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Various forms of a text

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Genres

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Texts based in real life & truth

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Nonfiction

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Systematic interpretation or explanation of a specific topic

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Exposition

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Assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer

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Argument

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an everyday text (signs, directions, letters, manuals)

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Functional text

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A text where an author muses on a particular topic (formal or informal)

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Personal essay

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A written work read aloud to an audience

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Speech

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A short text where the author describes and gives their opinion about a topic

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Opinion piece

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A formal or informal assessment of a piece of art of literature

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Essay (about art or literature)

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A true account of the author’s life story, usually from childhood to current

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Biography

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A short focused piece of an author’s life (sub-genre of biography)

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Memoir

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A factual report of current events in pop culture, politics, or local events

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Journalism

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A written record of a historical event

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historical account

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A written record of a scientific discovery or finding

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Scientific account

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All forms of writing that tell a story or are not based in real life; main purpose is entertainment

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Fiction

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An extended narrative (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)

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Novel

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A narrative that includes fictionalized accounts of historical events (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas)

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Historical Fiction

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A story that involves crime or law enforcement (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

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Mystery

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A story usually set in the future with advanced technology (Fahrenheit 451)

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Science Fiction

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Stories written to be performed; usually include acts, scenes, dialogue, stage directions, character descriptions (Death of a Salesman)

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Dramas/Plays

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A short story used to tell a lesson (The Good Samaritan)

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Parable

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A traditional story that represents a false/unverifiable history (King Arthur)

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Legend

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Stories retold by a culture that explain natural phenomenons or the history of a place

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Myth

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A traditional oral tale told through generations of a specific culture or region, often involves magic and/or talking animals; generally teaches a lesson to the reader (Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox)

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Folktale

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Similar to folktale, but with fantasy and magical elements (Hansel & Gretel)

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Fairy Tales

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A brief story with a moral, often includes animals (Aesop’s the Fox and the Crane)

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Fable

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A story with two meanings: one literal and surface level, one more symbolic (Animal Farm)

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Allegory

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A story written to critique society using humor and exaggeration (Gulliver’s Travels)

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Satire

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Usually fiction, but may be more nonfiction/biographical in nature; use figurative language but usually have a rhyme scheme or structure that dictates how the text is written

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Poetry

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Poetry that tells a story

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Narrative

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Short verses intended to be sung, usually tell a story (sub-genre of narrative)

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Ballads

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A long narrative poem telling a heroic story

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Epic

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Poetry that expresses feelings or thoughts of a speaker

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Lyrical

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Poetry that expresses strong feelings of love or respect for a thing

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Ode

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Poetry with no set fixed metrical or rhyming pattern

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Free verse

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Fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter (popularized by Shakespeare)

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Sonnet

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Three lines, 5–7-5 syllables

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Haiku

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Three long lines and two short, rhyming in aabba; usually humorous

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Limerick

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