MYSTERY
REALISTIC FICTION
POETRY
GENRES
A fictional story that
revolves around
discovering secrets
or solving crimes
A fictional story
often set in the
present that has
believable
characters, setting
and plot
Uses sound,
rhythm, and word
choice to convey
ideas, thoughts and
feelings
PLAY
DRAMA
HISTORY
HISTORICAL
FICTION
Written to be
performed, using
dialogue, scenery,
and set directions
Uses characters,
A true narrative
dialogue, and action written about real
to tell a story
events in the past
through conflict and
emotions. (Often
used to describe
plays.)
SCIENCE FICTION
INFORMATIONAL
MYTH
BIOGRAPHY
Often set in the
future or in
different worlds
that include
technology or
science
Nonfiction writing
that is about a
specific topic
A folk tale that is
considered sacred
and that attempts
to explain how
things came to be
A story of a real
person that is
written by another
person
LITERARY
A fictional story
with real and made
up characters that is
set in the past