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Genre gr8
Characteristics of a Genre
| Genre | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| Historical Fiction | story is made up |
| Historical Fiction | based on dates, people, or events that really existed |
| Historical Fiction | accurate historical detail |
| Fantasy/Science Fiction | fiction with strange or otherworldly settings or characters |
| Fantasy/Science Fiction | depends on magic or "the impossible" |
| Fantasy/Science Fiction | sci-fi: set in the future |
| Fantasy/Science Fiction | includes scientific or technical advances |
| Fiction | made-up story |
| Fiction | make-up characters |
| Fiction | shows life as it could be lived today |
| Biography | a story of a person's life written by ANOTHER person *based on facts (people, place, and time are real) |
| Autobiography | a story of a person's life written by THAT person *based on facts (people, place, and time are real) |
| Nonfiction | factual information of documented knowledge *place and time are real |
| Mystery/Suspense | imaginative stories dealing with the solution of a secret, problem, or crime *involves intrigue |
| Poetry | type of literature that evokes meaning and feeling |
| Poetry | may or may not rhyme |
| Poetry | uses figurative language (personification, alliteration, simile, etc.) |
| Poetry | written in verse/may or may not follow a pattern |
| Graphic Novels | may be fiction or nonfiction |
| Graphic Novels | uses talking bubbles |
| Graphic Novels | looks like a comic strip |
| Graphic Novels | pictures help tell the story |
| Historical Fiction | characters and time periods are lifelike |