| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Fiction | Writing that tells about imaginary (made up) characters and events. |
| Non-fiction | Writing that contains true facts, & tells about real people, places, objects, etc. |
| Drama | A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage i.e. a play with roles |
| Poetry | A major type of literature that makes use of imagery, figurative language, and sometimes rhyme. Rather than paragraphs it is written in stanzas. |
| Realistic Fiction | Fictional story where people and events are realistic and could happen in real life. Setting is usually in modern (contemporary) times. |
| Historical Fiction | Fictional story that makes use of real events, places or people from history |
| Science Fiction | Fictional story that combines elements of fantasy and scientific facts. Often set in the future. |
| Myths | A fictional tale that uses the actions of gods, heroes to explain the elements of nature. |
| Fables | A short story usually with animals as characters that teaches a lesson or moral |
| Fantasy | A highly imaginative story that contains magic, creatures, or other supernatural heroes etc. |
| Biography | A form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the life story of another person |
| Autobiography | A form of nonfiction in which a writer tells his/her own life story |
| Informational text | Any type of nonfiction that gives the reader information (facts) about a particular subject |
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