Literary Genres

What are literary genres?

• kinds of books

• way of reading

• style of writing

The following elements can be seen in a fantasy EXCEPT --.

• life of a person

• magical creatures

• talking animals

The author of fairy tales are --.

• children

• famous

• unknown

A story that is passed from generation to generation is called a --.

• fable

• fairy tale

• fantasy

A story that tells how something was created is called a --.

• fable

• mystery

• legend

The characters in a fable are --.

• animals

• people

• objects

An example of a fable is --.

• The Three Little Pigs

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

• Dora the Explorer

A biography is --.

• an article about objects

• a story about a person's life

• a retelling of how something is made

If we are to write a biography about Mother Mary Joseph, the BEST title is --.

• Dear Diary

• History of Miriam

• The Life and Teachings of MMJ

The following are under the informational genre EXCEPT --.

• recipe books

• how to draw

• life of Ninoy Aquino