Literary Genres Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. fiction revolving around discovering secrets or solving crimes.
  2. 4. writing that focuses on the beauty of language.
  3. 5. a very short story that has a moral or life lesson; usually has talking animals as main characters.
  4. 6. fiction containing monsters, magic, or other supernatural elements.
  5. 8. also called folklore-stories handed down through speech from generation to generation.
  6. 11. stories that come from the author’s imagination.
  7. 12. stories set in the Wild West; the main character’s strengths, skills, or size have been exaggerated and the tone is funny.
  8. 15. fiction dealing with aliens, the distant future, or advanced technology.
  9. 17. a folktale with magic, monsters, and/or talking animals.
  10. 18. an exaggerated story about something that may have been real at one time.
  11. 19. has gods or goddesses and often accounts for how something came to be.
  12. 20. provides information on a topic.
Down
  1. 1. drama that ends in death and sadness.
  2. 3. writing that is meant to be acted on a stage (a play).
  3. 4. attempts to convince the reader to share the author’s opinion.
  4. 7. the story of one’s life told by oneself.
  5. 9. fiction based on a person or event from history.
  6. 10. a story that could have happened, but didn’t.
  7. 13. writing that is true or factual.
  8. 14. the story of one’s life told by another.
  9. 16. drama with a happy ending