literature genres sharon sun july 2,2013 4 th grade
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Literature GenresSharon SunJuly 2,20134th grade
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Fiction V.S Non-fiction
Fiction
Make-believe Read for fun Fake
Non-fiction
Real story True Information
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Tale passed down through generations Explains a world of gods
Pertains actions of gods/goddesses
Myth
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Can be based on a real story Characters act like people
Story could happen in real life
Realistic Fiction
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Animal characters act like people Characters may have special powers
Imaginary characters
Fantasy
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Story about a person’s life Whole life, part of a life, single event
He/she feels and he/she thinks
Autobiography
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Tells information about someone’s life Based on someone who is important
How these people live and what they do
Biography
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Shows expressions, feelings, and moods All have own rhymes
A written form of literature
Poetry
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Fight between good and evil Teaches a lesson
Always has a happy ending
Fairytales
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A story or legend handed down One generation to the next Told over and over again
Folktales
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A story that is humorously exaggerated Backwoods exploits
American frontiersman
Tall tales
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Story teaches a lesson End of fable is a proverb
A proverb is a wise saying
Fables
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Watch characters and hear them talk You can recognize names if they have colons
Directions written in special form
Plays