Literary Genres and Subgenres

Realistic fiction is a

• Genre

• Subgenre

Non-Fiction is

• Not true, stories are made up

• Is meant to cause strong emotion

• Factual, based on real events.

• Can only be written by someone who has died.

True or False: Non-Fiction is a subgenre of Fiction.

• True

• False

Which is not a subgenre for Fiction?

• Historical Fiction

• Romance

• Personal Narrative

• Mystery

Which subgenre typically contains a crime or an event that must be solved by a protagonist?

• Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Mystery

• Action-Adventure

What subgenre of non-fiction is a person telling their life story?

• Biography

• Non-Fiction

• Informational

• Autobiography

What is a common characteristic of the Fantasy genre?

• Based on real events

• Includes magical elements

• Focuses on scientific advancements

• Always set in the future

What are two subgenres of Drama?

• Comedy

• Narrative

• Horror

• Tragedy

Which is NOT a subgenre of Poetry?

• Lyric

• Epic

• Dramatic

• Comedy

Genre is how books are