| A | B |
|---|
| Realistic fiction | fictional writing, but has a realistic plot, setting, and characters |
| poetry | verse that may rhyme, has rhythm, figurative language, and imagery |
| drama | live performance on stage, includes dialogue, script, acts |
| myth | explains how things came to be |
| folktale | story told orally (spoken) |
| tall tale | exaggerated characters and events |
| fable | story that teaches a moral or lesson |
| fairy tale/fantasy | magical characters/dragons/wizards |
| legend | story about humans with great powers |
| historical fiction | fictional, but based on a true event and real people of the past |
| functional/practical text/non fiction | fact, information, explains |
| tragedy | serious drama |
| genre | type of literature or writing |
