literary genres 101
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Literary Genres 101. Fiction These are stories that are NOT real! They are made-up. Can include fairytales, folktales, fables, myths, tall tales, realistic fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and historical fiction!. Genre Sorter. Folktale . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Literary Genres 101
FictionThese are stories that are NOT real! They are made-up. Can include fairytales, folktales, fables, myths, tall tales, realistic fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and historical fiction!
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Historical Fiction
• A story that blends historical facts in a fictional story
• Often educates and entertains
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Realistic Fiction
• Made up of stories that could really happen. Contemporary realistic fiction is realistic fiction that is set in modern times.
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Science Fiction
• A story that imagines a futuristic or alien world
• Includes inventions that could exist in the future
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Fantasy
Fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
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Folklore
Traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people. Often referred to as oral tradition.
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Folktale
• A story passed on by word of mouth rather than by writing
• Often begins with "Long, long ago" or something similar
• Tale spread by word of mouth among the common folk
• Includes fairytales, legends, myths, fables, tall tales, parables
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Fairytales• Stories with imaginary characters such as witches,
giants and elves, dragons, ogres, or fairies• Usually begin with "Once upon a time" and end with
"And they lived happily ever after." • Have good and evil characters. • Have heroes which are often princesses or princes. • Generally contain magic. • Have a problem and a solution. • Have events happening in "threes" or "sevens".
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Fable
• A very short story that makes an educational or cautioning point
• Often end with, "And the moral of the story is . . ." • Use animals as characters that speak and act
like humans • Have a conflict and a resolution (a problem
and a solution)
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Myth
• A very old story that explains features of the natural world such as why the sun rises each morning, where thunder comes from, or why the ocean has waves
• Often include gods and goddesses and other supernatural characters who have the power to make unexpected things happen.
• Try to answer serious questions about how things began or occurred.
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Tall Tale
• A fictional story, presented as a true account usually told in the first person
• Begins by describing a common situation• Gradually adds more and more unusual
features until it pushes up to and beyond the limits of belief
• Have main characters with extraordinary abilities such as great strength.
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NONFICTION“Not” fake, real
• Writing that is factualExamples include:• Biographies • Letters • Articles • Procedures and instructions • Charts • Maps • Dictionary • Journal • Textbook • Information
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Biography
• When someone else writes about the life of another person using firsthand accounts.
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Autobiography
• Tells the true story of a real person’s life; written by the subject himself or herself.
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Reference Materials• Materials which are usually consulted for specific information
rather than read from cover to cover Includes:• dictionaries• encyclopedias• thesaurus• directories• almanacs• handbooks• atlases• statistical sources
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Informational Text
• Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
Includes:• manuals• how-to books• books which give facts• resource materials
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Drama
• Literature that is meant to be performed on stage. Dramas are also referred to as plays.
• Contain scripts that contain dialogue, stage directions, and include props.
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Poetry
• Written and arranged in an imaginative way to create an emotional response. There are many different types of poetry, some of which include: haiku, sonnet, free verse, ballad, limerick, lyric, epic, blank verse, etc.