Fantasy

Fictional stories that have

some elements that cannot
happen such
as talking
animals.

Drama
Gives the setting and a list
of characters and is
divided into parts called
acts or scenes.
A Drama provides stage
directions and is written in
dialogue.

Non-Fiction
Text that provides
true facts about a topic.

Fiction
A story that is made up
and has made up
characters.

Mystery
A suspenseful story
about a puzzling event.

Science Fiction
A fictional story that
has science
and
technology.

Historical Fiction
A story with fictional
characters that is set
in a real time in history.

Realistic Fiction
A story with
fictional characters
that is set in
the real world.

Poetry
Verse and rhythmic
writing that creates
an emotional response.

Fairytale
A fictional story
that includes magic,
magical creatures,
and magical
lands.

Folktale
A tale passed by
word of mouth
among common
people.

Tall Tale
An exaggerated
story that is usually
based on a real
person or event.

Myth
Explains something
that happens in nature
and involves gods and
other superhuman
beings.

Legend
A story linked to
a person or event
from history that might
teach a lesson.

Fable
A short story, usually
with animals as
characters,
teaching a moral.

Narrative
Non-Fiction
A story of actual people,
living things, situations,
or events.

Expository Text
Informs the reader
and may be divided into
different topic sections
with separate
headings.

Biography
The story of a
real persons life
written by
another person.

Persuasive Article

An article that tries

to convince a
reader to
support an idea.

Narrative and
Free Verse
A narrative poem tells a story
and contains characters who may
communicate their thoughts and feelings
to each other A narrative poem may or
may not rhyme.
A free verse poem shares feelings and
ideas with no regular patterns of rhyme
or rhythm. It has no set line length; the
lines can be a mix of short and long
lines.

Lyric and
Free Verse
Lyric poetry expresses the authors
thoughts in a regular pattern of sounds.
A free verse poem shares feelings and
ideas with no regular patterns of rhyme
or rhythm. It has no set line length; the
lines can be a mix of short and long
lines.

Assonance and
Consonance
Assonance is the repetition
of the same vowel sound in
two or more words.
Consonance is the repetition
of the final or middle
consonant sound.

Autobiography
The story of
a real persons life
written by
that person.

Lyric Poetry
Expresses the
thoughts and
feelings of the
poet.
It often has end
rhymes.

Haiku
Uses three short lines to
describe a scene or a
moment.
It has a first and last line
of five syllables and a
second line of seven
syllables.

Haiku

Uses three short lines to

describe a scene or a
moment.
It has a first and last line
of five syllables and a
second line of seven
syllables.

Lyric Poetry
Expresses the
thoughts and
feelings of the
poet.
It often has end
rhymes.

Assonance and
Consonance
Assonance is the repetition of the same
vowel sound in two or more words.
Consonance is the repetition of the final
or middle consonant sound.

Drama
Gives the setting and a list
of characters and is
divided into parts called
acts or scenes.
A Drama provides stage
directions and is written in
dialogue.

Fantasy

Fictional stories that have some

elements that cannot happen such
as talking animals.

Non-Fiction
Text that provides true facts
about a topic.

Fiction

A story that is made up and has

made up characters.

Mystery
A suspenseful story about a
puzzling event.

Science
Fiction

A fictional story that has science

and technology.

Historical
Fiction

A story with fictional characters

that is set in a real time in history.

Realistic
Fiction

A story with fictional characters

that is set in the real world.

Poetry
Verse and rhythmic writing that
creates an emotional response.

Fairytale
A fictional story that includes
magic, magical creatures, and
magical lands.

Folktale
A tale passed by word of mouth
among common people.

Tall Tale
An exaggerated story that is
usually based on a real person
or event.

Myth
Explains something that happens
in nature and involves gods and
other superhuman beings.

Legend
A story linked to a person or
event from history that might
teach a lesson.

Fable
A short story, usually with
animals as characters,
teaching a moral.

Narrative
Non-Fiction
A story of actual people, living
things, situations, or events.

Expository
Text
Informs the reader and may be
divided into different topic
sections with separate headings.

Biography
The story of a real persons life
written by another person.

Autobiography
The story of a real
persons life
written by
that person.

Persuasive
Article
An article that tries to
convince a reader to
support an idea.

Narrative and
Free Verse

A narrative poem tells a story and contains

characters who may communicate their thoughts
and feelings to each other A narrative poem
may or may not rhyme.
A free verse poem shares feelings and ideas
with no regular patterns of rhyme or rhythm. It
has no set line length; the lines can be a mix of
short and long lines.

Lyric and
Free Verse

Lyric poetry expresses the authors thoughts in

a regular pattern of sounds.
A free verse poem shares feelings and ideas
with no regular patterns of rhyme or rhythm. It
has no set line length; the lines can be a mix of
short and long lines.

Assonance and
Consonance
Assonance is the repetition of the same
vowel sound in two or more words.
Consonance is the repetition of the final
or middle consonant sound.