genres Flashcards

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stories that are based in the past and are based on a historical fact.

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historical fiction

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A story of a persons life written by that person.

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autobiography

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A compact form of writing that is arranged and stanzas as opposed to paragraphs.

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poetry

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A story that has characters that are involved in events that could happen in real life but the characters are made up.

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realistic fiction

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an account of a persons life written by someone else

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biography

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stores that often tell about science and technology of the future.

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science-fiction

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contains elements that are not realistic

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Fantasy

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stores that include an element of suspense and secrecy. Something puzzling usually need solving and a crime is frequently involved.

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mystery

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A type of literature that provides facts ideas and principles.

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informational

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A type of literature intended to be perform for an audience.

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drama

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