| A | B |
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| Historical Fiction | set in the past |
| Historical Fiction | includes real places |
| Historical Fiction | includes real events of historical importance |
| Mystery | involves a crime |
| Mystery | involves suspects |
| Mystery | involves evidence |
| Mystery | involves red herrings |
| Mystery | involves victim |
| Mystery | involves police/detective/person who solves a crime |
| Autobiography | writer's account of his/her own life |
| Autobiography | told from first-person point of view |
| Autobiography | focuses on specific people and places during a specific time in their life |
| Biography | told from third-person point of view |
| Biography | true account a person's life written by someone else |
| Biography | writer has researched material to get accurate facts |
| Fantasy | highly imaginative |
| Fantasy | portrays events, setting, and characters that are unrealistic |
| Fantasy | plot might involve magic or supernatural |
| Fantasy | characters might have superhuman powers |
| Science Fiction | writer explores unexpected possiblilities of the past or the future |
| Science Fiction | uses known scientific data and theories along with imagination |
| Drama | meant to be performed before an audience |
| Drama | characters' dialogue and actions tell story |
| Drama | written form of the play is called the script |
| Drama | person who wrote the play called the playwright |
| Fiction | prose writing that tells an imaginary story |
| Fiction | basic elements of fiction are plot, character, setting, theme, and point of view |
