Literary Genres By Caroline Frankenfeld and Garrett Yarbrough

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Literary Genres ByCaroline Frankenfeld
andGarrett Yarbrough

• All about Literary Genres and more!

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All About Fiction

• Fiction can be based on a true event but
  is not real.

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Realistic Fiction

• The characters, setting, and plot are made up.
  The events could happen but most likely will not.
  An example is Roxy and the Hooligins. Most of
  the time its about adventures and peoples lives.

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Historical Fiction

• In historical fiction all the characters are made
  up the setting and plot may be based on real
  events. All the dates and details are true to
  history. These stories are usally about war and
  historical events.

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Folk/ Fairy Tale

• In folk/fairy tale the characters, plot, and
  setting are made up. Most of them are myths,
  fables, and legends passed down. It is usually
  about one particular character and sometimes
  explains historical events or wise tales.

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Fantasy/Science Fiction

• In Fantasy the setting does not exist, the
  characters and plot are made up too. The events
  would most likely not happen and the ideas are
  fanciful or futuristic. An example is The City Of
  Ember.

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Mystery

• Mysteries are stories where there is a mystery or
  a problem to solve. The characters, setting, and
  plot are usually made up. When someone reads a
  mystery they get clues and information to try to
  solve the mystery.

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Non- Fiction

• In Non-Fiction the people, setting, events, and
  plot are real. It can be informational and may
  explain something. It can also be about animals,
  plants, and places.

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Biography

• A biography is about a person or setting and the
  events are real. It is about a real person but
  someone else wrote it about the person in the
  book. An example is A Letter To My Grandchildren.

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Autobiography

• An Autobiography is a story about someones life.
  The character in the Autobiography wrote this
  book.

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