Literary Terms and Book Genres

Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale

Important hints that an author drops to prepare the reader for what is to come,

Stories composed usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action

Is a story, about elves, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.

Story of a person's life, a true story about a real person

The use of words that imitate sounds. Examples would be hiss, buzz, swish, and crunch.

Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting. .

Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.

Story that can actually happen and is true to life.

Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets