LITERARY GENRES

{ TYPES OF BOOKS
 DRAMA

POEMS COMEDY

LITERATURE
STORIES TRAGEDY

NOVELS
FICTION NON-FICTION
• Novels • Encyclopedia
• Mystery novels/detective • Biography
stories • Textbooks
• Science-fiction novels • Dictionary
• Thrillers/horrors/suspense • Magazines
stories • Newspapers
• Humorous stories
• Love stories
• Adventure stories
• Drama
• Comedy
• Fairytale
• Legend
• Myth
• Comics
NOVEL
A book that tells
a story
 MYSTERY NOVEL/DETECTIVE
STORIES
A story where the reader has to
solve a puzzle
SCINECE-FICTION NOVEL
A story about future, technology,
space travel or time travel
THRILLER/SUSPENSE
horror stories about crime, murder
HUMOUROUS STORY
A funny story with a happy
ending
LOVE STORY
A romantic story about love
and relationship
ADVENTURE STORY
A story about an exciting journey of the
main character
DRAMA
A serious and emotional play for
theatres or TV
COMEDY
A funny and humorous play for
theatres or TV
FAIRYTALE
A story about fantastic events and
magic creatures
MYTH
A traditional story about gods and
heroes
LEGEND
A traditional story about heroes of the
past
COMICS
picture stories about superheroes
ENCYCLOPEDIA
a reference book of knowledge
BIOGRAPHY
A story about someone’s life
TEXTBOOK
a book for studying a subject
DICTIONARY
a book that tells what words mean
MAGAZINE
contains articles and advertising
NEWSPAPER