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Fable
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A short story or folktale that contains a moral.
ex: tortoise and the hare
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Fairytale
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A narrative that is made up of fantastic characters and creatures such as witches and goblins.
ex: little red riding hood, cinderella
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Fantasy
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A genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and setting.
ex: the lord of the rings, chronicles of narna
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Folktale
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A narrative that has been retold within a culture for generations.
ex: green grass grew all around
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Frame Tale
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A narrative technique in which the main story is composed primarily for the purpose of organizing a set of shorter stories.
ex: canterbury tales
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Historical Fiction
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Narrative fiction that is set in some earlier time and often contains historically authentic people, places, or events.
ex: Lincoln
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Horror
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Fiction that is intended to frighten, unsettle, or scare the reader.
ex: frankenstein
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Legend
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Story that is perceived by both the teller and the listeners to have taken place within human history & give the tale the appearance of truth.
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Mystery
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A suspenseful story that deals with a puzzling crime.
ex: mystery of edwin drood
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Myth
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Narrative fiction that involves gods and heroes or has a theme that expresses a culture's ideology.
ex: hercules
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Novel
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An extended fictional prose narrative.
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Novella
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A short narrative usually between 50 and 100 pages long.
ex:Animal Farm
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Parody
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A text or performance that imitates and mocks an author or work.
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Romance
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A novel comprised of idealized events far removed from everyday life.
ex: frankenstein
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Satire
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Literature that makes fun of social conventions or conditions usually to evoke change.
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