Literary genres

Question 1

4 basic genres

Answer 1

Nonfiction, fiction, drama, and poetry

Question 2

Examples of nonfiction texts (5)

Answer 2

Essay, speech, news article, biography, autobiography

Question 3

Examples of fiction texts (5)

Answer 3

Folklore, science fiction, horror, realistic fiction, satire

Question 4

Drama

Answer 4

Expressive writing that tells a story to an audience through the actions and dialogue of characters which are played by actors onstage

Question 5

Line (in poetry)

Answer 5

A unit of poetry

Question 6

Stanza (in poetry)

Answer 6

A group of lines followed by a space

Question 7

Ballad

Answer 7

A short narrative song about an event that is considered important, usually intended to be recited

Question 8

Sonnet

Answer 8

A lyrical poem composed of 14 lines, usually written in iambic pentameter

Question 9

Haiku

Answer 9

A short poem format, created in Japan, that consists of 3 lines and 17 syllables (5, 7, 5 division among the lines)

Question 10

Villanelle

Answer 10

19 lines long with 5 stanzas (each with 3 lines and final stanza with 4 lines), it includes a refrain- two lines that repeat throughout the poem following a pattern