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Fiction |
An imaginative literary work |
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Nonfiction |
Writing that is based on actual persons places things or events |
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Genre |
A category of literature (science fiction fantasy historical fiction etc) |
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Expository text |
Text written to explain or convey information to the reader |
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Narrative text |
A text that tells a story |
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Legend |
A traditional historic tale that is handed down from one generation to the next first orally and later in written form |
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Myth |
A traditional story of anonymous origin that deals with gods, heroes, or supernatural events. Myths explain a belief, custom, or force if nature |
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Folk tale |
A story passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth folktales nay involve supernatural events and superhuman characters |
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Fable |
W brief story that contains a moral or a practical lesson about life and often uses animal characters |
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Science fiction |
Fiction in which a writer explores unexpected possibilities of the past or the future (includes fantasy and dystopian literature |
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Fantasy |
A genre that uses magic and supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and setting |
