Genres Of Literature

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Questions: 8 | Attempts: 1,713 | Updated: Nov 10, 2022

Questions and Answers

1.

Articles, stories and other features
- A.
  
  Novel
- B.
  
  blog
- C.
  
  magazine
- D.
  
  newspaper
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2.

Very old story that "explains" something in nature
- A.
  
  Myth
- B.
  
  folktale
- C.
  
  Legend
- D.
  
  Fable
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3.

Long story, usually in chapters
- A.
  
  mystery
- B.
  
  short story
- C.
  
  Novel
- D.
  
  Play
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4.

Has rhythm, may rhyme, may have stanzas (sections)
- A.
  
  Science fiction
- B.
  
  Short story
- C.
  
  prose
- D.
  
  poetry
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5.

Story about a person's life written by someone else
- A.
  
  biography
- B.
  
  journal
- C.
  
  Historical fiction
- D.
  
  Autobiography
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6.

Facts and statistics about people, places and things
- A.
  
  Biography
- B.
  
  Dictionary
- C.
  
  Encyclopedia
- D.
  
  Textbook
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7.

Story about make-believe beings and events
- A.
  
  myth
- B.
  
  Fable
- C.
  
  folktale
- D.
  
  Fairytale
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8.

Personal stories about events in real life
- A.
  
  Autobiography
- B.
  
  Blog
- C.
  
  Biography
- D.
  
  Journal
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Genres Of Literature

Articles, stories and other features

Very old story that "explains" something in nature

Long story, usually in chapters

Has rhythm, may rhyme, may have stanzas (sections)

Story about a person's life written by someone else

Facts and statistics about people, places and things

Story about make-believe beings and events

Personal stories about events in real life