There’s no one accepted definition of the length of a novella they generally range from 10,000 to 50,000 words.Įxamples: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Short StoryĪ short story tells a complete tale with a fully developed theme, but it’s shorter than a novel or novella. Novellas are shorter than full-length novels but longer than a short story. We use the term “novel” to describe a long piece of fiction, often described as “book-length.” Graphic novels use illustrations to help tell the tale, while novels in verse are very long poems that tell a story.Įxamples: Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Novella Prose fiction can be broken down into categories by its length. If the structure includes a focus on rhyme and rhythm, we call it poetry. When fiction is written as it is spoken, it’s known as prose. The people and events may be completely imaginary or based on real people and events but in fictionalized form. Stories, poems, and plays that tell imaginary tales are called fiction. Still, knowing these different types can help kids learn which types of books they enjoy most and make it easier to find more of them. Students should also understand that many literary works fit into multiple categories, so narrowing down the literary genres and subgenres can be difficult. This is not a complete list by any means. For our list, we’ve chosen common literary genres and subgenres that students should learn to recognize. There’s no definitive list of literary subgenres, and authors regularly invent new styles. (Some people consider fiction and nonfiction to be one category called prose.)Įach of the literary genres has its own set of subgenres. We often break writing into four main literary genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
Encourage students to explore them all! What are literary genres?Ī genre (ZHAHN-ruh) is a category of literature in which the various works share certain characteristics. This list of literary genres and subgenres offers definitions and examples for a wide array of writing styles.
Once kids learn to read, they unlock a very rich world of books and other writings to explore.
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