Literary Genres

a type of fantasy that deals with science, technology, or the future

a story using made-up characters and events, but it could really happen

the story of a real person's life written by another person

a suspenseful story about puzzling events, such as a crime, and is solved at the end

a made up story that takes place in a particular time in the past

a story that has stayed popular throughout time and represents a time period

written to make a reader laugh

usually for theatrical performance where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue

text that provides facts about a variety of topics

a story including elements that are impossible, such as magic or talking animals

the story of a real person's life written by that person

cultural stories that are massed down through generations by word of mouth (folk tale, fable)

written to create emotion; often has imagery, rhyme, and rhythm