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Literary Genres
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Traditional Fiction | Stories that were passed down through storytelling for years and years before finally being written down in books |
| Fantasy | Has magical or unworldly elements |
| Science Fiction | Has technology or medical advances of the future |
| Historical Fiction | Set in a period of history |
| Realistic Fiction | Fiction that seems like it could really happen |
| Genre | Means "type" or "kind" |
| Fiction | A made up story; not real |
| Nonfiction | Text that gives factual, real information; it is true instead of being made up |
| Biography | A true story that gives information about a person's life |
| Autobiography | A true story that gives information about the author's life |