A genre is a writing style that depicts a certain mood of writing in order to make the reader think and feel about the story in a certain way.
Here are some examples of genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction, and Mythology. That’s just to name a few.
Genres inflict certain emotions on the reader in regards to a piece of literature and normally are what the entire plot of the story is based on. For example, a comedy is based off of making people laugh; a science fiction work of literature has the plot based entirely off of the science fiction genre.
Here are some examples of my favorite books and their genres. The entirety of the Tom Swift series is in the action-adventure genre, although a lot of it could be categorized as science fiction as well. I used to really like the Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner, and it was a mystery-adventure genre. The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson is also a really good book series. It is a fantasy-adventure genre, taking place in a world that is fantasy. One of my favorite books is Tom Sawyer, and its genre is simply the adventure genre. As you can see, I really like the adventure genre. I’m also a bit of a fan of superhero fiction books, but I’m not loyal to a particular book or franchise in that genre. I don’t typically stick to a certain hero’s series. One series I enjoy in the superhero fiction genre is Dog Man by Dav Pilkey.
In short, genres are one of the main tiers for categorizing literature. They are subsets of prose, drama, and poetry, and are usually decided before you begin writing a piece of literature.