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| Allegory | a story in which the characters and action represent an idea or a truth about life. |
| Autobiography | A writer's story of his own life. |
| Biography | A writer's account of some other person's life. |
| Drama | Also called a play, this writing form uses dialogue to share it message and is meant to be performed in front of an audience. |
| Essay | a short piece of nonfiction that expresses the writer's opinion or shares information about a subject. |
| Fable | a short story that often uses talking animals as the main characters and teaches an explicit moral, or lesson |
| Fantasy | s story set in an imaginary world in which the characters usually have supernatural powers or abilities |
| Folktale | a story originally passed from one generation to another by word of mouth only. The characters are usually all good or all bad ad in the end are rewarded or punished as they deserve. |
| Historical Fiction | A made-up story that is based on a real time and place in history, so fact is mixed with fiction. |
| Myth | A traditional story intended to explain some mystery of nature, religious doctrine, or cultural belief. The gods and goddesses of mythology have supernatural powers, but the hum characteristics usually do not. |
| Novel | A book-length, fictional prose story. Because of its length, a novel's characters and plot are usually more developed than those f a short story. |
| Poetry | A literary work that uses concise, colorful, often rhythmic language t express ideas or emotions. Examples: Ballad, blank verse, free verse, elegy, limerick, sonnet. |
| Science Fiction | Writing based on real or imaginary scientific developments and often set in the future. |
| Short Story | Shorter than a novel, this piece of literature can usually be read in one sitting. Because of its length, it has any a few characters and focuses on one problem or conflict. |
| Critical Analysis | Expresses the writer's opinion or evaluation of a text. It requires two steps: critical reading and critical writing. |
| Literary response | Students respond to stories that they have read. |
| Editorial | A newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of its editors or publishers. |
| Personal narrative | Personal writing that covers an even in the writer's life. It may contain personal comments and ideas as well as a description of an event. |
| Descriptive Essay | A clear, detailed picture of one persons, place thing or event. |
| Persuasive Essay | Gives your opinion(or strong feeling) about a subject. You try to convinve readers that this opinion is worthy. |
| Expository essay | Gives information you can explain a subject, give directions, or show how to do something. |
