Types of Literature

a short piece of writing that gives facts and the writers oppinion

• essay

• report

• novel

• fiction

writing that uses rhythm and style to convey feeling

• rap

• rhythm

• poetry

• short story

a style of writing used to point out flaws

• short story

• satire

• joke

• poem

a short story, sometimes using animals as characters, that teaches a moral (a life lesson)

• fable

• fairy tale

• fiction

• Fantasia

a longer (book length) writing that tells a made up, but maybe believeable, story

• novel

• short story

• essay

• book

a fictional story with imaginary characters in a magical land

• fairy tale

• myth

• legend

• fable

a fully developed plot line that is much shorter than a novel

• essay

• novel

• book

• short story

a story created to explain history or events that are difficult to understand or grasp

• fable

• fiction

• myth

• satire

writing based on real people and events

• fiction

• non-fiction

• fable

• myth

stories that describe made-up events and characters

• non-fiction

• fantasy

• essay

• fiction