Literary Genres

What is a story that includes a lot of action, danger, and excitement?

• Mystery

• Adventure

• Legends

• Drama

What is a written account of someone's life that they've written about themselves?

• Adventure
• Fables
• Mystery
• Autobiography

What genre has the author tell the story of a real person's life?

• Fairy Tales
• Biography
• Legends
• Realistic Fiction

What is a play for theater, radio, or television that tells a story?

• Poetry
• Drama
• Fairy Tales
• Tall Tales

What are short folktales that have a moral or lesson, and usually have animal characters?

• Fables
• Science Fiction
• Autobiography
• Fairy Tales

What are stories with fairies, magical creatures, princes, and princesses?

• Folktales
• Fairy Tales
• Autobiography
• Graphic Novel

What is a story with make-believe elements and characters, such as magic and fairies?

• Fantasy
• Adventure
• Nonfiction
• Historical Fiction

What are stories passed down orally from generation to generation?

• Graphic Novel
• Historical Fiction
• Folktales
• Adventure

What is a story that uses comic strip?

• Science Fiction
• Graphic Novel
• Tall Tales
• Fables

What is a fictional story that takes place in the past during a significant time?

• Historical Fiction
• Legends
• Adventure
• Mystery