Vocabulary
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lorri_bonner on August 7, 2012
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Mystery | fiction ealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets |
| Fairy Tale | Story about fairies or other magical creatures usualluy for children. |
| Fiction | Narrative literary work whose content is based on imagination and not facts |
| Nonfiction | Informational text dealing with actual, real life subject |
| Fable | Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans |
| Autobiography | The story of someone's life written by that person |
| Mythology | Legend or traditional narrative that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism |
| Drama | Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action |
| Fantasy | Fiction with strange settings or characters |
| Tall Tale | Humorous story with blatant exaggerations, swaggering hereos |
| Folklore | The songs, stories, myths and proverbs of a people or "folk" as handed down by word of mouth |
| Biography | Narrative of a perion's life written by someone else |
| Science Fiction | Story based on impact of actual, imagined or potential science usually set in the future or on other plaets |
| Horror | fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader |
| Realistic Fiction | Story that could actually happen and is true to life |
| Humor | Fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitment, meant to entertain |
| Historical Fiction | Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting |
| Poetry | Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses |
| Legend | Story of a nation or folk hero which has a basis in truth in fact but also includes imaginative material |
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