Genre Crossword

5. Uses real life ideas, but storyline and characters are made up.
7. Uses ideas that could never happen in real life; magic.
8. Uses real life ideas but based in the past.
11. A fantasy story that uses magical characters like princes, witches, or fairies.
12. Short story that uses animals to teach morals.
14. A story written about another person's life.
15. Stories, customs, and beliefs of a culture shared across generations.
16. A story someone writes about their own life.

1. Story based on true events, fact, or people.
2. A made up story coming from an author's imagination.
3. A story that talks of the gods, nature, and the worlds creation.
4. Stories that have been passed down orally; myths, legends, folktales, riddles.
6. Writing done so in rhyme and rhythm, expressing language in a particular way.
9. A story that is passed down about a hero, based on a true story but the truth is stretched.
10. Consists of exaggerated characters and events.
13. Writing with an in intention of informing; using facts or explnation.