| Term | Definition |
| Genre | classification of literature like fiction, drama, poetry, |
| Non-Fiction | a kind of literature that tellsyou about real people, places, events,and things |
| Drama | a play w-ritten to be performed by people |
| Myth | a folktale about gods and goddesses |
| Fiction | type of literature that is a made-up |
| Tall Tale | American hero folktale with lots of hyperbole's |
| Fable | a folktale, usually with personifications(ex.talking animals) and always has a lesson to it |
| Autobiography | A nonfiction book where a writer writes about his/her life story |
| Biography | A nonfiction book where a writer writes a life story of about someone else |
| Fanasty | A very imaginative story that may have magic, super heros or powers,ect. |
| Science Fiction | a fictional story that has fantasy and scientific facts-ex.time travel,Life on another planet or moon ect |
| Historical Fiction | a fictional story that uses real events, places and people from the past |
| Realalistic Fiction | a fictional story where people and events could happen today |
| Comedy | a type of book that deals with life in a funny way, |