Genres in Literature

Memoirs

Science Fiction

Realistic Fiction

Traditional Literature

HistoricalFiction

Biography

Autobiography

Informational

Fantasy

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By Amy Madzinski

Traditional Literature

Stories that are passed down through storytelling throughout history. Examples are folktales, (including fairy tales), myths, and legends.

Fantasy

A fiction story that is unrealistic or has unworldly elements.

Science Fiction

A special division of fantasy that is based on scientific principles.

Realistic Fiction

It’s a made up story, but it is true to life. It usually focuses on problems that anyone could face.

Historical Fiction

The writer imagines this story and is true to life, but it takes place in a time period in the past.

Informational

This type of book provides ideas and facts that are related to the world.

Biographies

A story about a person’s life. It is

written by someone who is not that

person.

Autobiography

A story about someone’s life, written by that person.

Memoir

A story about a certain event in a person’s life that he/she remembers and writes about.