literature genres

Literature GenresSharon SunJuly 2,20134th grade

Fiction V.S Non-fiction

Fiction Make-believe Read for fun Fake

Non-fiction Real story True Information

Tale passed down through generations Explains a world of gods

Pertains actions of gods/goddesses

Myth

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Can be based on a real story Characters act like people

Story could happen in real life

Realistic Fiction

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=realistic+fiction+books&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=6gP6gwp_5I7_cM&tbnid=sK2AEjtXtkS8rM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://bookshelfmonstrosity.blogspot.com/2010/06/mini-reviews-diary-of-wimpy-kid-wench.html&ei=rFHUUcvsCuK2iwL12ICYDQ&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNEs9BDmoyid1kkDPHwhzX2srYsAAw&ust=1372955426937833

Animal characters act like people Characters may have special powers

Imaginary characters

Fantasy

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Story about a person’s life Whole life, part of a life, single event

He/she feels and he/she thinks

Autobiography

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=autobiography&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=2lSRQ_soWx3qIM&tbnid=YqDSCdLkLJ1P0M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://f2f2s.com/2010/08/10/book-19-the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin/&ei=WAPbUfnbMOOZiAL12IG4Bw&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNH7zz33E1rsfcscraNy5aEzoFYGjw&ust=1373394072688473

Tells information about someone’s life Based on someone who is important

How these people live and what they do

Biography

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=biography&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=vPBunGk_YgXYVM&tbnid=6bDzwdQ0UladEM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/&ei=6wPbUbqcBui8igLEh4C4BA&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNFNMF0HsxxEVm02PVoRogltQv9TxQ&ust=1373394259694691

Shows expressions, feelings, and moods All have own rhymes

A written form of literature

Poetry

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=poetry&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=kUvktHh0fTNxuM&tbnid=8l2EJ7NaPVT5dM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.sturdyforcommonthings.com/2012/04/poetry-is-fun/&ei=0gTbUaPRGoHgiALK_oGgAQ&psig=AFQjCNFReIbjcJ2ZVXHvHlj-zVYMnv9FoQ&ust=1373394504684989

Fight between good and evil Teaches a lesson

Always has a happy ending

Fairytales

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A story or legend handed down One generation to the next Told over and over again

Folktales

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=folktales&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Fn1Z5CN-F9R6MM&tbnid=bWDIN9YC4w2RWM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.dreamslanding.org/?page_id=491&ei=swXbUai7HoSjiALXioH4Aw&psig=AFQjCNHOwiVPnhMKl4GyEVe5W8ZztQjt0g&ust=1373394702008922

A story that is humorously exaggerated Backwoods exploits

American frontiersman

Tall tales

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=tall+tales&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=krTIyfQ-Rw3oTM&tbnid=4jXI9QZEIREMlM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2012/07/texas-tall-tales-and-global-warming.html&ei=MAbbUa-ZJKzuiQLT04C4DQ&psig=AFQjCNHJMhWtNRo5lkJ0hyeIVwflvgX6dw&ust=1373394833643466

Story teaches a lesson End of fable is a proverb

A proverb is a wise saying

Fables

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=fables&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=F7opHdzGoO1DjM&tbnid=h5yUE_bJT8OrhM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.artsreformation.com/records/&ei=FQfbUbSuGoTtigKOvIH4Cw&psig=AFQjCNEV52Q0YegwuBNL8SbSOzcPczNioA&ust=1373394958637911

Watch characters and hear them talk You can recognize names if they have colons

Directions written in special form

Plays

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=plays&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=avhCtKY_WALXcM&tbnid=GZ-uwjnOcLn_KM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/zappa-plays-zappa-impeccably/Content?oid=1259490&ei=qgfbUcrfHOuRigKJ-IHIDw&psig=AFQjCNHKWoWRg_A25Br57J9oVOzQ7TzxqA&ust=1373395179310365

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