| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Science Fiction | narrative based on real or imagined scientific theories and tech. |
| Crime | Narrative about the solution of a mystery or the identification of a criminal |
| Comedy | Narrative whose aim is to amuse, has a happy ending |
| Mystery | Narrative about the solution of a mystery in which the author maintains the adience's attention through the buildup of events |
| Sci-Fi Setting | usually: Aliens, Other planets, Different dimensions |
| Sci-Fi Time | Usually future including time or space travel |
| Sci-Fi Language | Scientific "sounding" terms for inventions and gadgets |
| Crime Conventions | Detective's strict use of logicto solve mystery and incompetent police |
| Red Herring | Suspect who seems guilty but is proven innocent or a false clue |
| Crime Narrator | Detictives friend who's slow at solving case which makes the Detective seem even more brilliant |
| Puns | two or more possible meanings from a play on words |
| Comedy Elements | Miscommunication, exaggerations, and absurdities |
| Mystery Elements | based on question or problem, gathering of clues and distractions to complicate the solution |
| Western | Narrative about or based upon the conquest of the wilderness |
| Western Settings | Lonely isolated forts, ranch houses, isolated homestead, saloon, jail, small-town main street, or small frontier towns |
| Western Plot Elements | Maintaining law and order, archetypal conflict-good vs bad, Good wins in daylight outside with gunfight |
| Archetype | stereotypical theme or character. |
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