Literature GenresHannahJuly 2

4’th Grade

Fiction VS Non-FictionOFiction

O Usually a good VS evilO Characters may have

special powersO Imaginary characters

ONon-FictionO has facts O usually has really

happenedO Real story

BiographyO A book that tells about someone’s lifeO Usually about someone who does something

importantO Book written by someone else

PoetryO expressing feelings, thoughts, and

moodsO not all poems rhymeO has own rhythm

FablesO stories teach a

lessonO lesson called

proverbO proverb =wise

saying

Tall talesO story exaggerated beyond beliefO not like normal peopleO character solve problem in funny

way

AutobiographyO a story that tells about someone’s

lifeO the someone writes the bookO usually written by a famous person

PlaysO Written in special formO Can recognize a play by the

nameO Directions in parentheses