Literary Genre Practice

There are ___ main categories of genres.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What are the main literary genres? Click all that apply.

• Drama

• Fantasy

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

_________ is a play for theater. There is often a stage, characters, and props.

• Drama

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

Stories from the __________ genre did not actually happen in real life. They are NOT true.

• Drama

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

___________ includes writing that is real and factual, or that actually happened.

• Drama

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

____________ writing uses language and sounds in special ways to express ideas.

• Drama

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

A literary genre is a type or ___________ of literature.

• book

• article

• main idea

• category

A __________ is a humorous drama with a happy ending.

• comedy

• tragedy

A __________ is a sad drama with a sad ending.

• comedy

• tragedy

All of the following are subgenres of fiction, EXCEPT:

• fantasy

• folklore

• romance

• autobiography

• mystery