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Exploring Literature: Understanding Genres of Fiction and Non-Fiction

This exploration delves into various literary genres, distinguishing between fiction and non-fiction. It highlights key categories such as historical fiction, realistic fiction, folklore, fantasy, poetry, and autobiography. Fiction encompasses made-up narratives, including myths, fables, and stories that could realistically happen, while non-fiction presents true accounts, particularly in autobiography, where authors share personal experiences. This guide serves as a foundation for appreciating storytelling's diverse forms, illustrating how literature reflects both imagination and reality.

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Exploring Literature: Understanding Genres of Fiction and Non-Fiction

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  1. Literture genres BY: Bernardo Ligsay Fiction NON-FICTION Date: July 2, 2013 • NOT REAL OR TRUE • IT IS MADE UP STORIES • INCLUDES STORIES, MYTHS, AND FABLES • IT IS MADE UP OF STORIES THAT COULD REALLY HAPPEN • LATER THE STORIES ARE WRITTEN DOWN • REAL OR TRUE • THEY ARE STORIES THAT HAVE A REAL SETTING OR PROBLEM

  2. Historical fiction • Historical fiction is made up of stories that take place in a certain time and place in the past. • EX. A Boy at War, Across 5 Aprils, Ben and Me, The Butterfly, Charlie Skedaddle, Sign of Beaver, Titanic Crossing and Dear America Series

  3. Realistic fiction • Realistic Fiction is made up of stories that could really happen. Contemporary realistic fiction is set in modern times. • EX. Because of Winn Dixie, Crash, Owl Moon, Shiloh, Summer of Swans and Babysitter Club Series

  4. FOLKLORE • Folklores include stories, myths, and fables that people told one another over the years. Later the stories get written down. • EX. Aesop's Fables, Beauty and the Beast, The Bunyans, Cinderella, John Henry, The Talking Eggs and The Tortoise and The Hare

  5. Fantasy • Fantasy includes fiction that has elements that are not real • Sometimes this includes talking animals or characters with magical powers • There's usually a conflict between good and evil

  6. Poetry • Often uses rhymes • In a manner that is felt by its user and audience to differ from ordinary prose

  7. Autobiography • Form of a nonfiction (true) • Story of a real persons life • Auto means self • Bios means life • Graph means to write • Written by the person the story is about • Author does not need to research • Author shares how he/she feels and what he/she thinks

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