Genres Of Literature

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1/8 Questions

Story about a person's life written by someone else
- Biography
- Journal
- Historical fiction
- Autobiography

About This Quiz

Explore the diverse genres of literature with this quiz, assessing knowledge on biographies, factual data, fictional tales, personal narratives, and mythological stories. Perfect for enhancing literary comprehension and critical thinking.

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Facts and statistics about people, places and things
- Biography
- Dictionary
- Encyclopedia
- Textbook
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Story about make-believe beings and events
- myth
- Fable
- folktale
- Fairytale
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Personal stories about events in real life
- Autobiography
- Blog
- Biography
- Journal
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Articles, stories and other features
- Novel
- blog
- magazine
- newspaper
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Very old story that "explains" something in nature
- Myth
- folktale
- Legend
- Fable
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Long story, usually in chapters
- mystery
- short story
- Novel
- Play
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Has rhythm, may rhyme, may have stanzas (sections)
- Science fiction
- Short story
- prose
- poetry
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Genres Of Literature

Story about a person's life written by someone else

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Facts and statistics about people, places and things

Story about make-believe beings and events

Personal stories about events in real life

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)