1.
As a literary device, genre
refers to a form, class,
type of literary work.

2.
NONFICTION
 the branch of literature comprising works of narrative
prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures
upon facts and reality
 includes biography, history, and the essay (opposed
to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).

3.
Types of Nonfiction Genres
Informational
 explains something that is actual, real life, & contains
facts
Ex.) textbooks, magazines, newspapers
Essay
 a short literary composition that reflects the
author’s point of view
 Based on a particular theme or subject

4.
Speech
 spoken communication; ability to express one’s
thoughts & emotions by speech, sounds, and
gesture
Narrative
 is information based on fact that is presented in
a format which tells a story.

5.
Autobiography
 life story written by one’s self
Biography
 Writing about someone else’s life

6.
FICTION
 Narrative literary works whose content is produced
by the imagination and is not necessarily based on
fact.
 Genre Fiction and Literary Fiction

7.
TYPES OF FICTION
Fantasy
Science Fiction
 based on impact of science, either actual or imagined.
 Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or
characters/ fiction which invites suspension or
reality.

8.
Horror
 frightfully shocking, terrifying, or horrible.
Creates a feeling of fear in both the characters
and the reader
Mystery
 deals with the solution of a crime or the unraveling
of secrets. Anything that is kept secret or remains
unexplained or unknown.

9.
Historical Fiction
 set in the past and based on real people and/or
events
Realistic Fiction
 a genre consisting of stories that could have
actually occurred to people or animals in a
believable setting

10.
Folklore/Folktale
 usually has an “unknown” author or will be “retold” or
“adapted” by the author
 Fable
 Mythology
 Tall tale
 Legend
 Fairytale

11.
Fable
 short story with personified animals and a moral
Personified: given the traits of people
Moral: lesson or message of a fable
Mythology
FOLKLORE SUBGENRES
 has gods/goddesses and usually accounts for the
creation of something

12.
Legend
Tall Tale
 Main characters skills/size/strength is greatly
exaggerated (hyperbole)
 Exaggeration is humorous
 Based on a real person or place
 Facts are stretched beyond nonfiction
 Exaggerated in a serious way

13.
Fairytale
 has magic and/or talking animals
 Often has a human main character