Literary Genres and Subgenres
Drama
Poetry
Fiction
Non Fiction
A play for theater told by character dialogue
A Story that did not actually happen in real life
Writing using language in special ways to express ideas.
Writing what is real and factual, or that actually happened
Tragedy
Comedy
Narrative Non-Fiction
Periodicals
Autobiography
Dramatic
Narrative
Lyric
Fantasy
Folklore
Historical
Mystery
Realistic Fiction
Romance
Science Fiction
Thrilier
A story that makes readers nervous or excited
A story that seems real but isn't real
A story about crime
A fiction story based on a real one
Old cultural stories like miths or legends
A storie in a fantasy world
A love storie
A storie in the future with advanced technology
A humorous drama with a happy ending
A sad drama with a sad ending
Reference Materials
Biography
A storie of a person's life
A story the autor writes about himself or herself
A storie or narrative that happened in real life
Magazines, newspaper and journals that are written regularly
Book with facts in alphabetical order
A poem about the speaker's thoughts
A poem that tells a story
Words spoken by a character