What is the main difference between fiction and nonfiction genres?

Fiction is made up or imagined, while nonfiction is based on facts and claims to be true.

Describe the key characteristic of realistic fiction that distinguishes it from other fiction genres.

Realistic fiction features stories that are made up but could actually happen in real life, without any fantastical or supernatural elements.

Fantasy fiction typically involves magic and mythical creatures, while science fiction often includes futuristic technology or scientific concepts.

Fables are meant to teach a moral or life lesson and often feature talking animals.

I can analyze how different genres shape meaning and audience expectations.

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The word genre comes from the French language and means style or type of.
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Realistic fiction is a made-up story where everything in the story could actually happen, while fantasy fiction and science fiction are made of fake places, things, and beings that are not part of our real world.
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Myths are traditional stories that were originally told aloud to explain a culture's belief and often had gods, goddesses, and mythical beings in them.