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What is Genre?
Genre is… A French word meaning type or kind
A system to classify books by their common characteristics
Types of genresPoetry Traditional literatureFantasyScience fictionRealistic fictionHistorical fictionMysteryBiography, autobiography, memoir Informational
Poetry1.Definition: shortened form of
writing
2. Figurative Language: metaphor, simile, personification, idiom, hyperbole
3. Author’s expression of feelings and opinions
4. May follow a form or structure
Traditional Literature1. Definition: stories passed down for
generations by oral storytelling
2. Oral storytelling- stories told verbally
3. Legends, folktales, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, tall tales
4. Foundation for fantasy
Fantasy
1. Plot: hero’s journey/quest, often good vs. evil
2. Setting: often medieval, time travel, magical
3. Characters: Talking animals, mythical creatures, magical users
Science Fiction1. Plot: Alien attacks/visits, time traveling,
technology, important experiments (“gone wrong”)
2. Setting: Advanced technology-cities, spaceships, other solar system/galaxy, time travel
3. Characters: Mutants, robot, aliens, “mad” scientist, talking computer
Realistic Fiction
1. Plot: Realistic Events
2. Setting: Modern time; realistic place
3. Characters: Every day people doing every day things
Historical Fiction
1. Plot: Authentic historical events with average or significant people
2. Setting: pre 1970; could be historical/important sites
3. Characters: Average/famous historical people
Mystery
1. Plot: Crime or mysterious events and clues leading to a resolution
2. Setting: Could be crime scene, detective agency, creepy house, haunting place
3. Characters: Detective, investigators, spies
Biography, Autobiography, memoir
*Bio: life
*Graph: write
*Auto: self
*Memoir: memory
1. Biography: story of someone’s life, written by someone else
2. Autobiography: story of someone’s life, written by themselves
3. Memoir: a short account of the author’s experiences, written by themselves
Informational
1. Purpose: provides information on a wide range of topics
2. Informs, educates, teaches about information
3. Nonfiction- a story of true facts
4. Science, crafts, sports, articles, social studies