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| essay | A short nonfiction work about a particular subject |
| descriptive essay | Uses the five senses to convey an impression about a person, place, or object |
| narrative essay | Tells a story |
| expository essay | Explains something; gives facts, information, or explains a process |
| persuasive essay | Tries to convince someone to do something or to believe something |
| poetry | Rhythmical compressed language that uses figures of speech to appeal to the reader’s imagination and emotions |
| lyric | A type of poem expressing an emotion – these only deal with feelings and do not tell a full story |
| haiku | Japanese three line poem. 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables - usually about nature |
| limerick | A silly five line; has a rhyme scheme of aabba |
| sonnet | A fourteen line poem with a certain rhyme and pattern where the last two lines form a couplet (two lines that rhyme) |
| elegy or ode | A serious or sad poem honoring a hero, a deceased person, or a particular event. |
| narrative | A long poem that tells a story about people or events |
| ballad | Poem that tells a story in several short four-line stanzas such as “Casey at the Bat”. They were originally meant to be sung |
| epic | a long narrative poem about a tragic hero such as The Iliad and The Odyssey |
| drama | A story written to be performed for an audience; has dialogue and set direction; divided into acts and scenes |
| Greek Theatre | Greek theatre came into its own between 600 and 200 BC in the ancient city of Athens. The forms of comedy and tragedy were created and refined. Greek theatre grew out of religion. |
| Modern Drama | A play written in the last 100 years such as The Miracle Worker or The Wizard of Oz |
| tragedy | A drama where the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw |
| narrative | Anything (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, epic) that tells a story. |
