| A | B |
|---|
| Short StorY | a brief work of fiction |
| Novel | a long piece of fictional prose, elaborate plot, and many characters |
| essay | a short piece of nonfiction writing that explores a single subject from the author's point of view |
| autobiographical essay | true story from his or her own life |
| biographical essay | true story from someone else's life |
| narrative personal essay | written to make a specific point and uses a true biographical or biographical story to illustrate the point |
| journal or diary | a day to day account and may be true or fictional |
| myth | story dealing w/ gods and goddesses, origin of a natural phenomena |
| legend | story which may be partially or wholly true about a hero or heroine |
| tall tale | story w/ wildly exaggerated characters and events |
| fable | short tale, w/ animal characters told to illusrate a moral or point about how people should live |
| folk tale | short story that was originally passed down orally from generation to generation |
| anecdote | often true, a very brief story told to make a point |
