Fiction
Story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children.
Fairy Tale
The songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people or "folk" as handed down by word of mouth.
Folklore.
Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets.
Science Fiction
A short literary composition that reflects the author's outlook or point.
Essay
Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.
Fiction
Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting.
Historical Fiction
Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses.
Poetry
Narrative of a person's life, a true story about a real person.
Biography
Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action.
Drama
Fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement, meant to entertain; but can be contained in all genres
Humor
Story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, which has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative material.
Legend
Factual information presented in a format which tells a story.
Narrative Nonfiction
Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale.
Fable
Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader.
Horror
Legend or traditional narrative, often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism; often pertaining to the actions of the gods.
Mythology
Public discourse.
Ex. TedTalks
Speech
Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality.
Fantasy
Humorous story with blatant exaggerations, swaggering heroes who do the impossible with nonchalance.
Tall tale
Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets.
Mystery
Informational text dealing with an actual, real-life subject.
Clue : The name of the genre
Nonfiction