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1. Literary Genres

2. What is a Literary Genre?

3. Literary Genres
A genre is a particular style or type writing.
French word w/c means ‘Type’’ or ‘Kind’’.

4. Major Genres
Fiction
Non-fiction

5. Poetry
 May include patterns of rhyme to capture the readers interest.
 UsLines of poetry (verses) are written in stanzas.
 er carefully selected words and phrases to (P) create vivid pictures
in the reader’s mind.

6. Drama
 A cast of characters.
 A narrator who gives important information.
 Parts called acts or scenes.
 Props to help support action.
 Dialogue that tells what the action says.
 Stage directors

7. Fable
 Actions are over and over.
 Characters are simplier than real people they may be completely
greedy.

8. Folk Tale
 Told in many different sessions by many different people.
 Original storytellen is unknown.
 Repetition
 Use of the number three.

9. Tall Tale
Extraordinary Person-
The main character is better at things than an ordinary person.
Exaggeration
makes something greateror bigger than it really could be.

10. Myth/Legend
 A kindof fantacy .
 A very old story handed down by word of mouth.
 Explaine something about nature or answer questions.

11. Fairy Tales
 Often being with once upon a have or long, long ago.
 Include a good character and a bad (evil) character.
 Involves a problem that is solved and the good people live happili
ever after.

12. By: LOVELYN R. CLOSA