Genres and Subgenres

passed down stories that usually have a lesson to be learned, including: myths, folktales, tall tales, fairy tales, legends, fables

• traditional literature

• fantasy

• humorous fiction

• realistic fiction

a collection of memories written by the people who lived and experienced them.

• biography

• autobiography

• informational

• reference materials

• memoir

made up or make believe

• fiction

• nonfiction

acted out (play)

• biography

• poetry

• drama

• humorous fiction

What is another word (synonym) for genre?

• kind

• type

• category

• all of these

Which type of literature features made up stories from an author's imagination?

• nonfiction

• fiction

• poetry

• none of these

Which genre includes mysteries, romances, and adventure stories?

• science fiction

• folktales

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

Which genre of fiction is ALWAYS set in the past?

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

Which genre of fiction includes the sub-genres of myths, fables, fairy tales, legends, and tall tales?

• folktales

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• science fiction

What genre is the story A World Away?

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• folktale