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Genre of Literature

The document discusses different genres of literature including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and traditional literature. Within fiction, it describes genres such as realistic fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery/suspense. Non-fiction genres covered include biography, autobiography, and genres within poetry and traditional literature such as narrative poetry, folk tales, tall tales, fairy tales, and myths. Examples are provided for some genres including the book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for fantasy and The Diary of a Young Girl for autobiography.

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Genre of Literature

The document discusses different genres of literature including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and traditional literature. Within fiction, it describes genres such as realistic fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery/suspense. Non-fiction genres covered include biography, autobiography, and genres within poetry and traditional literature such as narrative poetry, folk tales, tall tales, fairy tales, and myths. Examples are provided for some genres including the book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for fantasy and The Diary of a Young Girl for autobiography.

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The Different Genres of

Literature
Fiction
•Realistic Fiction
•Historical Fiction
• Science Fiction
•Fantasy
•Mystery/Suspense

Non-Fiction
•Biography
•Autobiography
The Different Genres of
Literature
Poetry
•Epic
•Lyric
•Narrative
•Satirical or prose poetry

Traditional Literature
•Folk Tales
•Tall Tales
•Fairy Tales
•Myths
Fiction
1. Always have elements that are made-up.
2. May be based on actual events or people.
3. May be totally made-up or fictional.

There are many different types or


different genres of fiction.
Realistic Fiction
• Characters are
made-up but
could be real
people
• Events are made-
up but could be
real events
• Takes place in
the modern time;
right here, right
now
Historical Fiction
• Historical fiction books
take place during a certain
time in the past.
• Often the setting is real,
and the characters are
made-up or fictional.
• Sometimes the setting is
fictional and the
characters are real.
Science Fiction
• Futuristic Technology
• Scientific Facts
• Fictional Element
Fantasy
• Fantasy is completely made-up
such as talking animals and
magical powers.
• Contains no realistic elements
An Example of A Fantasy
Book:
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Written by Judi Barrett
and Drawn by Ron Barrett

This story is about a town called


Chewandswallow. The weather in
Chewandswallow is very different from
the weather in your town. When a storm
hits, the town comes up with a very
clever idea!
Mystery and Suspense
• Usually realistic
• About a crime or
unsolved event
• Not solved until
the end of the
book
• Scary or
suspenseful
Non-fiction
• All proven
facts Weather
History
• Nothing is
made-up
• Can be about
any subject
Plants

People
Architecture Art
Biography
• A story about a real
person written by
someone else
• Usually about the
person’s life or something
theAutobiography
person has done
• A story someone writes about
themselves
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An Example
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of A
Biography
Salt in His Shoes
(Michael Jordan
In Pursuit of a
Dream)
By Deloris Jordan with
Roslyn M. Jordan
Michael learns
many things from
his parents that
help him achieve
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his dream.
An Example
of A
Autoiography
The Diary of a
Young Girl
by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl,


also known as The Diary
of Anne Frank, is a book
of the writings from the
Dutch language diary
kept by Anne Frank while
she was in hiding for two
Pictures from Google years with her family
POETRY
-genre of literature
that has verse
written to create a
response of thought
and feeling from the
readers
Narrative
Dramatic Poetry
Dramatizes action through
Poetry Poetry-
Tells a story
dialogue or monologue Epic Poetry
Lyrical Poetry tells a dramatic story.
Expresses Personal There are characters in
thoughts and Emotions the story. It is usually
long, and takes place
Prose Poetry in different settings.
demonstrates other traits such as symbols,
metaphors, and other figures of
speech common to poetry
Traditional Literature
-stories that have been
passed down through
generations. Much of
traditional literature was
initially told orally and
written down later on
Folk Tales / Tall Tales /
Fairy Tales
• Folk Tales have no known
creator.
• Passed down verbally
• Sometimes based on real
people but the story is
fictional.
• Tall Tales are Folk Tales
but the character is
“bigger” than life.
• Fairy Tales are stories
created to teach children
how to behave in a way
they find amusing.
An Example of A Folk
Tale
The Diane Goode Book of
American Folk Tales and Songs
By Diane Goode
This collection has a variety of
folk tales and songs including
Buffalo Gal, Clementine, and The
Greedy Wife. The pictures are
amusing and the stories are fun.
An Example of A Tall Tale
Gib Morgan Oilman
By Ariane Dewey
Gib Morgan is a young oilman
who does amazing things to
help out everyone around him.
An Example of A Fairy
Tale
The Firebird and Other Russian
Fairy Tales
Edited by Jacqueline Onassis
Illustrated y Boris Zvorykin
This is a unique collection of fairy
tales from Russia. This
collection includes The Firebird,
Maria Morevna, The Snow
Maiden, and Vassilissa The Fair.
Myths
• Usually explains
how the world
started
• Gods and
supernatural
beings are
involved in
these stories.

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