how do i identify a genre by its characteristics?
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How do I identify a
genre by its characteristic
s?
What is a literary genre?
A genre is a particular style or
type of writing.
Major Genres• Fiction–Writing that tells about
imaginary people and events
•Non-FictionNon-Fiction– Writing that tells about Writing that tells about
real people and eventsreal people and events
•uses figurative language to create vivid pictures in the reader’s mind
•Fiction AND Non-fiction
•lines of poetry (verses) are written in stanzas
Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction•Fiction•Stories centered around the basis of a partially historical event•A novel set in a historical time period
Realistic
Fiction
Realistic
Fiction•Fiction
•The setting is realistic
•The characters speak and act like real people
•The story describes real-life problems and events
•Fiction
•The setting is realistic
•The characters speak and act like real people
•The story describes real-life problems and events
•Actions are repeated over and over
•Some fables teach a lesson about what is important in life, such as fairness, kindness, or cleverness
•Fiction Fable
Folk Tale• Fiction
• Tells a fictional story to explain an animals behavior
Tall TaleTall Tale
• Fiction
• Extraordinary person - the main character is better at things than an ordinary person
• Exaggeration – makes something greater or bigger than it really could be
• Explanation – explains how something came to be
Science Fiction Science Fiction• FictionStories that often tell
about science and technology in the future
Setting: • Future• Space• Different universe/world
MYSTERY
•Fiction/Non-Fiction•Solving a puzzling event•Solving a crime•Centered around a person who investigates.
FANTASY / FAIRY TALES
•Fiction•Talking animals•Magical powers•Mythical Creatures
Biography Biography• Nonfiction• Story about a real
person’s life that is written by another person
• Can cover a person’s whole life, part of a person’s life, or a single incident
• A true account of a person’s life based on facts collected by the author
• Written from the third person point of view (he or she)
Auto-Biography/Memoir
• Non-Fiction• A story YOU write about YOURSELF or YOUR
life story.
Information/Resource
• Non-Fiction• A book you use to research facts or
information.