This setting of this subgenre is in the past.
Historical Fiction
In this genre, animals talk and act like people.
Fantasy
This genre has many authors, passed down from generation to generation verbally
Traditional Literature (folk tale)
This genre teaches a moral lesson.
Traditional Literature (fables)
Facts about a person's life
Biography or Autobiography
This setting of this subgenre can be imaginary
Fantasy or Fairy Tale
This type of genre often has princes or princesses or magical characters
Traditional Literature (or fairy tales)
Someone writes about his or her own life in this genre
Autobiography
The purpose of this subgenre is to make you laugh.
Humor
Settings in this subgenre are real with real people.
Historical fiction, biography or autobiography
Characters do impossible things that could not really happen in real life (for example, fly around).
Fantasy
This story was originally not written down
Folk tale
This genre is for giving us information on a topic of study.
Informational
This setting takes place in the future!
Science Fiction
This genre contains stories about a true national hero from the past.
Informational or biography
This genre's author writes about others' lives, not their own.
Biography
Good overcomes evil and the princess is rescued by her prince!
Fairy Tale
The setting of the story might not really exist but it is modeled after a place that really does exist
Realistic fiction
This genre has characters that are solving problems using clues.
Mystery
The authors in this genre love to rhyme their words.
Poetry
This genre allows you to see inside a person's life from their own point of view, not someone else's.
Autobiography