LITERATURE GENRES BY: RYAN ZHU JULY 2, 2013 4TH GRADE

Fiction vs. Non Fiction Fiction

Make believeRealistic fictionCharacters are act

like real peopleTalking animalsPeople/Animals on

different planets Special powers

Non FictionReal factsEvents can happen in

real lifeTells how the person

talks ,feels, and thinks about

Events are usually told in order as the occured

FantasyAnimal characters act like real peopleSpecial powersImaginary charactersSettings may occur in the futureUsually a good vs. evilMay use science not discovered

Adventure Tale A story has characters who behave like real

people and animals The settings could be real The events can happen in real life Many actions may occur

Folk Tales A story has been retold over many

generationsFolk tales often began with “Once upon a

time” or “Long ago in a faraway placeGood or smart may win over evil are stupidThe story often teaches a lesson are moral The story is told using the words he, she, or

it

PoetryThere are poems that rhymeThe poems often contain incomplete

sentences each on its own lines.Poems often contain incomplete sentences,

each on its own line Poems often contain repeated words

Narrative-Non Fiction

Characters are real people, and settings are real places, and the plot is comprised of real events presented in the form of a story

Biography Tells how a person feels, talks, and, thinks

about thingsEvents are told in the order they occured