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Literary genres

Forms of literature

Fiction-writing mode or genre

Adventure fiction

Genre of fiction in which an adventure forms the main storyline

Annual publication of prospective events

Alternate history

Genre of speculative fiction, where one or more historical events occur differently

Anthropomorphism

Attribution of human form given from other characteristics to anything other than a human being

Figure of speech

Compendium of beasts

Organized listing of books and the systematic description of them as objects

Written account of a person's life

Comic work based on subject matter that is generally considered taboo

Term for popular women's fiction principally used in 1990s and 2000s, now usually regarded as sexist.

Children's literature

Stories, books, and poems that are enjoyed by and targeted primarily towards children

Reference to a source

Type of book containing line art to which a reader may add color

Concordance (publishing)

List of words or terms in a published book

A book of recipes

Genre of fiction focusing on crime

Science fiction subgenre in a futuristic dystopian setting

Detective fiction

Subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction

Written record with discrete entries arranged by date

Collection of words and their meanings

Type of reference work

Genre of narrative presented in a long format

Lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily detailing heroic deeds

Erotic literature

Stories of passionate romance, and / or sexual relationships intended for arousal of desire in readers

Written work often reflecting the author's personal point of view

Short fictional story that anthropomorphises non-humans to illustrate a moral lesson

Fictional story typically featuring folkloric fantasy characters and magic

Genre of literature, film, drama, television and other artforms

Narrative with imaginary elements

Fictional universe

Self-consistent fictional setting with elements that may differ from the real world

Geographical dictionary or directory used in conjunction with a map or atlas

Fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre

Poetic form in many languages, originating in Arabic poetry and developed in Persian tradition

Alphabetical list of terms relevant to a certain field of study or action

Book about a place for visitors or tourists

Japanese poetry form

Historical fiction

Fiction that is set in the past

Traditional story of heroic humans.

Catalogue of a given language's words

Limerick (poetry)

Category of literary composition

Type of autobiographical or biographical writing

Mystery fiction

Genre of fiction usually involving a mysterious death or a crime to be solved

Type of genre, true work

Narrative text, normally of a substantial length and in the form of prose describing a fictional and sequential story

Fictional prose narrative form

Traditional song or poem for children

Type of lyrical stanza

Short didactic story which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles

Paranoid fiction

Genre of fiction

Philosophical fiction

Literary genre of fiction with philosophical themes

Form of literature

Political fiction

Publication to which one can refer for confirmed facts

Repetition of similar sounds in language

Genre novel on the theme of romantic love

Saga (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Genre of arts and literature in the form of humor or ridicule

Science fiction

Genre of speculative fiction

Book that is written with the intention to instruct its readers on solving personal problems

Brief work of prose fiction

Poetic form, traditionally fourteen specifically-rhymed lines

Speculative fiction

Genre of fiction including science fiction, horror and fantasy

Literary genre focusing on sports

Superhero fiction

Hypothetical transferring of matter or energy between two points without physically crossing between them

Comprehensive, explanatory book for systematic study of an academic subject

Reference work that lists words grouped by similarity of meaning

Thriller (genre)

Genre of literature, film, and television programming

Concept of moving between different points in time

Western fiction

Young adult literature

Literature written for adolescents and young adults