References/Genres

Stories that usually take place in the Wild West; the main character's strength skills, or size are greatly exaggerated in a humorous way

• Fable

• Tall Tale

• Fairy Tale

• Legend

Very short stories with talking animals and a moral

• Myth

• Fairy Tale

• Legend

• Fable

Stories with gods and/or goddesses that usually account for the creation of something

• Myth

• Tall Tale

• Forklore

• Fairy Tale

Stories with magic and/or talking animals, usually have a human main character and start with "once upon a time"

• Tall Tale

• Legend

• Fairy Tale

• Myth

When someone writes their own life story, it fall into what genre:

• Autobiography

• Biography

Genre is a French word meaning what?

• New

• Music Type

• Kind

• Category

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

• Non-Fiction

• Fiction

The two subgenres of this main genre include tragedies and comedies

• Poetry

• Drama

• Folklore

Writing that is "true," factual, informative, or persuasive

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Stories that could actually happen but didn't

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy