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