Matching Pairs Fiction CategoriesOnline version This is an activity that asks you to match the color with its corresponding fiction subject. by Elaine Haney 1 Verse Fiction: a type of narrative poetry in which a novel-length narrative is told through the medium of poetry rather than prose 2 Diversity Fiction: fiction that represents a variety of ethnicities, cultures, and identities from around the world 3 Humor: fiction in which the author seeks to amuse the reader 4 Realistic Fiction: stories that could have actually occurred to people or animals in a believable setting. 5 Animals: type of fiction in which the story, characters, plot, the end, all involve animals 6 Classics: a book accepted as being exemplary or noteworthy; generally published more than 20 years ago 7 Sports: made up of stories where a sport has an impact on the plot or main character 8 Scary Stories: a story in which the focus is on creating a feeling of fear 9 Mystery: stories focus on a puzzling crime, situation, or circumstance that needs to be solved 10 Graphic Novels: a type of text combining words and images—essentially a comic 11 Fantasy & Adventure: features magical and supernatural elements that do not exist in the real world and/or in which the main character goes on an epic journey 12 Historical Fiction: presents a story set in the past, often during a significant time period