Literary Genres

3. a folktale that has magical forces and beings and includes improbable events that lead to a happy ending
5. a folktale that is often humorous and assumed to be untrue
8. uses sound, rhythm, and word choice to inspire thoughts, feelings, or recall an experience
9. a fictional story that is very imaginative and uses strange or unusual characters and setting
10. a fictional story with real and made-up characters that is set in the past
13. a story about a real person's life that is written by himself or herself

1. a story that is often set in the future or in different worlds that includes technology or science
2. a nonfiction writing that is about a specific topic
3. a belief or story with exaggerated characters and obstacles that is passed down over time
4. a story of a real person's life that is written by another person
6. a folktale that is based on a real person or event but cannot be proven
7. a fictional story that revolves around discovering secrets or solving crimes
11. a folktale that is considered sacred and that attempts to explain how things came to be
12. a folktale that often teaches a moral or lesson using animals as characters