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Literary Genres
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Any piece of writing that tells about people who never existed or things that didn’t actually happen. True-to-life stories and fantasy are examples of fiction. |
Fiction |
A story about a real event or about the life of a famous person, a telling of something that actually happened, or an article. |
Nonfiction |
A story that could not possibly happen. A story that tells about things that could not really happen except in one’s imagination. |
Fantasy |
A book that tells information about the story of someone’s life, usually someone who does something important. |
Biography |
A story that a person writes about his or her own life. |
Authobiography |
Stories that teach a lesson. The lesson at the end of a fable is also called a moral or proverb. |
Fable |
A written form of literature that provides means for expressing feelings, thoughts, and moods. All poetry has its own rhythm, but not all poetry rhymes. |
Poetry |