Genre Characteristics

These characteristics belong to what genre? Plot, foreshadow, tone

• fiction

• poetry

• expository

• literary nonfiction

To which genre do these characteristics belong? Meter, word position, line length

• fiction

• drama

• poetry

• persuasive

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of literary non-fiction?

• epigraph

• autobiography

• line length

• actual event

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of persuasive text?

• false dilemma

• proposition

• merit

• word position

What is realistic fiction?

• texts that provide facts about a variety of topics

• a type of fantasy that deals with science, technology and the future

• a story using made-up characters and events, but it could really happen

What the characteristic of an informational genre?

• the story of a real person’s life written by that person

• a story that has stayed popular throughout time; it is a representation of the time period in which it was written; has a universal appeal (many types of readers like the book)

• texts that provide facts about a variety of topics

What is a classic genre?

• a type of fantasy that deals with science, technology and the future

• a story that has stayed popular throughout time; it is a representation of the time period in which it was written; has a universal appeal (many types of readers like the book)

• a made-up story that takes place in a particular time in the past; the setting may be real, or the characters may be based on real people

What is historical fiction?

• a type of fantasy that deals with science, technology and the future

• a made-up story that takes place in a particular time in the past; the setting may be real, or the characters may be based on real people

• texts that provide facts about a variety of topics

What is the definition of the biography, autobiography, and memoir genres?

• About real things

• Made up

• Only contain true information

• True stories about real people's lives

Which genre is characterized by the use of rhyme, meter, and stanzas?

• A) Fiction

• B) Poetry

• C) Drama

• D) Non-fiction