Genres

There are different genres of music, dance, art and literature.

Nonfiction books that give true facts on a variety of subjects.

True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by someone else.

Stories that take place in a certain time and place in the past.

True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by that person.

Stories that have a real setting and a problem to be solved that includes clues.

Stories, myths, and fables people told one another over the years. Later, stories written down.

Made up stories that blend fact and fiction with futuristic technology.

Story including magic, talking objects and usually a conflict between good and evil.

Written to inspire thoughts and feelings in the reader. It often uses rhyme and rhythm.

Stories that could really happen. Contemporary fiction is set in modern times.

The word "genre" means...

Literary genre refers to: