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| haiku | Japanese verse form of 3 lines with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 syllables in the third line |
| sonnet | a lyric oem of 14 lines |
| fable | a story in prose or verse that teaches a lesson about life |
| myth | an anonymous traditional story that usually serves to explain a belief, custom, or mysterious natural phenomenon |
| theme | the central idea or insight into a work of literature (the idea the writer wishes to convey about the subject) |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of a work or the model from which others are copied |
| stereotype | a standardized mental picture that represents an oversimplifieed opinion, emotional attitude, or critical judgement |
| essay | a short piece of nonfiction prose that examines a single subject from a limited point of view |
