Characteristics of Genre

Poetry...

• feelings and expressions

• alien attacks

• mysterious events

• legends

Fantasy...

• talking animals

• acts, scenes

• facts

• story of someone's life

Science Fiction...

• mutants, robots, aliens

• realistic events

• short

• folktales

Realistic Fiction...

• realistic events

• figurative language

• good vs. evil

• events and clues

Historical Fiction...

• famous historical events/people

• mythical creatures

• magic

• modern day

Mystery...

• crime or mysterious events and clues

• authentic historical events

• feelings or expressions

• written in stanzas

Drama...

• characters, settings, props

• short account of an author's experiences

• facts

• nursery rhymes

Traditional Fiction...

• stories passed down for generations

• nonfiction

• story of someone's life

• script

Biography..

• story of someone's life written by someone else

• story of someone's life written by themselves

• story of an author's experiences written by themselves

• facts about an object or animal

Autobiography...

• story of someone's life written by someone else

• story of someone's life written by themselves

• story of an author's experiences

• facts about objects or animals