Genre Types

It helps us understand different cultures and ideas.

It makes reading more difficult.

It only applies to poetry.

It is not useful outside of school.

To tell stories passed down by word of mouth

To use rhythm, rhyme, or special word choices to express feelings or ideas

To provide information about real events

To exaggerate stories for humor

Stories passed down by word of mouth

Foundation for fantasy

Includes nursery rhymes

Uses rhythm and rhyme to express feelings

It is a story with a simple lesson or trickster character

It is a funny story that is wildly exaggerated and usually includes a larger-than-life character

It is a story based on real events with little exaggeration

It is a story that uses rhythm and rhyme

Fable

Fairy Tale

Fantasy

Mystery

A story about a baseball game.

A story about a kid learning to ride a bicycle.

A story involving an alien teaching a boy to fly a spaceship.

A story where the characters go inside a creepy building to solve a mystery.

Crime scenes

Medieval castles

Modern cities

Detective agencies

A true story someone writes about their own life.

A fictional story about someone else's life.

A short account of someone else's experiences.

A book that provides information on a wide range of topics.

Poetry

Traditional Literature

Biography

Science Fiction