Genres and Subgenres

A type of humorous story that exaggerates the truth, often featuring a larger-than-life hero.

• tall tales

• short stories

• epic poems

• fables

Traditional stories that explain how things in nature and the world work, often involving gods and goddesses

• legends

• fables

• myths

• tales

A genre of fiction that presents stories that could happen in real life.

• fantasy fiction

• realistic fiction

• historical fiction

• science fiction

written in verse, can be fiction, nonfiction, or a genre all on it's own, may or may not include rhythm or rhyme

• poetry

• prose

• drama

• novel

gives true facts about a specific topic (excellent for research or learning)

• informational

• fictional

• opinion-based

• anecdotal

A short story that typically features animals and conveys a moral lesson.

• fable

• tale

• legend

• myth

a make-believe story set in the PAST, to tell a story from that time period

• historical fiction

• science fiction

• fantasy

• biography

A detailed life story of factual events about a real person told by someone else.

• autobiography

• biography

• memoir

• historical fiction

A genre of fiction that explores imaginative and futuristic concepts, often involving advanced technology or space exploration.

• fantasy

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• mystery

A MAIN genre that involves made-up or make-believe stories.

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

• Biography

• Documentary