Reading Genres

5. Based on a real person or place, and facts are stretched beyond nonfiction
6. stories that tell about imaginary or partly imaginary characters and events
8. accounts of a person’s life
9. deals with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets
14. stories that are told mainly through physical action instead of dialogue, usually involving the efforts of a hero in dangerous situations
15. a short literary composition that reflects the author’s point of view
16. Set in the Wild West, the American frontier
18. prose that deals with real situations, people, and events
19. poetry originally meant to be sung
20. poetry that does not follow a rhyme or rhythm pattern
22. has monsters, magic, or characters with super powers
24. stories involving a puzzling crime or event
25. stories in the form of a comic strip
26. fictional stories set among actual events or a specific period of history

1. traditional stories expressing the belief of a particular people usually involving gods
2. compositions expressing emotion or imaginative thought, usually written in a rhythmic pattern, usually more condensed and vivid than prose
3. frightfully shocking, terrifying, or horrible and creates a feeling of fear in both the characters and the reader
4. stories written to be performed, a play
7. poetry that tells a story
10. stories based on actual or imaginary happenings or discoveries in science, often dealing with space travel and life in the future
11. short story with personified animals and a moral
12. accounts of one’s personal life, autobiography
13. a play or script
17. heroes
21. short writings on a particular subject
23. words spoken before an audience