Genres And Sub-genres Flashcards
To memorize and learb about the genres and sub-gebres
what is the meaning of Genre?
genre means category
what are the 5 main genres?
-fiction -nonfiction -drama -poetry -folklore
what are the 15 sub-genres?
science fiction;historical fiction;realistic fiction;fantasy;informational writing;persuasive writing;autobiography;biography;comedy;tragedy;fairy tale;fable;myth;legend;tall tale
what is historical fiction?
based on a person or event from history
science fiction?
dealing with aliens,the distant future,or advance technoogy
realistic fiction?
a story that could happen but didn’t
fantasy?
containing monsters,magic,or other supernatural,elemements
informational writing?
provides information on a topic
persuasive writing?
attempts to influence the reader
autobiography?
the story of one’s life told by oneself
biography?
the story of one’s life told by another
comedy?
has a happy ending
tragedy?
ends in death and sadness
fairy tale
a story with magic,monsters,and or talking animals (like fiction/fantasy,but part of the oral tradition)
fable?
a very short story that has a moral life lesson;usually has talking animals as main characters
myth?
has god or goddesses and often accounts for how something coma to be
legend?
an exaggerated story about something that may have been real at one time
tall tale?
stories set in wild west,the main character’s streghts,skills,or size has been exaggerated and the tone is funny
what is fiction?
stories that came from the author’s imagination
what is non-fiction?
writing that is true or fanctual
what is drama?
writing that is meant to be acted on a stage(play)
what is poetry?
writing that is concerned with the beauty of language
what is folklore?
stories handed down through speech from generation to generation
