They are fiction and nonfiction. Fiction is writing that an author creates from his own imagination. It include facts about real person or events, but sometimes it combines these facts with imaginary situations. Most fiction is narrative writing, such as novels and short stories. It also includes drama and poetry.
Nonfiction is factual writing about real-life situations.
The chief forms of nonfiction include the essay, history, biography, autobiography,and diary. Almost every literature includes four elements and they are characters, plot, theme or statement, and style. The writer tries to balance these elements in order to create a unified work of art. We all read for a variety of reson. The reason change with our age, our interests, and the literature we read.