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| Drama | Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action. |
| Fable | Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale. |
| Fantasy | Fiction with strange or otherworldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality. |
| Fiction | Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact. |
| Folklore | The songs, stories, myths and proverbs of a people or "folk" as handed down by word of mouth. |
| Historical Fiction | Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting. |
| Horror | Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader. |
| Humor | Can be in any genre. Full of fun, fancy and excitement, meant to entertain |
| Legend | Story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, which has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative pieces. |
| Poetry | Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses |
| Science Fiction | Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets |
| Short Story | Fiction of such brevity that it supports no subplots. |
| Tall Tale | Humorous story with blatant exaggerations, swaggering heroes who do the impossible with nonchalance. |
| Biography | Narrative of a person's life, a true story about a real person told from the perspective of another person |
| Autobiography | Narrative of a person's life, a true story about a real person told by that person. |
| Nonfiction | Informational text dealing with an actual real-life subject. |
| Speech | Public address or discourse |
| Fairy Tale | Story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children |
| Mystery | Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unravelling of secrets |
| Mythology | Legend or traditional narrative often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism; often pertaining to the actions of the gods. |
