Literature Genres Hannah July 2 4’th Grade

Fiction VS Non-Fiction OFOFiction OUOUsually a good VS evil OCOCharacters may have special powers OIOImaginary characters O Non-Fiction O has facts O usually has really happened O Real story

Biography O A book that tells about someone’s life O Usually about someone who does something important O Book written by someone else

Poetry O expressing feelings, thoughts, and moods O not all poems rhyme O has own rhythm

Fables O stories teach a lesson O lesson called proverb O proverb =wise saying

Tall tales O story exaggerated beyond belief O not like normal people O character solve problem in funny way

Autobiography O a story that tells about someone’s life O the someone writes the book O usually written by a famous person

Plays O Written in special form O Can recognize a play by the name O Directions in parentheses