Literature Genres

A story that is presented in comic-strip format and published as a book.

• Humor

• Poetry

• Graphic Novel

• Novel in Verse

A novel-length story told through the medium of poetry rather than prose.

• Graphic Novel

• Novel in Verse

• Memoir

• Realistic Fiction

A specific category or type of story is called a _______.

• legend

• genre

• fables

• rug

The story of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a ______________?

• biography

• autobiography

• fairy tale

• journal

A fictional story that takes place in the past ; the setting is often real and the characters are usually made up.

• mystery

• poetry

• historical fiction

• informational

A thrilling story about a perplexing event that is not solved until the end of the story.

• myth

• tall tale

• mystery

• fairy tale

Verses that often rhyme and evoke feeling.

• drama

• poetry

• mystery

• science fiction

A type of folk tale that is greatly exaggerated.

• tall tale

• autobiography

• biography

• nonfiction

A story from the past that may or may not be entirely true is a _______________.

• legend

• fairy tale

• genre

• book report

In fables, animals speak and act like people to teach the reader a lesson. The lesson is the _____________ of the story.

• beginning

• middle

• moral

• author