Fiction and NonFiction Genres of literature are divided into 2 categories NonFictions are informational texts dealing with reallife subjects Real or Actual Fictions are narrative literary works produced by the imagination ID: 783024
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Genres of Literature
Fiction and Non-Fiction
Slide2Fiction and Non-Fiction
Genres of literature are divided into (2) categories
Non-Fictions are informational texts dealing with real-life subjects
Real or Actual
Fictions are narrative literary works produced by the imagination
Made-Up
Slide3How to Remember the Difference
Remember: Fact or Fiction
Slide4Non-Fiction
Essays
Biographies
Autobiographies
Speeches
Text Books
Slide5Essays
A short literary composition that reflects the author’s outlook or point
Usually analytic, speculative, or interpretive
Makes a judgment on something
Example: Anything by David Sedaris and Chuck Pahlunuk’s
Stranger than Fiction
Slide6Biographies
A written account of another person’s life
Somebody wrote about someone else
Example:
John Adams
by David McCullough
Slide7Autobiographies
A history of a person, written or spoken by the same person
Usually a narrative
Usually inaccurate
Recreates events
History
Example:
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Slide8Speeches
Expressions of thoughts and emotions by speech, sounds, and gestures
Examples: Martin Luther King,
Jr.’s
“I Have a Dream” speech and Malcolm X’s “Who Taught You to Hate Yourself” speech
Slide9Fiction
Drama
Poetry
Short Story
Fantasy
Fable
Fairy Tales
Science Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Historical Fiction
Tall Tale
Legend
Mythology
Slide10Drama
Composed for theatrical performance
Conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action
Examples:
William Shakespeare’s
Romeo and Juliet
and
Richard III, Wicked,
and
The Lion King
Slide11Poetry
Verse and rhythmic writing
Imagery evokes an emotional response
Visually interesting
Interesting word choice (diction)
May or may not follow a rhyme scheme
Various types of poems
Haikus, epics, etc.
Examples: Tim
Michin
Slide12Short Story
Brief work of fiction
One central story without subplots
Contemporary short stories are oftentimes published in collections or magazines
Example: Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man’s Hard to Find”
Slide13Fantasy
Incorporates fantastical, magical, imaginative creatures or settings in a way that is essential
Suspension of disbelief
Example: J.R.R. Tolkien’s
The Lord of the Rings
Trilogy
Slide14Fables and Fairy Tales
Have similar characteristics to fantasy, but usually teach a moral or lesson
Fables usually have animals or inanimate objects as the main characters
Fairy tales employ goblins, fairies, trolls, etc.
Example:
Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Slide15Science Fiction
Based on the impact of potential science (actual or imagined)
Sometimes set in the future, alternate realities, or other planets
Example:
William S. Burroughs’s
John Carter of Mars
Slide16Realistic Fiction
Can happen in real life
Slide17Historical Fiction
Fictional characters
Fictional events
Has a historical setting
Slide18Tall Tale
Exaggerated story
Usually humorous
Heroes achieve impossible feats
Legends are people who actually existed, but have stories told about them that contain imagined material
Can you think of any examples?
Slide19Mythology
Explanation of natural phenomena
Human nature
Pertains to the actions of the gods
Shows a model of behavior