FICTION
NONFICTION
DRAMA
FOLKLORE
POETRY
100
Imaginative or made up writing
What is Fiction
100
Life story written by oneself
What is Autobiography
100
A play or script
What is Drama
100
Usually has "unknown", "retold by", or "adapted by" as the author
What is Folklore
100
Writing concerned with the beauty of language
What is Poetry
200
Set in the past and based on real people and/or events
What is Historical Fiction
200
Writing about someone else's life
What is Biography
200
Has a happy ending
What is Comedy
200
Short story with personified animals and a moral
What is Fable
200
This type of writing does not have paragraphs, just stanzas.
What is Poetry
300
Has aliens, robots, futuristic technology and/or space ships
What is Science Fiction
300
Explains something
What is Informational Writing
300
Ends in death and sadness
What is Tragedy
300
Has gods and goddesses & usually accounts for the creation of something
What is Myth
300
Each line of this kind of writing begins with the letters of the alphabet.
What is Alphabet poetry
400
Has no elements of fantasy; could be true but isn't
What is Realistic Fiction
400
Tries to influence the reader
What is Persuasive Writing
400
One of the most famous playwrights in the world
What is William Shakespeare
400
Set in the Wild West/American Frontier. Main characters skills, size, strength is greatly exaggerated.
What is Tall Tale
400
The first letter of each line is aligned vertically to form a word.
What is an Acrostic Poem
500
Has monsters, magic, or characters with superpowers
What is Fantasy
500
The second largest kind of writing
What is Non-fiction
500
Stories written in script form
What is Drama
500
Based on a real person or place. Facts are stretched and greatly exaggerated.
What is Legend
500
Japanesse poetry. There are three lines. 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line and 5 syllables in the third line
What is Haiku
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