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Title: Literature Genres


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Literature Genres
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ADVENTURE
  • Action stories set in exotic or forbidding
    places.

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • An account of a persons life written by that
    person.

4
Biography
  • An account of a persons life written by another
    person.

5
DRAMA
  • Prose or verse composition especially one telling
    a serious story, which is intended to be
    performed with character dialogue and action.

6
Folk/Fairy Tales
  • Timeless tales about oral tradition and/or
    fanciful creatures.

7
Historical Fiction
  • Fictional stories based on real events or popular
    beliefs.

8
Mystery
  • Stories about solving crimes or unraveling
    secrets.

9
Mythology
  • Symbolic stories explaining natural events or
    popular beliefs.

10
Non Fiction
  • Stories that provide real facts about real
    people, places, or things.

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NOVELS
  • A prose narrative of considerable length usually
    having plot shown by the actions, speech, and
    thoughts of several characters.

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POETRY
  • Verse that evokes an emotional response.

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Prose
  • Ordinary spoken or written language in contrast
    to poetry.

14
Realistic Fiction
  • Imagined stories that could really happen in
    modern times.

15
Science Fiction
  • Fiction blended with scientific fact and/or
    imaginative elements.

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Short StoriesProse narratives of lesser length
usually having plot shown by one major character
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SPORTS
  • Stories about characters engaged in athletic
    activies.
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