Characteristics of a Genre
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| Historical Fiction | story is made up
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| Historical Fiction | based on dates, people, or events that really existed
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| Historical Fiction | accurate historical detail
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| Fantasy/Science Fiction | fiction with strange or otherworldly settings or characters
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| Fantasy/Science Fiction | depends on magic or "the impossible"
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| Fantasy/Science Fiction | sci-fi: set in the future
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| Fantasy/Science Fiction | includes scientific or technical advances
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| Fiction | made-up story
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| Fiction | make-up characters
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| Fiction | shows life as it could be lived today
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| Biography | a story of a person's life written by ANOTHER person
*based on facts (people, place, and time are real)
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| Autobiography | a story of a person's life written by THAT person
*based on facts (people, place, and time are real)
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| Nonfiction | factual information of documented knowledge
*place and time are real
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| Mystery/Suspense | imaginative stories dealing with the solution of a secret, problem, or crime
*involves intrigue
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| Poetry | type of literature that evokes meaning and feeling
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| Poetry | may or may not rhyme
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| Poetry | uses figurative language (personification, alliteration, simile, etc.)
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| Poetry | written in verse/may or may not follow a pattern
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| Graphic Novels | may be fiction or nonfiction
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| Graphic Novels | uses talking bubbles
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| Graphic Novels | looks like a comic strip
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| Graphic Novels | pictures help tell the story
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| Historical Fiction | characters and time periods are lifelike
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