1. UNIT 6: GENRE FICTION

2. Genre Fiction Works of fiction with similar characters, plots, or settings (such as mystery, science fiction, romance, and fantasy) Does NOT come from oral tradition (like myths and folktales) NOT usually rooted in history

3. Genre Focus Science FictionFantasy Deals with impact of science and technology (real or imagined) on society and people Sometimes set in future Often portrays space travel, planet exploration, futuristic societies, or scientific/technological advances Highly imaginative Usually set in unfamiliar world or distant, heroic past Often includes fantastical beings (elves, gnomes, hobbits, etc.), supernatural forces, and sometimes humans Often uses magic

4. Fantasy

5. Genre Focus FableMystery Brief, usually simple tale Teaches lesson or gives advice on good behavior Themes often stated directly Modern fables focus on themes relating to human behavior—little development of individual characters Standard plot pattern with mystery to solve May include spy stories and tales of danger or adventure Detective stories follow standard plot pattern: crime is committed & detective searches for clues to find criminal

6. Mystery

7. Elements of Genre Fiction Style Diction Voice Tone Imagery Sensory Details

8. Author’s Style Expressive qualities that distinguish a writer’s works contribute to style Diction=word choice Voice=distinctive use of language to convey personality of author or narrator to reader

9. Author’s Tone Writer’s attitude toward subject Conveyed through word choice, punctuation, sentence structure, and figures of speech Examples of tone: sympathetic, serious, objective, ironic, sad, sarcastic, light-hearted, bitter, humorous

10. Imagery and Description Create vivid word pictures Imagery=descriptive language that appeals to the senses Description=detailed portrayal of a person, place, thing, or event

11. Sensory Details Evocative words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses to create effective images Sight Hearing Touch Taste Smell

12. DESCRIPTION Q: How do fantasy and science fiction writers help readers experience events and things that are imaginary? A: Create word pictures that evoke emotional responses or use details that appeal to the senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell A: Use figurative language

13. Figurative Language Uses figures of speech or expressions that aren’t literally true but express some truth on another level Simile Metaphor Personification

14. Figurative Language Simile: uses like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things Metaphor: compares two seemingly unlike things without using like or as

15. Figurative Language Personification: gives human characteristics to an animal, object, force of nature, or idea

16. “[love] is a pot full of yellow corn to warm your belly in winter” (Baca). 1. Simile 2. Metaphor 3. Personification

17. She ate like a bird. 1. Simile 2. Metaphor 3. Personification

18. “Nor shall Death brag thou wand’rest in his shade” (Shakespeare). 1. Simile 2. Metaphor 3. Personification