look, with groups and subgroups.
This discovery marked us as a species and conditioned our activities when creating, because we cannot conceive life without the coexistence of several levels . While subgenres depend on genres to exist, they are not always created after them; In some cases they appear earlier but are not defined until after some time. This can happen because the genres are also not strict to the point of complete rigidity.
Subgenres in video games
In the case of video games, the classification into genres and subgenres focuses more on their gameplay than on their narrative or visual aspects . This means that the reference point is the way the player interacts with them, also taking into account the rules and design.
One of the most popular genres in the world of video games is action , which requires a combination of reflexes, motor skills and aim, among other skills. Some of its most notable subgenres are fighting, arcade and platforms. We could also include shooting games, within which we find another division into subgenres, such as first- or third-person shooters.
Biological classifications
Biology , meanwhile, uses groups called taxa to classify living beings scientifically. Below the family category and above the species category, is the genus taxon.
Depending on their characteristics, individuals belonging to a genus can be organized into subgenera.