1. Literary Genres

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

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

4. SUBGENRES Autobiography Biography
NONFICTION
SUBGENRES Autobiography Biography

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

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

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

8. FICTION
SUBGENRES Historical fiction Folktale Fable Fairytale Myth Mystery Fantasy

9. 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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Imaginative writing about another world
FANTASY
Imaginative writing about another world

16. SHORT STORY
Short work of fiction

17. NOVEL
Longer work of fiction

18. Work written to be performed
DRAMA
Work written to be performed

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