Literature Genres

A story that is presented in comic-strip format and published as a book.

• Humor

• Poetry

• Graphic Novel

• Novel in Verse

A novel-length story told through the medium of poetry rather than prose.

• Graphic Novel

• Novel in Verse

• Memoir

• Realistic Fiction

A specific category or type of story is called a _______.

• legend

• genre

• fables

• rug

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The story of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a ______________?

• biography

• autobiography

• fairy tale

• journal

A fictional story that takes place in the past ; the setting is often real and the characters are usually made up.

• mystery

• poetry

• historical fiction

• informational

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.9

A thrilling story about a perplexing event that is not solved until the end of the story.

• myth

• tall tale

• mystery

• fairy tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

Verses that often rhyme and evoke feeling.

• drama

• poetry

• mystery

• science fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A type of folk tale that is greatly exaggerated.

• tall tale

• autobiography

• biography

• nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

A story from the past that may or may not be entirely true is a _______________.

• legend

• fairy tale

• genre

• book report

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

In fables, animals speak and act like people to teach the reader a lesson. The lesson is the _____________ of the story.

• beginning

• middle

• moral

• author

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5