Literary Genres

Fiction that includes a character who faces danger and must survive

Fiction that involves a suspenseful event, often a crime of some type

Fiction that takes place in an invented world that has different laws of nature

Stories that have been passed down over the years by word of mouth

A made-up or imagined story

Fiction or non-fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement, meant to entertain; but can be contained in all genres

A story intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the audience.

Folktales that have a key element of exaggeration

Folktales that contain elements such as a “happy ending,” magic, elements that occur in 3’s

Stories that serve to explain some phenomenon of nature, such as creation of the world, seasons, and weather

Fiction that takes place in modern times and could actually be true

The category or type of literature, music, art, TV show, movie, video game, etc.

Non-fiction account of a person’s life written by that person

An account of a subject which is presented as fact

Non-fiction that chronicles a person’s life story but is written by another person

Fiction that takes place in a different historical time period.

Brief stories that teach a lesson or moral

Fiction that lies between realistic fiction and pure fantasy

Story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, which has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative material

Characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more-powerful villain