Characteristics of Literary Genres

"Genre" means:

• category

• story

• author

• character

Fiction is

• not fake; it is real

• fake; it is a made up story

Stories with magic, monsters, superpowers, or other things that do not exist in reality.

• Fantasy

• Realistic Fiction

• Expository

• Science Fiction

Fictional stories based on or around important people or events from the past.

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

Stories that could actually happen but didn’t, and they are made up.

• Science Fiction

• Poetry

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

Stories with aliens, advanced technology, or futuristic weapons.

• Fantasy

• Realistic Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Informational Text

Non-fiction is

• fake; a made up story

• not fake; it is real

A written account of an individual's life written by someone else

• essay

• biography

• autobiography

• tall tale

A written account of an individual's life written by that individual himself

• fiction

• autobiography

• essay

• biography

The alien ship hovered above the landing pad. The ground crew waited expectantly, hoping the ship would touch down without incident. Sure, they had a lot of shuttle traffic at the spaceport every day, but this would be the first time a ship from another planet would touch down.

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• fantasy