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Historical Fiction

Science FictionRealistic FictionHorrorMythologyLegendsFantasyFolkloreDramaNonfictionAutobiographyBiographyPoetry

Historical Fiction

Fictional story that deals with historical facts in some element. The characters may be made up, as well as the dialogue, but it is based on facts.

Example:

Titanic

, Fever 1763, Gods and Generals.

Science Fiction

Fiction based on science and technology.Examples: Star Wars, Back to the Future, The Time Machine

Realistic Fiction

Fiction that is based on reality. This is not to be confused with “reality

tv

” because that is NOT the real world.

Example:

The Last Song, Walk to Remember

Horror

Scary stories- deals with the supernatural or scary things that spook you.Example: Stephen King, James Patterson

Mythology

Stories that explain how something came to be. These must contain the gods and goddesses to be a myth.

Legends

Stories based originally on facts, but have been exaggerated and “blown up” to be larger than life.

Fantasy

Story about a make believe world. Usually involves, dragons, warlocks, witches, etc

Folktales

Stories that have been passed down through the generations. Originally told orally, but eventually written for preservation.

Examples: Paul

Bunyon

, John Henry

Drama

Plays, stories to be performed on a stageExample: William Shakespeare

Nonfiction

Things we read that are true. These can be in the form of a textbook, newspaper article, book, etc.

Autobiography

Life story about someone written by that person. Auto=self bio=life graphy=writtenExample: Eat, Love, Pray

Biography

Story written about someone’s life but written by someone else.Example:

Poetry

When an author uses compressed language to portray an idea. Not prose, which is the regular written word. They use vivid words, figurative language, imagery, meter, rhyme, etc.