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Genres of Literarure

TermDefinition
Tall Tales Stories with exaggeration; stories with humor.
Science Fiction Ideas included about the future; problems solved using data.
Autobiography Main character is the writer; tells ones life story.
Historical Fiction Setting is a time in history; problem is realistic for time period.
Fairy Tale Ends “happily ever after”; magic/good/evil; unrealistic events.
Nonfiction Explain how something real in life occurred.
Fables Moral to the story; animals with human traits.
Biography Tells about a real person; factual stories about real people.
Modern Fantasy Fiction that is NOT realistic; events could not happen; magic/good/evil
Poetry Evokes emotion; uses words to build sensory impressions; sounds and rhythms of words.
Mystery Clues help understand the problem; will have events to distract the reader.
Myths/ Legends Tries to explain how the world began; takes place before people were on Earth.
Realistic Fiction Fictional characters behave realistically; set in modern times.
Folk Literature Legends/fables/fairy tales; good/ bad characters; unrealistic elements; “Long ago . . .”
Created by: cbonnell81
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