Genres

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Which type of writing always deals with real events and people, not made-up events and people? This genre will give you facts that you can prove.

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nonfiction

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Fictional stories that take place in modern time, right here and now. The characters are involved in events that could really happen.

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Realistic Fiction

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Made up stories about events that could happen.

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realistic fiction

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Stories with magic, monsters, and other imaginary elements.

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fantasty

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Stories which take place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are fictional.

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historical fiction

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Fictional stories, usually realistic, about an event, which is not explained, or a crime that is not solved until the end of the story to keep the reader in suspense.

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mystery

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The story of a real person's life, written or told by another person.

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biography

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writing that creates emotion, may have rhythm or rhyme, stanzas and verses

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poetry

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written for performance by actors or actresses: dialogue is used

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drama

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What genre is this passage? Flies can walk on walls and ceilings because they have sharp claws and sticky hairs at the ends of their feet. Their bodies are light, so they can hold onto walls and ceilings.

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nonfiction