Literary Genres Overview

Which of the following subgenres does NOT use short story elements?

Which fiction subgenre may feature magical talking creatures or animals?

Which of the following is NOT a subgenre of poetry?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Realistic Fiction?

Which of the four main genres is written to be performed?

The two main types of drama are comedy and musicals.

Thrillers NEVER have a hero/heroine and villain.

Which nonfiction subgenre is typically a short piece of writing expressing the author's opinion?

Fiction usually contains text features.

Science fiction books are true accounts of space travel.

Which genre is written in lines and stanzas?

What country does the word genre come from?

Nonfiction can be current or from the past.

An autobiography is a person's life story told by ANOTHER person.

Which fiction subgenre is based on futuristic technology?

Which fiction subgenre usually deals with 2 characters who overcome obstacles to be together?

Which of the following is NOT one of the MAIN genres of literature?

Which of the following would NOT be an example of an informative text?

Historical Fiction is a subgenre of Nonfiction Literature.

The nonfiction subgenre that tells a person's story from that person's own perspective is what?

Which fiction subgenre contains a puzzling event or crime to be solved before the main character solves it?

Narrative nonfiction combines both fiction and nonfiction writing structures.

Which fiction subgenre is action-packed and full of suspense?

Which genre is best known for having story elements such as characters, setting, plot, conflict, and theme?

Which fiction subgenre makes the reader feel afraid?

Book genres are categorized by shared _______________.

Which poetry subgenre uses short story elements along with figurative language?

Fantasy fiction often takes place in medieval settings.