Literary Genres STAAR

Tell the genre and subgenre - __________a story about plants that come to life.

• fiction - folklore

• fiction - historical

• fiction - fantasy

• fiction - mystery

Tell the genre and subgenre - __________an encyclopedia entry that describes Vitamin E.

• Non-fiction - biography

• Non-fiction - narrative

• Non-fiction - reference

• Non-fiction - periodicals

Tell the genre and subgenre - __________a book about the life of a famous football star.

• Non-fiction - biography

• Non-fiction - narrative

• Non-fiction - reference

• Non-fiction - periodicals

Tell the genre and subgenre - __________a long poem about a hero named Achilles.

• Poetry - lyric

• Poetry - narrative

• Poetry - dramatic

Tell the genre and subgenre - __________a weekly newspaper called Main Street times.

• Non-fiction - biography

• Non-fiction - periodical

• Non-fiction - narrative

• Non-fiction - reference

Tell the genre and subgenre - __________a poem about a girl's ideas about friendship.

• Poetry - lyric

• Poetry - narrative

• Poetry - dramatic

• Non-fiction - reference

Tell the genre and subgenre - __________a story about life in the year 3023.

• fiction - romance

• fiction - realistic fiction

• fiction - mystery

• fiction - science fiction

Tell the genre and subgenre - __________a story about characters who lived during World War I (The characters are not real, but they look real.)

• fiction - romance

• fiction - thriller

• fiction - historical

• fiction - science fiction

How many main genres are there in Literature?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the meaning of Non-fiction genres?

• imaginative or made up writings

• writings that are true

• a play or script

• verse & rhythmic writing with imagery