Genres of Literature
Physical action and courageous heroes who save others from danger or impending doom. The adventure genre of fiction is fast-paced and usually centers on a protagonist in a dangerous or risky situation.
What is adventure?
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What is action?
Please help me find my red bag.
What part of speech is the word red?
What is a noun?
Who the story is about, the people who carry out the actions.
Who are the characters?
Sara's favorite color.
What is green?
Involving a mysterious crime to be solved. Often with a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime.
What is mystery?
The story normally takes place in a fictional world with fictional characters who can perform actions that real world people/animals etc cannot.
What is fantasy?
Many people attend our local art show.
What part of speech is the word attend?
What is a verb?
When and where the story takes place.
What is the setting?
Penn State colors.
What is navy blue and white?
Stories that attempt to cause amusement and laughter in the reader. The writer uses different techniques, tools, words, and even full sentences in order to bring humor into their work.
What is humor?
Writings that are based on true stories or events. These events will have already happened in the past and someone is writing about them.
What is nonfiction?
I saw a beautiful photograph of a cat.
What part of speech is the word beautiful?
What is an adjective?
The problems that the character(s) deal with or the obstacles they overcome.
What is the conflict?
The college campus you are on right now.
What is Penn State Abington?
Imaginary events and characters usually in short stories and novels. It is not based on a true story.
What is fiction?
Imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, time travel, parallel universes, fictional worlds, space exploration, and extraterrestrial life.
What is science fiction?
Our dog ran all the way across the park.
What part of speech is the word ran?
What is verb?
What happens in the story. Sequence of events.
What is the plot?
Your counselors name.
Who is Alyssa?
OR
Who is Pat?
A collection of memories that a person writes about moments or events in their personal life. These are true stories.
What is memoir?
It is a specific type of music, film, or writing.
It is determined by the subject, the plot or setting of the story.
What is Genre?
Judy drove her new car to New York City.
What part of speech is the word new?
What is an adjective?
The main idea of the story. The message or lesson.
What is the theme?
Both of your instructors names.
Who are Sara and Rachel?
An account of a series of related events and experiences. Can be true or fictitious.
What is narrative?