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Genres And Sub-genres Flashcards

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what is the meaning of Genre?

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genre means category

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what are the 5 main genres?

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-fiction -nonfiction -drama -poetry -folklore

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what are the 15 sub-genres?

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science fiction;historical fiction;realistic fiction;fantasy;informational writing;persuasive writing;autobiography;biography;comedy;tragedy;fairy tale;fable;myth;legend;tall tale

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what is historical fiction?

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based on a person or event from history

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science fiction?

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dealing with aliens,the distant future,or advance technoogy

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realistic fiction?

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a story that could happen but didn’t

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fantasy?

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containing monsters,magic,or other supernatural,elemements

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informational writing?

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provides information on a topic

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persuasive writing?

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attempts to influence the reader

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autobiography?

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the story of one’s life told by oneself

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biography?

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the story of one’s life told by another

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comedy?

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has a happy ending

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tragedy?

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ends in death and sadness

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fairy tale

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a story with magic,monsters,and or talking animals (like fiction/fantasy,but part of the oral tradition)

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fable?

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a very short story that has a moral life lesson;usually has talking animals as main characters

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myth?

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has god or goddesses and often accounts for how something coma to be

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legend?

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an exaggerated story about something that may have been real at one time

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tall tale?

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stories set in wild west,the main character’s streghts,skills,or size has been exaggerated and the tone is funny

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what is fiction?

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stories that came from the author’s imagination

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what is non-fiction?

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writing that is true or fanctual

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what is drama?

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writing that is meant to be acted on a stage(play)

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what is poetry?

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writing that is concerned with the beauty of language

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what is folklore?

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stories handed down through speech from generation to generation

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