Genre Study

What are the two main Genres?

When a writer writes about himself/herself.

Fiction story with events that can happen in real life.

Stories to create fear and suspense.

Written for children to teach a little lesson and has magic, princesses, and etc.

Stories that are real.

Stories that solve a problem or crime.

When a writer writes about someone else's life.

Fiction stories that make you laugh.

Folklore fiction stories that teach a moral lesson.

Verse form, sometimes rhymes or has rhythm.

The story takes place in history, but with fictional characters.

A tale that has gods and goddesses.

Written to be acted out for an audience.

Stories that are fake, not real.

Fiction stories that uses scientific elements, technology, and from the future.

Make-believe with characters and situations that could never happen in the real world.(magic, trolls, talking animals)

A fancy name that refers to a way literary work can be grouped. A way to categorize literature.