Literary Genres

A genre is a category of literature What is a genre? A genre is a category of literature 1 2 3

Factual writing about real people, places, things, or events NONFICTION Factual writing about real people, places, things, or events

SUBGENRES Autobiography Biography NONFICTION SUBGENRES Autobiography Biography

True story of a person written by him/herself AUTOBIOGRAPHY True story of a person written by him/herself

BIOGRAPHY True story of a person written by someone else The little boy writes about the life of the man in the car

Work of prose which is made up FICTION Work of prose which is made up

FICTION SUBGENRES Historical fiction Folktale Fable Fairytale Myth Mystery Fantasy

A made-up story set in the past that may include some facts HISTORICAL FICTION A made-up story set in the past that may include some facts

Old story passed down orally through generations FOLKTALE Old story passed down orally through generations

Folktale with a moral and often animals as main characters FABLE Folktale with a moral and often animals as main characters

FAIRYTALE Folktale about real-life problems and usually includes magic and a happy ending

Folktale considered sacred that explains how something came to be MYTH Folktale considered sacred that explains how something came to be

Work of fiction with secrets or crimes to be solved MYSTERY Work of fiction with secrets or crimes to be solved

Imaginative writing about another world FANTASY Imaginative writing about another world

SHORT STORY Short work of fiction

NOVEL Longer work of fiction

Work written to be performed DRAMA Work written to be performed

Rhythmic writing with figures of speech and emotion POETRY Rhythmic writing with figures of speech and emotion