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| Narrative Prose | a work of narrative prose is writing that is not in verse and that tells a story |
| Short Story | a brief work of fiction |
| Novel | a long piece of fictional prose |
| Myth | a story that often deals with gods and goddesses and explain the origins of natural phenomena |
| Legend | a story which may be partially or wholly true, about a hero or heroine, (Daniel Boone) |
| Tall Tale | a story with wildly exaggerated characters and events, (Paul Bunyan) |
| Fable | a short tale, usually with animal characters, told to illustrate a moral or point |
| Folk Tale | a story that was originally passed down form generation to generation; part of oral tradition |
| Satire | can appear in prose, drama, or poetry; the purpose is to point out the flaws of someone or something by poking fun at it |
| Nonnarrative Prose | is literature that has as its main purpose some other goal than the telling of a story, (history of railway travel) |
| Essay | a short piece of nonfiction writing that explores a single subject from the author's point of view |
| Persuasive Essay | written work where the writer attemps to persuade readers to adopt an opinion or take a course of action |
| Informative Essay | a written work where the writer presents information about a subject |
| Descriptive Essay | written work where the writer uses words to paint a picture of a subject |
| Biography | writing where the author tells a true story about someone else's life |
| Autobiography | story where the author tells the true story of his/her own life |
| Journal or Diary | a day to day account; may be true or fictional |
| Anecdote | a very brief story told to make a point |
| Comedy | play in which characters experience amusing events and meet with a happy fate |
| Tragedy | a drama in which the main character or characters experience an unhappy fate , (Hamlet) |
| Narrative Poem | a verse that tells a story; may be short, like ballads or long, like epics |
| Dramatic Poem | a verse that presents the speech of one or more characters in a dramatic situation |
| Lyric Poem | a short, highly musical verse that expresses the thoughts and emotions of a speaker |
| Parable | a story with a deeper meaning or moral |
