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Finney genre study
Genre practice
Question | Answer |
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fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets | mystery |
story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets | science fiction |
story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting | historical fiction |
verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses | poetry |
informational text dealing with an actual real-life subject | nonfiction |
narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact | fiction |
story about royalty or magical creatures, usually for children | fairy tale |
fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters, fiction which invites suspension of reality | fantasy |
narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale | fable |
stories composed usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action | drama |
story that can actually happen and is true to life | realistic fiction |
stores that explain events in nature; involved Gods & Goddesses | mythology |
has all the elements of a novel in shorter form | short story |
story about someone's life written by someone else | biography |
someone writes a story about their own life | autobiography |
a short text reflecting the author's view or point | essay |
a talk given to an audience in public | speech |