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Genre of Literature
7th Grade Genre Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A person's life story written by that person | autobiography |
| A person's life story written by another person | biography |
| A play; a form of literature meant to be performed by actore before an audience | drama |
| Story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children | fairy tale |
| An imaginary story | fiction |
| A simple story that has been handed down by word of mouth from one generation to another | folk tale |
| Traditions, customs, and stories that are passed along by word of mouth with a culture | folklore |
| A type of literature | genre |
| A story handed down from the past about a specific person. | legend |
| Writing that tells about real people, places, and events. | nonfiction |
| Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale. | fable |
| Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality. | fantasy |
| Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting. | historical fiction |
| Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets. | mystery |
| Legend or traditional narrative, often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism; often pertaining to the actions of the gods. | mythology |
| Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses, written in free verse or stanas | poetry |
| Story that can actually happen and is true to life. | realistic fiction |
| Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets. | science fiction |
| Humorous story with blatant exaggerations, swaggering heroes who do the impossible with nonchalance. | tall tale |
| Public address or discourse. | speech |
| A short literary composition that reflects the author's outlook or point. | essay |
| records of historical events | historical documents |
| A collectionof simple, unbiased reports of current events, along with editorials, reviews, and features. | newspaper or newsmagazine |
| A narrative poem about about a legendary hero. | an epic |
| A piece of prose fiction with usually fewer than 10,000 words | shory story |
| a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. | novel |
| a fictional prose narrative that is longer and more complex than a short story; a short novel. | novella |
Created by:
mwhitlock
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