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Page 1: Genres of Fiction. Fiction Writing that comes from an author’s imagination

Genres of Fiction

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Fiction

• Writing that comes from an author’s imagination

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nonfiction

• Writing that tells about real people, places and events

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poetry

• A type of literature which expresses ideas and feelings in a compact, imaginative, and musical way.

• Writing is meant to touch the reader’s senses

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drama

• A form of literature meant to be performed for an audience

• Also called a play

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folktales

• A story that has been passed down from generation to generation in a culture

• Retold by word of mouth

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Literary device

• A specific language or structure an author uses to convey the message to the reader