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