a NOT true story about the past: historical fiction. contains monsters, magic, or other things that can't really happen: fantasy. dealing with aliens, robots, or future science: science fiction. a story that could have happened, but didn't: realistic fiction. writing that has true facts or information: nonfiction. the story of one's life told by oneself: autobiography. the story of one's life told by another: biography. has a rhythm and a rhyme : Poetry. Has a detective searching for clues: mystery. a story that has been told over and over again: folktale. Name that Genre!: science fiction