Fiction
Drama
Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotions are expressed through dialogue and action.
Fable
Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale.
Fantasy
Fiction with strange or otherworldly settings or characters; fiction that invites suspension of reality.
Fiction
Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.
Fiction in Verse
Full-length novels with plot, subplot(s), theme(s), major and minor characters, in which the narrative is presented in (usually blank) verse form.
Folklore
The songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people or "folk" as handed down by word of mouth.
Historical Fiction
Story with fictional characters and events in an historical setting.
Horror
Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader.
Humor
Fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement, meant to entertain; but can be contained in all genres.
Legend
Story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, that has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative material.
Mystery
Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets.
Poetry
Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses.
Realistic Fiction
Story that can actually happen and is true to life.
Science Fiction
Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets.
Short Story
Fiction of such brevity that it supports no subplots.
Nonfiction
Biography/Autobiography
Narrative of a person's life, a true story about a real person.
Essay
A short literary composition that reflects the author's outlook or point.
Narrative Nonfiction
Factual information presented in a format which tells a story.
Nonfiction
Informational text dealing with an actual, real-life subject.
