Literary Genres and Writing Styles

Literary genres are categories used to group different types of literary work such as non-fiction, fiction and poetry.

• True

• False

The non-fiction category may also be referred to as:

• historical fiction

• mystery

• informational

• fantasy

Fables teach a moral or a life lesson of some kind.

• True

• False

The following excerpt is an example of what type of writing style?

“The first objections last week came from the National Organization for Women and the New York Civil Liberties Union, both of which opposed the opening of TYWLS in the fall of 1996. The two groups continue to insist—as though it were 1896 and they were arguing Plessy v. Ferguson—that separate can never be equal. I appreciate NOW’s wariness of the Bush administration’s endorsement of single-sex public schools, since I am of the generation that still considers the label “feminist” to be a compliment—and many feminists still fear that any public acknowledgment of differences between the sexes will hinder their fight for equality.”

Boys Here, Girls There: Sure, If Equality’s the Goal (by Karen Stabiner)

• Narrative

• Expository

• Analytical

• Argumentative

Which type of story creates a magical world where anything is possible?

• Fairy Tale

• Fantasy

• Realistic Fiction

• Science Fiction

Fill in the blanks: ___________ the biography of a person written by that person; __________ an account of someone's life written by another person. (separate answers with a comma)

Fill in the blank: __________ usually begins with "....once upon a time..."

Fill in the blank: ___________use imaginative plots and characters to explain how the world began; traditional knowledge of a society.

This type of work can be entirely made up or imagined/ the subject matter is limitless.

• non-fiction

• fiction

• science fiction

• archetype

Historical fiction is based in a particular time period and teaches about the life of people in that period.

• True

• False