Setting
Brief works of fiction that focus on a single plot, character, or idea, often with a twist or powerful ending.
Short stories
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)
Contains graphical elements such as bolded words, italics, repetition, rhythm and rhyme, figurative language, and often irony,
Poetry
Stories are shorter with clear morals, simpler magic, and often familiar settings. Stories set in imaginary worlds with magical elements, mythical creatures, or supernatural powers.
Fairy Tale or Fantasy
This type of genre often has princes or princesses or magical characters
Traditional Literature (or fairy tales)
This author wrote about a young boy who builds his confidence for the first day of middle school in "First Day Fly". (2nd person)
Jason Reynolds
Stories designed to make the reader laugh, often through exaggerated characters, absurd situations, or witty dialogue.
Humor
This is the term to refer to when the reader knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters in a narrative.
3rd person omniscient
Stories set in the past that include real historical events, settings, or figures, combined with fictional elements.
Historical fiction
This story was originally not written down
Folk tale
A story's main message or moral
Theme
Crime to be solved
Mystery
Stories that explore futuristic or scientific concepts like advanced technology, space exploration, or time travel.
Science Fiction
This genre contains an exciting plot with physical dangers and emotional challenges.
Adventure fiction
The author of "Hanging Fire" poem or of any poem.
Speaker (poet)
Good overcomes evil and the princess is rescued by her prince!
Traditional Literature or fairy tale
A story that is meant to be acted out on the stage with scenes and acts.
Drama or a Play
Stories that depict events that could happen in real life, with believable characters, settings, and problems.
Realistic fiction
This genre has characters that are solving problems using clues.
Mystery
The authors in this genre love to rhyme their words.
Poetry
A sentence that makes a claim about the topic of a paper, which must be supported throughout the essay.
Thesis statement (controlling idea or thesis)
This is when a story doesn't follow a time sequence order but may flashback to past events.
Non-linear plot development