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| drama | A sequence of events involving conflict and resolution. Involves characters, plot and sometimes a theme. |
| Fable | Similar to a legend, a fable is a narrative and it often involves a useful truth. Sometimes animals will speak. This narrative can have supernatural elements. |
| Fairy Tale | Stories with either fairies or magical creatures and characters and are usually written for children. |
| Fantasy | This fiction will involve strange or other worldly settings and/or characters. Doesn't deal in reality |
| Fiction | Written as a narrative, the content could be a true story, but it is fictional, even when it is sometimes based on fact, it is imaginary |
| Folklore | Can involve songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people or "folk" and is handed down by generation or by word of mouth |
| Historical Fiction | A story that will involve fictional characters and events that take place in a historical setting |
| Horror | This fiction has events that often evoke a feeling of fear or dread in both the characters and the reader. |
| Humor | Fiction full of fun, comedy and excitement, written to entertain you |
| Legend | A story that is sometimes about a folk hero. It has some fact and some imagination |
| Mystery | This is a fiction involving a solution of a crime or the discovering of clues and secrets |
| Mythology | Is like a legend or written in narrative style, and is often historical. Usually has various gods involved |
| Poetry | Is written in verse and/or rhymes and imagination |
| Science Fiction | A story with imaginary and often futuristic elements or can take place on other planets. Usually involves scientific innovations |
| Tall Tale | Can be a humorous story that is too far fetched to be true. Often includes exaggeration and/or hyperbole |
