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Genre
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Autobiography | A true story about the life of a person written by that person. |
| Biography | A true story about someone's life written by someone else. |
| Reference | Informational books that give you knowledge on a topic including dictionaries, thesauruses, almanacs and encyclopedias. |
| Fiction | Literature that is fake or imagined; NOT true. |
| Genre | The word that we use to CLASSIFY different types of books, movies or music. |
| Fantasy | Literature with make believe creatures like wizards, fairies, or dragons. |
| Historical Fiction | Literature with make believe characters but the events took place in the PAST. |
| Non-Fiction | A book that contains true facts and information. |
| Lyric | Poetry that sounds like a song with rhyme, repetition, rhythm, etc. |
| Poetry | Compact writing that is imaginative and artistic; it brings about images and feelings using figurative language, rhythm, and sound patterns; the meaning is packed into a few words and lines. |
| Prose | Writing that is written in sentence form; includes all fiction and non-fiction. |
| Science Fiction | A type of fiction that involves future, technology, space, aliens or time travel. |
| Realistic Fiction | Literature with make believe characters but could happen in real life today. |
| Memoir | A true story that you write about a MEMORY in your life. |
| Narrative Poetry | Poetry that tells a story. |