THERE ARE 5 MAJOR GENRES OF LITERATURE

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THERE ARE 5 MAJOR GENRES OF LITERATURE Fiction Non-Fiction Poetry Folk Tale Play

GENRE A category of artistic works that can be divided into form, style or subject matter. (Style or Type)

Invented stories with characters and events (1) FICTION Invented stories with characters and events Realistic Fiction Historical fiction Science Fiction Fantasy/Fairytales Mystery

True stories of actual events or characters (2) NON-FICTION True stories of actual events or characters Biography Autobiography Information Newspaper Reference

(3) Poetry Words arranged in a metrical pattern, often using rhymed verse in an imaginative style.

(4) Folk Tales An anonymous, timeless, and placeless story that is originally told rather than written

A story for stage performance by actors (5) Play A story for stage performance by actors

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