7th Grade Genre Review

Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of fright in both the characters and the reader.

Stories with enchanted elements and the struggle between good and evil.

A story with traditional elements that also includes props and stage directions.

Stories that could happen in real life

In this type of story, the author has created a magical world where anything is possible.

Stories based on real or imagined inventions, space travel, or life in other worlds.

Story that contains an extraordinary person, an exaggeration, and an explanation.

Story takes the reader to a time period where they learn about the everyday life of a person

Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets.

Accounts of real people, places, and events.

Lines organized into stanzas that may include rhyme.

Writing that tells about imaginary people and events

Story told generation to generation, by word of mouth, and differ from culture to culture.

A short story, usually with animal characters, that teaches a life lesson.

Story from the past that people tell as a “true story” but sometimes are difficult to confirm

Stories include gods, goddesses, superhumans, and magic.

A true story about a person’s life or parts of his/her life, written in 3rd person.

A true story about a person’s life or parts of his/her life, written in 1st person.