This document defines and provides examples of different literature genres including realistic fiction, fantasy fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction, biography, folktales, fables, legends, myths, poems, and plays/dramas. Realistic fiction features made-up characters and plots set in realistic settings like Junie B. Jones. Nonfiction provides true facts to inform readers with examples including books about reptiles. Biographies tell the true stories of people's lives like Barack Obama. Myths are fictional stories that may include magic and gods from Greek or Roman times with an example being King Midas.

1. Literature Genres By Sandrelle Richards

2. Realistic Fiction Made up story, not true Characters, setting, plot are not real Could never happen Example: Junie B. Jones

3. Fantasy Fiction Made up story, not true Characters, setting, plot are not real Could never happen Example: Berenstein Bears

4. Historical Fiction Made up characters Made up story Setting takes place during a real time in our history Example: Addie’s World (America Girl Book)

5. Nonfiction True,real facts Informs, gives you information May have real photos,graphs,captions, diagrams, table of contents, glossary Example: All About Reptiles

6. Biography Nonfiction about a real person’s life Person could be dead or living Tells why person is famous Facts, events,dates Example: The Life of Barack Obama

7. Folktales Made up stories from long time ago May teach a lesson May come from a different country Example: Mr.Lucky Straw

8. Fables Fiction, not true Short in length Talking animals Teach a lesson or moral Example: The Tortoise and the Hare

9. Legends May or may not be true Passed on from generation to generation From a long time ago May have magic Example: The Legend of Blue Bonnet

10. Myths Fiction, not true May have magic May have heroic characters May have to do with nature May have gods and come from Greek or Roman times Example: King Midas

11. Poems Has stanzas, not paragraphs May or may not rhyme May repeat lines Talks about feelings, senses May compare things Example: Were the Sidewalk Ends

12. Plays/ Dramas Short story act out in front of an audience Written with scenes/acts Speaking parts called dialog Stage directions May have a narrator Example: Jungle Spots