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READ all about it!. Literature and its genres…. Non-Fiction - Informational. A piece of literature that is meant to give information or facts about a topic. Non-fiction - Biography. The story of a person’s life as written by another person. Non-Fiction - Autobiography.
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READ all about it! Literature and its genres…
Non-Fiction - Informational • A piece of literature that is meant to give information or facts about a topic.
Non-fiction - Biography • The story of a person’s life as written by another person.
Non-Fiction - Autobiography • The story of a person’s life written by that person.
Non-Fiction - Diary • A written account of what a person has done, felt, or thought, that is written by that person.
Fiction - Historical • This form of fiction recreates time, event, or place in history. It will contain facts but the story is imaginative.
Fiction - Realistic • Writing that shows life as it really is…includes everyday things such as getting a cold, throwing up, breaking a leg, etc.
Fiction – Realistic - Mystery • A story in which a character unravels a series of clues to solve an unexplained situation.
Fiction – Realistic - Thrillers • Scary, surprising mysteries that involve a touch of violence or monsters, or evil-doers.
Fiction – Realistic - Romance • Stories that involve love and relationships.
Fiction – Realistic - Comedy • Writing that deals with life in a humorous way; books that are meant to be funny.
Fiction - Fantasy • Any of several types of literature where impossible things happen.
Fiction – FANTASYScience Fiction • A story that is based on science and often tells about life in the future or in a unique setting such as outer space or inside the earth.
Fiction – Fantasy – Fairy Tale • A story that begins with “Once upon a time…” whose characters are either all good or all bad, has magical things happen and usually has happy endings.
Fiction – fantasy - fable • A very short story, usually with animal characters that states a moral, or lesson to be learned.
Fiction – Fantasy – Myth/Legend • A popularly regarded historical story but not based on verifiable facts due to fantastic details.
Fiction - Poetry • Language written and arranged for the express purpose to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound and rhythm.