types of non fiction

Literary Genres

Drama, Fable, Fairy Tale

• Drama Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action. 

• Fable Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale.

• Fairy Tale Story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children.

Folklore, Fiction, Legend,Science Fiction

• Folklore The songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people or “folk” as handed down by word of mouth

• Fiction Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact. 

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

• Science Fiction Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets. 

• Fantasy Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters/ fiction which invites suspension or reality

• Biography/Autobiography Narrative of a person’s life, a true story about a real person.

• Narrative Nonfiction Factual information presented in a format which tells a story.

• Nonfiction Informational text dealing with an actual, real-life subject

• Mythology Legend or traditional narrative, often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism; often pertaining to the actions of the gods.

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