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Fiction Genres

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genre
a class or type of writing that share common themes and main ideas.
subgenre
a more specific version of a genre.
adventure
a genre that focuses on a heroic and difficult journey.
romance
a genre about love and romantic pursuits.
mystery
a genre whose plot involves a crime or other event that remains puzzlingly unsettled until the very end.
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western
a genre that is set in the Western United States involving a cowboy and difficult circumstances.
realistic fiction
a genre of stories that are set in the modern era and have a story that could happen in real life.
humor
a genre that centers on comedy.
historical fiction
a genre of stories that are set in another era, usually around a significant historical event, i.e. the French Revolution, the Civil War, etc.
graphic novel
n
a novel in the form of comic strips.
fantasy
a genre in which unreal events (including magic or anthropomorphic characters) occur and propel the plot.
science fiction
n
a form of fiction that draws imaginatively on scientific knowledge and speculation in its plot, setting, theme, etc.
utopia
a genre that is set in an ideal world.
dystopia
a genre that is set in a world that if full of human misery.
suspense
a genre, like a mystery, that keeps the reader curious about what will happen in the immediate future.

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