| A | B |
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| Genre | A category that is made up of items that have the same characteristics |
| Drama | Text written in the form of a play |
| Drama |  |
| Poetry | Written text that does not appear in paragraph form and has a rhythm. |
| Poetry |  |
| Fiction | An imaginary event; a made up story |
| Classic Literature | book written at least 50 years ago and firmly established as a principal piece of literature for study through the language arts |
| Classic Literature |  |
| Modern Classic | book written less than 50 years ago and already well established as a principal piece of literature for study through the language arts |
| Modern Classic |  |
| Realistic Fiction | Fiction that deals with events that could really happen in life. |
| Realistic Fiction |  |
| Historical Fiction | Stories that are set in the past that recreate an event |
| Historical Fiction |  |
| Science Fiction | Stories that deal with scientific possibilities and technology; futuristic |
| Science Fiction |  |
| Fantasy | An imaginative fiction story that could never happen in real life; talking animals; magic. |
| Fantasy |  |
| Horror | Stories which the plot revolves around monstrous creatures and gruesome events. |
| Horror |  |
| Mystery | Stories which the plot revolves around a crime; detectives. |
| Mystery |  |
| Folklore (Classic Fantasy) |  |
| Folklore (Classic Fantasy) | Authors of stories in this genre are often “retelling” the story. It may say “adapted by,” “retold by,” or the author may be “unknown.” |
| Tall Tale | Stories that usually take place in the Wild West; the main character’s strength, skills, or size are greatly exaggerated in a humorous way. |
| Fable | Very short stories with talking animals and a moral. |
| Fairy Tale | Stories with magic and/or talking animals, usually have a human main character and start with “Once upon a time…” |
| Myth | Stories with gods and/or goddesses that usually account for the creation of something. |
| Legend | An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical. |
| Non-Fiction | Factual events; known true facts |
| Biography | Factual information presented about the life of a person written by someone else. |
| Biography |  |
| Autobiographies | An individual writes factual information about themselves; also can be called a memoir. |
| Informational | Factual information presented on a topic to inform the reader. |
