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15 Cards in this Set
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Allegory
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A story that uses animals, people, or things to represent ideas
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Autobiography
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A story of one's own life as told or written by oneself
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Biography
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The story of a person's life written by another
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Epic
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A narrative poem written in an elevated style and telling of the deeds of a hero
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Essay
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A short composition giving the writer's personal views of a subject
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Fable
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A made-up story meaning to teach a MORAL LESSON
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Folk Tale
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A story or legend made by ordinary people and handed down by word of mouth from generation to generation
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Journal
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A daily record of life's occurences, as in a diary
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Myth
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A traditional story explaining how something connected with nature of human life
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Novel
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A book of fiction that is longer and more complex than a short story
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Play
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A story written to be acted out before an audience and told through the dialogue and actions of its characters
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Poetry
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A form of literature that uses sounds, rhythhm, and images to express emotion or opinion or to tell a story
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Romance
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A novel of adventure often including a love story
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Satire
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A literary work that makes fun of foolish or immoral actions or customs of people
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Short Story
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A short fictional narrative often developed around a single incident. Most short stories can be read in one sitting.
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