1. Literary Term: Genre Origin: French (noun)
Genre: “sort or kind”
Dictionary Definition: a category or type of literature
In other words...texts that are grouped together because of common characteristics.
For Example: short story, folk tale, poem, novel, play
Synonyms: class, type, genus
Books belonging to a particular genre share the same characteristics of plot, tone, mood, settings, characters and themes.
There may be several sub-genres within each genre.
These literary elements are the same for both children's and young adult literature.