literary genres. there are 5 main genres of literature 1. fiction 2. non-fiction 3. play/drama 4....
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There areThere are 55 main genres main genres of of
literatureliterature1. Fiction
2. Non-Fiction
3. Play/Drama
4. Poetry
5. Folktale/Tall Tale/Mythology
Fiction
Invented stories Invented stories with imaginary with imaginary characters and characters and
eventsevents
(1.) Fantasy(1.) FantasyContains elements such as characters
or settings that could not exist in life as we know it today.
(2.) Historical Fiction(2.) Historical FictionGives a historically accurate portrayal
of life during a particular time in history.
(3.) Realistic Fiction(3.) Realistic FictionStories take place in Stories take place in present-daypresent-day. Characters . Characters encounter modern day difficulties and dilemmasencounter modern day difficulties and dilemmas
(4.) Mystery or (4.) Mystery or SuspenseSuspenseStories that involve suspenseful eventsStories that involve suspenseful events
(often a crime of some type). The reader(often a crime of some type). The reader
uses clues from the story to graduallyuses clues from the story to gradually
discover who has committed the crime.discover who has committed the crime.
(5.) Science Fiction(5.) Science FictionExplores the question “What if?”. ItExplores the question “What if?”. It
investigates moral, philosophical, andinvestigates moral, philosophical, and
technological possibilities by creating newtechnological possibilities by creating new
and exciting realities.and exciting realities.
““Wait…what are those Wait…what are those
55 subgenres of Fiction subgenres of Fiction again?”again?”FantasyFantasy
Historical FictionHistorical Fiction
Realistic FictionRealistic Fiction
Mystery or SuspenseMystery or Suspense
Science FictionScience Fiction
Non - fictionNon - fictionTrue stories of actual events True stories of actual events
and charactersand characters
Examples of Non-Examples of Non-FictionFiction
(1.) (1.) AutobiographyAutobiographyA literary work about the
author’s own life
(2.) Biography(2.) Biography
An account of a person’s life that An account of a person’s life that is is
written by someone elsewritten by someone else
Examples of Non-FictionExamples of Non-Fiction
(3.) Memoir(3.) Memoir
A story about an author’s personal A story about an author’s personal
experiences and observations; experiences and observations;
a memorya memory
Examples of Non-Examples of Non-FictionFiction
Play oror DramaA story for stage performances by
actors.
Example:Example:
““The Monsters Are Due on Maple The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”Street”
P o e t r yWords arranged in metrical Words arranged in metrical pattern, often using rhymed pattern, often using rhymed verse in an imaginative wayverse in an imaginative way
Example:Example:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
And so are you!
Folktale, Tall Tale, or Folktale, Tall Tale, or MythologyMythology
An anonymous, timeless and placeless storyAn anonymous, timeless and placeless story
that was originally told rather than written.that was originally told rather than written.
ReviewReviewWhat are theWhat are the 55 main genres main genres of literature?of literature?
(1.)(1.) FictionFiction
(2.)(2.) Non-fictionNon-fiction
(3.)(3.) Play or DramaPlay or Drama
(4.)(4.) PoetryPoetry
(5.)(5.) Folktale, Tall Tale, or MythologyFolktale, Tall Tale, or Mythology