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Major Genres
Fiction Sungenres
Folklore Subgenres
Nonfiction Subgenres
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Works that are created from one's imagination.
What is fiction?
100

A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.

What is mystery?

100

Stories passed down from one group to another in history, including folktales, legends, fables, fairytales, tall tales, and myths.

What is traditional literature?

100

A story about a person's life

What is a biography?

200
Works that are factual and true.
What is a nonfiction?
200
A fictional story with strange settings and unreal characters. Harry Potter is an example.
What is fantasy?
200
A story with gods and goddesses.
What is myth?
200
A piece of writing that is given orally in front of an audience
What is a speech?
300
Works that are written in verse form, and often have rhyming patterns.
What is poetry?
300
A fictional story designed to be funny and make the reader laugh.
What is humorous?
300
A story that has royal characters, magic, and a happy ending.
What is a fairy tale?
300
Any piece of writing that give facts about a topic
What is informational text?
400

Imaginative works that are based on oral stories from long ago.

What is folk tale?

400
A fictional story set in the future, often with aliens.
What is science fiction?
400
A short story with animal characters that has a moral or lesson at the end.
What is a fable?
400
The story of a person's life written by that person.
What is an autobiography?
500

A story using made up characters that could happen in real life.

What is realistic fiction?

500
A fictional story set in the past, and often based on events that really took place, like World War II.
What is historical fiction?
500

A story based on the life of a real folk hero, but has some imaginative parts to the story

What is a legend?

500
A short composition that states the author's viewpoint on a subject
What is an essay?