STUDY GUIDE FOR LITERARY GENRE TEST Ms. Arbona’s Intensive Reading Class

What is genre?  Category  Type

Two main categories of literature  Fiction  Non-Fiction

Characteristics of Fiction  Made up  Could happen  Read for fun, pleasure  Real or imaginary characters

Characteristics of Non-Fiction  Factual  Expert author  TRUE

Characteristic of Realistic Fiction  Contemporary  Could happen

Characteristics of Historical Fiction  Set around a certain time/place in the past  Real history inspired/Fictional characters

Characteristics of Fantasy  Elements that are not real  Talking animals/characters  Magical powers  Conflict of good vs evil

Characteristics of Mystery  Real setting  A problem to be solved  Clues  Distractions  Answer to the problem

Characteristics of Science Fiction  Futuristic technology

Characteristics of an Adventure  Main character goes through many trials  Action! Action! Action!  Villain  Suspense/Excitement

What is a biography?  About a person’s life written by someone else

What is an autobiography?  Story of one’s life written by that person.

Types of Folklore  Myths  Fables  Tall tales  Legend  Fairy Tales

Characteristics of a Fairy Tale  Special beginning/ending  Good & evil characters  Royalty  Magic  Problem/solution  Things happen in 3s or 7s

Characteristics of a Fable  Brief story  Personification  Moral

Characteristics of a Tall Tale  American folk literature  Story with unbelievable events  Based on hard working people  Hyperbole, humor, seemingly impossible feats

Characteristics of a Myth  Closely linked to religion  Gods, goddesses, superheroes  Explanation of how earth or humankind came about

Characteristics of a Legend  Based on historical events  Magical events (miracles)  Real people going through imaginary events

TEST TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 Good Luck! Study Hard!