Characteristics Of Genre

Poetry

Definition: Is a short form of literature

Authors expression of feelings, opinions

Figurative language- metaphors, similes, personification

Usually follows a form/structure

Traditional Literature

Definition- stories passed down for generations by oral story telling. Foundation of fantasy. • Folktales• Fables• Myths• Legends• Nursery rhymes• Tall Tales

FANTASY

Contains elements that are not realisticCharacters: talking animals, mythical

creatures, magical powers, possibly involving mythical beings.

Setting:often set in a medieval times,

time travel, magical places. Plot- journey/quest -it is

often good vs. evil

SCIENCE FICTION

stories that often tell about science and technology of the future

involving partially true fictions laws or theories of science

Characters : mutants, Robots, aliens, “mad” scientist

Settings: in the future, in space, on a different world, in a different universe or dimension

REALISTIC FICTION

stories that take place in modern times

characters are involved in events that could happen.

HISTORICAL FICTION

stories centered around the basis of a partially historical situation

a novel set in a historical period

MYSTERY

A novel involving:strangenesssolving a puzzling event or

situationsomething unknownsolving a crimecentered around a person

who investigates wrongdoing

centered around a person or persons employed to obtain secret information

Biography, Autobiography, Memoir

• Biography - story of someone's life written by someone else.

• Autobiography - story of someone’s life written by themselves.

• Memoir - a collection of memories that an individual writes about moments or events, both public or private that took place in the author's life.

Informational Factual information that is

accurate and structured around a central idea to answer a question.

Non-fiction Provides information

about People Places Events Things

Tells the reader how to do something.