Genres of Literature

Stories with magic, monsters, superpowers, or other things that do not exist in reality.

• Fantasy

• Poetry

• Realistic Fiction

• Autobiography

Stories that could actually happen but didn’t, and are made up.

• Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Nonfiction

When a person's life is written and documented by another individual, it falls into this genre.

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Poetry

• Realistic Fiction

A story that involves a detective or some kind of puzzle/scenario that needs to be solved.

• Historical Fiction

• Mythology

• Fantasy

• Mystery

A type of writing written to encourage feeling and create a thoughtful response. This type of writing often uses rhyme and rhythm to convey a message.

• Poetry

• Informational Text

• Adventure

• Traditional Literature

True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by that person.

• Autobiography

• Drama

• Biography

• Blog

Informational text about true events or topics.

• Fable

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Historical Fiction

Most stories fall into this genre, which means that the text is made-up or a product of the imagination

• Folklore

• Fiction

• Myth

• Realistic Fiction