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Literature and its genres…

Literature

Fiction Non-Fiction

Informational

Biography

Autobiography

Diary

Realistic Fantasy

poetry

comedy

romance

mystery

thriller

Science fiction

folklore

fable

Fairy tale

Myth/legend

Non-Fiction - InformationalA piece of literature

that is meant to give information or facts about a topic.

Non-fiction - Biography The story of a person’s life as

written by another person.

Non-Fiction - Autobiography The story of a person’s life

written by that person.

Non-Fiction - Diary

A written account of what a person has done, felt, or thought, that is written by that person.

Fiction - Historical

This form of fiction recreates time, event, or place in history. It will contain facts but the story is imaginative.

Fiction - Realistic

Writing that shows life as it really is…includes everyday things such as getting a cold, throwing up, breaking a leg, etc.

Fiction – Realistic - MysteryA story in which a character

unravels a series of clues to solve an unexplained situation.

Fiction – Realistic - ThrillersScary, surprising mysteries

that involve a touch of violence or monsters, or evil-doers.

Fiction – Realistic - RomanceStories that

involve love and relationships.

Fiction – Realistic - ComedyWriting that deals with life in

a humorous way; books that are meant to be funny.

Fiction - Fantasy Any of several types of

literature where impossible things happen.

Fiction – FANTASYScience Fiction A story that is based on science

and often tells about life in the future or in a unique setting such as outer space or inside the earth.

Fiction – Fantasy – Fairy TaleA story that begins with “Once

upon a time…” whose characters are either all good or all bad, has magical things happen and usually has happy endings.

Fiction – fantasy - fable

A very short story, usually with animal characters that states a moral, or lesson to be learned.

Fiction – Fantasy – Myth/Legend A popularly regarded historical

story but not based on verifiable facts due to fantastic details.

Fiction - Poetry

Language written and arranged for the express purpose to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound and rhythm.