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Title: Poetry


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Poetry
  • Definition shortened form of writing
  • Figurative Language metaphors, similes,
    personification, alliteration
  • Authors expression of feelings/emotions/opinions
  • May follow a form/structure haiku, limerick,
    sonnet

2
Traditional Literature
  1. Definition stories passed down for generations
    by oral storytelling
  2. Myths, legends, folk tales, fairy tales, nursery
    rhymes, tall tales
  3. Foundation for fantasy

3
fantasy
  1. Characters talking animals, mythical creatures
    (dragons, minotaurs, vampires), magic users
    (wizards, witches)
  2. Setting often medieval (forests, castles,
    caves), time travel (magic)
  3. Plot heros journey/quest, often good vs. evil

4
Science Fiction
  • Characters mutants, aliens, robots, mad
    scientists, talking computers
  • Setting advanced technology/ futuristic cities,
    space ships, other worlds, time travel
    (technology)
  • Plot alien attacks/visits, time travel,
    technology is important, experiments gone wrong

5
Realistic Fiction
  • Characters
  • Everyday people
  • Doing everyday things
  • Setting
  • Modern times
  • Realistic places
  • Plot
  • Realistic, believable events

6
Historical Fiction
  • Characters
  • Famous, historical people
  • Average or significant people
  • Setting
  • Pre-1970
  • Could be historical/important places
  • Plot
  • Authentic (true) historical events

7
Mystery
  • Characters
  • Detectives (sleuths), investigators (FBI, CIA),
    spies
  • Murderers, thieves
  • Setting
  • Crime scene
  • Detective agency
  • May be mysterious place(creepy house, museum, )
  • Plot
  • Crime or mysterious event
  • Clues ? solution

8
Biography, Autobiography, Memoir
  • Biolife - graphywrite
  • Biography story of someones life written by
    someone else
  • autoself biolife graphywrite
  • Autobiography story of someones life written by
    themselves
  • memoirmemory
  • Memoir a short account of the authors
    experiences written by themselves

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Informational
  1. purpose provides information on a wide range of
    topics
  2. Nonfiction writing dealing with facts and real
    events
  3. Science, crafts, sports, news articles, social
    studies
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