Literary Genres

2. A simple story used to teach a moral or religious lesson.
5. A story written in verse with a regular rhythm or meter.
6. Literature based on real facts, people, events, and information. Examples include biographies, essays, history books, and autobiographies.
7. Literature created from the imagination rather than based strictly on real events or facts. Examples include novels, short stories, and fairy tales.
8. A written account of a real person’s life, written by someone else.
10. Ordinary written or spoken language without a regular rhythmic pattern or rhyme, used in novels, essays, and everyday writing.
13. A literary or dramatic work intended to amuse and entertain, usually ending happily.
14. A humorous dramatic work that uses exaggerated situations, absurd events, and physical comedy.
15. A serious dramatic work in which the main character experiences suffering or disaster, often due to fate or personal flaw
16. A poem of 14 lines written in a specific rhyme scheme and usually about love or deep emotions.
19. A short poem or prose piece that describes peaceful rural life or nature in an idealized way.
20. A poem of mourning or sadness, often written in memory of someone who has died.

1. A brief work of fiction that focuses on a single event, character, or theme.
3. A short, interesting, or amusing story about a real event or person.
4. A lyric poem meant to be sung or written with musical qualities such as rhythm and rhyme.
9. A form of literature that uses rhythm, rhyme, imagery, and expressive language to convey emotions, ideas, or stories.
11. A story that focuses on social issues, customs, or relationships within society.
12. A traditional story, often partly true and partly fictional, passed down through generations.
17. A lyric poem that expresses praise, admiration, or strong feelings about a person, object, or idea.
18. A long fictional prose narrative that tells a story about characters and events in detail.