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| science fiction | a story based on scientific developments, often set in imaginary places or the future; not based on actual events |
| autobiography | the story of a persons life, written or told by that person |
| fiction | a prose account that is made up rather than true |
| biography | the story of a real persons life, written or told by another person |
| mythology | a story that explains something about the world and typically involves gods or other superhuman beings |
| nonfiction | prose writing that deals with real people, events, and places without changing any facts |
| folktale | a story with no known author that originally was passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth |
| fable | a brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral or gives a practical lesson about how to get along in life |
| poetry | a kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to emotion and imagination |
| drama | a story that is written for the purpose of being acted out |
| dialogue | a conversation between two or more characters |
| script | the written version of a drama for stage, screen, radio or TV |
