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- A story acted out live, using dialogue and action...a book can also be Dramatic if conflict and emotion run high through dialogue.
- A short tale often featuring nonhuman characters that act as people whose actions enable to draw useful lessons or MORALS about human behavior. Ex. Tortes and the Hair.
- A story that concerns an unreal world or contains unreal characters; it may be merely whimsical, or it may present a serious point. Ex. Harry Potter.
- A category of literature. Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.
- A traditional story passed down orally long before being written down. Ex. Little Red Riding Hood.
- A story featuring characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. These stories often involve royalty, and modern versions usually have a happy ending. Ex. Cinderella, Snow White.
- A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author's imagination. Ex. Number the Stars.
- A fictional story that inflicts a feeling of great fear or disgust. Ex. Goosebumps series.
- Fiction that causes laughter or amusement. Ex. Big Nate or Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
- A narrative/story handed down from the past, containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements, considered fiction because of the supernatural elements. Ex. Big Foot
- Fiction; plots are fast-paced and revolve around a suspenseful crime or mysterious happening. Ex. Nancy Drew or Clue series.
- Stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works. Ex. The Lightning Thief.
- A kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to our emotions and imagination.
- A story using made-up characters that could happen in real life. Ex. Because of Winn-Dixie
- A type of fiction where characters and events are often set in the future where science and technology far surpasses the present. Ex. War of the Worlds.
- A brief work of fiction. A story that could be read in one sitting, some say that it should be no longer than 1000-4000 words. Ex. The Gift of the Magi.
- An outrageously exaggerated, humorous story that is obviously unbelievable. Ex. Babe the Blue Ox and Paul Bunyan.
- An account of someone's life written by someone else. Ex. Amelia Earhart.
- A short piece of writing on a particular subject. Ex. A one page paper on Martin Luther King Jr. written for a school assignment.
- A category of literature that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biographies, essays, autobiographies, or historical writing, scientific writing.
- An account of a person's life written by that person. Ex. The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank.
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